Public Exchange research team awarded $2M from National Science Foundation to expand work on community food systems and nutrition security

Grant comes after completion of pilot project between research team and L.A. County

L.A. urban forestry leader, North East Trees uses findings from the Urban Trees Initiative to inform tree planting in Ramona Gardens

Initiative focuses on 200 street trees planted in and around Ramona Gardens Housing Complex

Public Exchange leads initiative to improve food access among Eastside L.A. neighborhoods

Initiative uses a multilevel, community-based approach for gathering resident input

New research initiative will reduce residential water use through water conservation communications and engagement

In partnership with Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency (SCV Water), our research will develop communication strategies to increase water conservation among water consumers

White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health features discussion of Public Exchange and USC National Science Foundation research team's work on Food Insecurity in L.A. County

Swati Chandra, Director of the L.A. County Food Equity Roundtable, discussed USC NSF project to build data portal mapping L.A. County food system