This fall, we're piloting a short-term residency designed to build our HQ's capacity to give back and engage both with our community of young people and with our surrounding neighborhood. At the same time, it supports a community resident to lead, design, and experiment within our space. Through a stipend we will fund two community residents to "do their little project" at the HQ.
LITTLE PROJECTS COMMUNITY RESIDENCY PROGRAM
YP2F HQ is a space to connect with room to grow. Young People the Front HQ is a program of YP2F Incorporated and 501c3 Non Profit Organization that facilitates stability, wellness, and health for young adults transitioning to sustained independence. We provide a third space where young adults have the network infrastructure and supportive environment to actively participate in their communities, creating room for creative experimentation, professional growth, and the flourishing of the diverse subcultures that make our neighborhoods vibrant and welcoming, and the social networks that lead to multi-dimensional stability.
We believe that by providing co-working, recording studio, and infrastructure resources to residents — who will in turn bring programming such as events, workshops, activities, art installations, and art projects — we create opportunities for young people who have exited homelessness to connect with a network of LA-rooted individuals invested in the preservation and transformation of Los Angeles. Ultimately, Little Projects creates shared experiences of learning, creating, and connecting and contributing to an overall ecosystem of care.
We are offering two open-residency tracks for our pilot
Residents apply with a unique Little Project proposal. Proposals fall into one of two focus tracks and will be awarded on the strength of a pitch that is unique and innovative. Proposals will be scored on their potential for community and network engagement, their relation to the overall YP2F mission, and the applicant's ability to execute the project within the given time scope and budget.
- YP2F After Dark: A nighttime community offering that utilizes our large west space. The focus of this first track is to increase the capacity of community offerings on weekday evenings. Proposals should center on collaborative projects, workshops, and activities. Examples: book club, drawing workshop, theater workshop, movement, movie screenings, documentary club, comedy open mic, essay club, tenants' rights, civic engagement.
- Storytelling @ YP2F: something more creative, not necessarily ongoing, that results in a resource or art piece for the community. Projects may include a community programming element (i.e., public and consistent), but it is not required. The final project should be a resource to the community. Examples: a zine, podcast series, video series, art installation, or archive project.
OTHER KEY INFO
- We especially want to support community members who do not have easy access to studio space, professional networks, or paid time to develop their projects.
- 10-week fall cohort, running October through December for a total of $3,000 per resident.
- Proposal deadline September 20th → Residency Launch Oct 15th
There's a lot more on our website but reach out with any questions.
And please, please share this with anyone you think might be a good fit! We're hoping for a diverse set of proposals and to discover something we couldn't have imagined happening in our space!