ABOUT US

Our Vision

People's CORE's vision is the socio-economic-political empowerment of the people where self-sustaining, locally controlled communities provide housing, education, fulfilling employment with livable wages and justice for all.

Our Mission

Our mission is to organize, train, and mobilize the Asian Pacific Islander grassroots and general community in creating systemic change.

People's CORE strives to empower the community through organizing, alliance building, capacity building and base building.

As an integral part of our work, People's CORE offers leadership development training to community residents to build up their knowledge and skills in order to advocate for their rights and welfare.

In this manner, People's CORE empowers the community by building the capacity of residents and promoting collective action through grassroots organizing.

People's CORE is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization formed by Asian Pacific Islander and other progressive professionals, including lawyers, community organizers, academics and doctors, in 1996 to conduct grassroots organizing in the communities of Los Angeles and the South Bay.

People’s CORE is funded by generous grants from the California Consumer Protection Foundation, California Department of Public Health - Tobacco Control Section, Center for Environmental Health, California Fund for Youth Organizing, City of Carson CDBG, Dwight Stuart Youth Foundation, James Irvine Foundation, Liberty Hill Foundation, Self-Help for the Elderly, Richard Health & Associates, The California Wellness Foundation, and The California Endowment.