Under the lights of Gloria Molina Grand Park in Downtown LA, our 16th annual Sake in the Park fundraiser brought a fun-filled night of unlimited food and drink to our supporters, community members, and local foodies....
As someone who works on the issue of housing and homelessness, it’s felt like an uphill battle for years. While we’ve made big strides with policies like Prop HHH, Measure H, Measure ULA and more, critics have pointed fingers at the lack of instant results....
Affordable housing is facing a massive insurance crisis. Like many California homeowners, affordable housing developers across the state are seeing an astronomical spike in insurance rates. But for values-driven developers like Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC), this crisis threatens our mission....
Continuing the success of the previous two, Changing Tides recently held their third annual Ripple Effect: Walk for Suicide Prevention, raising over $82,000 to support their initiatives in mental health awareness, services, and suicide prevention. Over 425 people registered to walk at Torrance’s Zamperini Stadium,...
We recently had the pleasure of checking in with Marsha Aizumi (she, her, hers) of Okaeri, a fiscally sponsored program of LTSC. In case you didn't know, Okaeri's mission is to create visibility, compassionate spaces, and transformation for LGBTQ+ Nikkei and their families by sharing...
Ten years ago, Little Tokyo Service Center recognized that the growing older adult population in Little Tokyo needed a community space of their own, a place to socialize and improve their minds and bodies. In addressing this, the Far East Lounge was born, a gathering...
The Youth Leaders Internship program is an opportunity to empower our youth to become strong, vocal, and active members of their community. Two months into the internship, we had a chat with Karen, Amy, and Luis about what they’ve learned so far from working with...
This year, Little Tokyo celebrates its 140th anniversary and was officially declared as one of America’s most endangered historic places. Little Tokyo has withstood waves of threats over generations including WWII Japanese American incarceration camps, urban renewal, and major transit projects. Today, displacement and encroaching market...
Little Tokyo Service Center staff members were in San Francisco at the end of March to present at the annual conference of the American Society on Aging, the largest association of professionals working in the field of aging. People across many disciplines from all over...
For Naoki, therapy not only provided emotional support, but also opportunities for socialization in an increasingly digital world. He added, “[During the pandemic] I didn’t have much opportunity to talk to people. Sometimes I wouldn’t talk to anyone for a week. At times like that,...
