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Toiletries & Grooming

Established 2019 — Restoring Dignity Through Essentials

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Toiletries and Grooming, also known as TAG, was established in 2019 and seeks to restore dignity to our unhoused population by providing basic essential commodities such as soap, deodorant, toothpaste, feminine products, and more. TAG initiatives have ensured that hundreds in tent cities across LA County have access to what they need in order to feel whole. Commodities have extended beyond basic hygienic products at times and have even included clothing, medication, and contraception.
TAG is all about identifying basic pressing needs within LA County’s unhoused population and making fulfilling those needs accessible. Since being established, major TAG accomplishments include distributing hundreds of relief kits during the COVID-19 pandemic and our recurring hope and hygiene event which allows individuals to curate hygienic kits tailored to their individual needs.
Do you have any bulk products you can donate to our toiletries and grooming program? If so, “TAG!”, you’re it. Please reach out via the Contact tab and let us know!
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Why They Matter

The Reality of Homelessness in LA County

A 2024 census conducted by LAHSA reported over 75,000 unhoused individuals in LA County. These are not just numbers — they are our neighbors, our community, our responsibility.
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Key Facts About LA’s Unhoused Community

  • 24% of unhoused individuals in LA County suffer from a mental health illness, yet access to care remains severely limited.
  • 27% experience substance abuse issues — often a symptom, not a cause, of their homelessness.
  • 31% are Black, while Black residents make up less than 8% of LA County's total population — a stark racial disparity.
  • 65% are men, with an estimated 3,000 displaced veterans among them.
  • 33% are women, many of whom face heightened vulnerability and unique barriers to safety and services.
  • 54% of newly homeless individuals in 2024 reported economic hardship as the cause — especially unaffordable rent.
  • LA County has the largest unhoused population of any county in the United States.
The Unfiltered Reality

Helping Others Pursue Education

Homeless Opportunities to Pursue Education

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Homeless Opportunities to Pursue Education, or HOPE, is an extension of the intent of FED and seeks to stimulate intellectual development in other areas that can empower unhoused individuals to not only live fulfilled lives but sustain them. HOPE provides workshops that teach skills related to finance, business, culinary arts, and more.
Major accomplishments of HOPE include our Kim Jackson-Matthews Scholarship which provides direct monetary assistance to college bound seniors, providing low-income K-12 students with necessary supplies to be successful in their studies, and providing individuals with the opportunity to work directly with attorneys to get their records expunged of anything that may be making opportunities for upward mobility difficult.
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Why They Matter

The Reality of Homelessness in LA County

A 2024 census conducted by LAHSA reported over 75,000 unhoused individuals in LA County. These are not just numbers — they are
our neighbors, our community, our responsibility.

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Key Facts About LA’s Unhoused Community

  • 24% of unhoused individuals in LA County suffer from a mental health illness, yet access to care remains severely limited.
  • 27% experience substance abuse issues — often a symptom, not a cause, of their homelessness.
  • 31% are Black, while Black residents make up less than 8% of LA County's total population — a stark racial disparity.
  • 65% are men, with an estimated 3,000 displaced veterans among them.
  • 33% are women, many of whom face heightened vulnerability and unique barriers to safety and services.
  • 54% of newly homeless individuals in 2024 reported economic hardship as the cause — especially unaffordable rent.
  • LA County has the largest unhoused population of any county in the United States.

Bringing Love Optimism & Opportunities to Moms

Annual Women's Wellness Event

Flagship Event
Annual
Centered Focus
Women
Mental & Physical
Wellness
Bringing Love, Opportunities, and Optimism to Moms, or BLOOM, is our annual event that advocates for women and their wellness. We provide workshops and talks on health, safety, beauty, and more! BLOOM offers direct relief to mothers through providing clothes, diapers, formula, and other maternity related necessities at no cost.

We also open our space to aspiring female entrepreneurs, and give them an opportunity to express their creative passion to the community while also inspiring others to do the same. BLOOM highlights the important role of mothers in our community and the need to invest in their wellness. This is a space for the women in our community to affirm themselves, collaborate, and BLOOM.

Do you have any bulk products you can donate to our toiletries and grooming program? If so, “TAG!”, you’re it. Please reach out via
the Contact tab and let us know!

Donate to BLOOM
Why They Matter

The Reality of Homelessness in LA County

A 2024 census conducted by LAHSA reported over 75,000 unhoused individuals in LA County. These are not just numbers — they are our neighbors, our community, our responsibility.
Unhoused individuals in LA County (2024 LAHSA Count)
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Key Facts About LA’s Unhoused Community

  • 24% of unhoused individuals in LA County suffer from a mental health illness, yet access to care remains severely limited.
  • 27% experience substance abuse issues — often a symptom, not a cause, of their homelessness.
  • 31% are Black, while Black residents make up less than 8% of LA County's total population — a stark racial disparity.
  • 65% are men, with an estimated 3,000 displaced veterans among them.
  • 33% are women, many of whom face heightened vulnerability and unique barriers to safety and services.
  • 54% of newly homeless individuals in 2024 reported economic hardship as the cause — especially unaffordable rent.
  • LA County has the largest unhoused population of any county in the United States.
The Unfiltered Reality

Social Wellness Action Plan

Celebrating Joy & Community Connection

Core Mission
Joy
Regular Gatherings
Events
Centered Approach
Community
Social Wellness Action Plan, known as SWAP, is perhaps our favorite program in the organization as its sole purpose is to celebrate joy and provide our unhoused community with space to be seen and their humanity to be recognized. SWAP hosts a range of interactive and fun events that bring the community together. These events include a range of things from movie nights to holiday celebrations.

SWAP’s biggest accomplishment has been the inspiration that it’s been able to provide to individuals by showing them that even through the darkest of times there is some light that gratitude can be expressed for. The implication that SWAP programs have on their social and mental health is undeniable, and the program provides opportunities to creatively uplift and support our unhoused community.
Do you have any bulk products you can donate to our toiletries and grooming program? If so, “TAG!”, you’re it. Please reach out via the Contact tab and let us know!
Donate to SWAP
Why They Matter

The Reality of Homelessness in LA County

A 2024 census conducted by LAHSA reported over 75,000 unhoused individuals in LA County. These are not just numbers — they are our neighbors, our community, our responsibility.
Unhoused individuals in LA County (2024 LAHSA Count)
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In the City of Los Angeles alone
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Under 18 years old — children without a home
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Key Facts About LA’s Unhoused Community

  • 24% of unhoused individuals in LA County suffer from a mental health illness, yet access to care remains severely limited.
  • 27% experience substance abuse issues — often a symptom, not a cause, of their homelessness.
  • 31% are Black, while Black residents make up less than 8% of LA County's total population — a stark racial disparity.
  • 65% are men, with an estimated 3,000 displaced veterans among them.
  • 33% are women, many of whom face heightened vulnerability and unique barriers to safety and services.
  • 54% of newly homeless individuals in 2024 reported economic hardship as the cause — especially unaffordable rent.
  • LA County has the largest unhoused population of any county in the United States.
The Unfiltered Reality

Fitness Education Diet

Food, Education & Diet — Health at the Intersection

Education Focus
Health
Access & Awareness
Nutrition
Physical Wellness
Fitness
Food, Education, and Diet, also known as FED, is revolutionizing the intersection of health education and accessibility to it for populations who need it the most. Out of all of PJE’s programs, FED emphasizes our mission statement of “Teaching People How to Live in Spite of Where They Live” the most through educating our unhoused population on the importance of health as a foundation for fulfilled living.

FED also seeks to make a healthier lifestyle in reach for our unhoused population regardless of their current condition. This is achieved through initiatives that not only provide nutrition education and opportunities to engage physical fitness, but also initiatives that bring healthy nutritious options to the forefront such as our FED grab-and-go events that allow individuals to grab a bag and fill it with fresh produce for free, empowering them with the option to take an active role in their health.

FED has big ambitions to expand beyond this as PJE intends to establish a community garden in which we can teach hands on how to grow food and sustain health through it. FED’s major accomplishments so far include having been able to subsidize healthy produce for hundreds of individuals and families who otherwise would not have had access to it and being able to address nuanced health disparities through our annual “Black History Month: Heart and Soul for the Homeless” event.
Donate to FED
Why They Matter

The Reality of Homelessness in LA County

A 2024 census conducted by LAHSA reported over 75,000 unhoused individuals in LA County. These are not just numbers — they are our neighbors, our community, our responsibility.
Unhoused individuals in LA County (2024 LAHSA Count)
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In the City of Los Angeles alone
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Under 18 years old — children without a home
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Key Facts About LA’s Unhoused Community

  • 24% of unhoused individuals in LA County suffer from a mental health illness, yet access to care remains severely limited.
  • 27% experience substance abuse issues — often a symptom, not a cause, of their homelessness.
  • 31% are Black, while Black residents make up less than 8% of LA County's total population — a stark racial disparity.
  • 65% are men, with an estimated 3,000 displaced veterans among them.
  • 33% are women, many of whom face heightened vulnerability and unique barriers to safety and services.
  • 54% of newly homeless individuals in 2024 reported economic hardship as the cause — especially unaffordable rent.
  • LA County has the largest unhoused population of any county in the United States.
The Unfiltered Reality