2009 Project by Project Southern California Fact Sheet
Project by Project (PbP) was founded in New York in 1998 by young Asian Pacific Islander American (APIA) professionals committed to effecting social change through innovative methods. We are a 100% volunteer-run national non-profit organization, with chapters in New York, Southern California, and others in development. Project by Project’s Southern California chapter was established in 2001.
Each year, PbP focuses on a different community issue, partners with a different community-based non-profit organization, and tailors a campaign according to its specific needs. These objectives are accomplished through three main campaign goals: fundraising, community outreach, and public awareness.
Fundraising PbP is committed to efficient and innovative ways of raising capital for our partner organizations. We acquire corporate sponsorships, obtain donations of products and services, and organize fundraising events, including our Annual “Plate by Plate” Tasting Benefits, where 100% of net proceeds raised are remitted to our partner organization.
Community Outreach PbP is dedicated to providing opportunities for our volunteers to get involved at a hands-on level with our partner organization. Our community service projects are designed in cooperation with our partner, and range from discrete one-day activities to ongoing service commitments. PbP also holds strong relationships with a wide variety of community and professional organizations.
Public Awareness PbP works to raise public awareness of important social issues through creative marketing and public education campaigns. Our goal is to increase the reach and impact of our partner organizations by educating the public at large about their areas of activities and services.
This year’s partner is the Asian Pacific Islander Small Business Program (API SBP), a collaborative of five community organizations: The Chinatown Service Center, Koreatown Youth & Community Center, Little Tokyo Service Center CDC, Search to Involve Pilipino Americans, and Thai Community Development Center. API SBP’s mission is to assist the development of small and micro businesses in Los Angeles with a particular focus on the Chinese, Korean, Japanese Thai and Filipino business communities, especially those of low income immigrants.
Past PbP Southern California partners have been:
2008: Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment (CAUSE) – CAUSE is a non-partisan organization with a mission to advance the political empowerment of the APIA community through non-partisan voter registration and education, community outreach, and leadership development.
2006: Visual Communications - Through its programs in video training, production and assistance for artists, public screenings, and preservation of APIA community's visual history, Visual Communications strives to connect communities through the media arts.
2005: Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST) - CAST was established to exclusively assist survivors of human trafficking and raise awareness of trafficking issues in the region, and established the first shelter dedicated to providing clients with training and workshops to help them become self-sufficient and independent individuals.
2004: The DISKovery Center – A community computer learning center that provides affordable computer access and training to low-income residents of Little Tokyo and the greater Los Angeles area. To date, the center has served over 1,000 people, many of whom otherwise have had little or no access to computer technology.
2003: Chinatown Service Center Youth Program – A department of the Chinatown Service Center that services various after-school programs for youth in the Chinatown community.
2002: Asian Pacific Women’s Center (APWC) – APWC provides transitional housing facilities for domestic violence survivors and their children and was one of the first in the United States to focus on the needs of Asian and Pacific Islander domestic violence survivors.
2009 Fact Sheet