The Los Angeles Public Library is already exploring ways it can expand to become a critical partner in addressing the region’s homelessness crisis on a larger scale.
Public libraries are among the main places of refuge for unhoused people. A group of teenagers at the Los Angeles Public Library’s Silver Lake and Echo Park branches are teaming up to help provide a sense of normalcy to young people who are unhoused or housing insecure by creating art and giving them a place to hang out with their peers.
Malia, a 15-year-old sophomore, said her group, Teens Leading Change, wanted to learn about different aspects of homelessness in L.A. “As we met with more people who work in the field…eventually we thought we wanted to help out our peers who are experiencing homelessness,” Malia said. “We thought about the mental health aspect because that’s important, besides finding a home of course.”
The group decided art would be a good outlet to support mental health so they started buying art supplies, creating informational guides with additional resources and planning a food menu. They plan to host an event on Saturday, April 23, where they will hand out sketch pads, markers and paint. Tables will be set up where the teens can engage in free creative expression.
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