Los Angeles Poverty Department
Project Added: October 14, 2020
10th festival for all Skid Row artists in 2019
Los Angeles Poverty Department
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Location:
Los Angeles, CaliforniaRegion:
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Community artsPopulation Density:
UrbanLarge Intended Impact Area:
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Project Website:
https://www.lapovertydept.org/OVERVIEW
The LAPD was founded in 1985 by John Malpede and was the first performance group comprised primarily of homeless people on Skid Row. The program aims to change negative stigmas associated with homeless people and decriminalize poverty through allowing people to tell their stories through art.