Ktown For All is a grassroots volunteer-led organization that provides support to Koreatown’s unhoused community members, as well as individuals experiencing homelessness across Los Angeles. They support the community through weekly direct outreach, political advocacy, and networking and coalition building. As part of their political advocacy initiative, they aim to strengthen community civic engagement through educational tools. The Institute research fellow produced and populated a database to track formal City of Los Angeles City Council motions related to homelessness. Individual city councilmembers were researched to help better understand each city councilmembers’ position on homelessness issues. Although Ktown For All acknowledges that federal and state initiatives are needed to combat the homelessness crisis, they emphasize a thorough understanding of and examination of city and county legislation. This is crucial as local officials often determine budget allocation, prioritization of tactics, and perhaps most importantly, how city public space can and cannot be utilized by unhoused community members. Through this data, Ktown For All was able to create public facing councilmember report cards that “grade” each city councilmembers’ positionality on homelessness. These reports also illustrate the legislative process for the general public who are interested in ending the homelessness crisis. You can view the first annual Ktown For All Councilmember Report Card here.