by Adam Steel | Apr 23, 2021 | SOLA
On any given night in Greater Los Angeles some 66,436 people are homeless, a 16.1% increase in LA over 2019 according to the Los Angeles County Homeless Services Agency. South LA hosts the second highest number of any area in the county. And that was before the...
by Adam Steel | Mar 31, 2021 | SOLA
During COVID-19, SoLa Impact and our non-profit affiliate, The I CAN Foundation prioritized closing the digital divide in South Los Angeles by working to increase access to technology and internet connectivity. In March 2020, SoLa polled tenants and found an enormous...
by Adam Steel | Jan 28, 2021 | SOLA
SoLa Impact recently began a new pilot building project in our ground-up affordable housing portfolio in South LA. Panelization, the construction of building sections in remote locations and transported to building sites for construction, allows Sola Impact to build...
by Adam Steel | Dec 3, 2020 | SOLA
SoLa Impact, a leading urban real estate fund, announced the launch of its $1 billion ‘Black Impact Fund,’ which will invest exclusively in Black and Brown communities in major urban markets. The fund will be comprised of a $500 million Opportunity Zone...
by Adam Steel | Oct 23, 2020 | SOLA
South LA high school sophomore Kenneth, age 15, has been interested in tech since middle school but hasn’t been able to find high quality tech education programs. “I love the ability to innovate in order to help the world and citizens. Anything can be possible with...
by Adam Steel | Sep 30, 2020 | SOLA
I grew up in South LA, notoriously known as South Central. Despite the negative rep, I love this community. It’s my home and it taught me a lot about grit, perseverance and kindness. I left to pursue a PhD in Behavioral Neuroscience but decided to return after getting...
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