Environmental Services Joins USC Urban Trees Initiative

Beginning in April, KYCC’s Environmental Services collaborated with USC’s Urban Trees Initiative to conduct research on the current tree inventory in the University Park area. Their research showed that 17,699 trees, over half of the trees in the neighborhood, are located on private property and only 8,215 street trees in public areas. Read more

KYCC’s KORYO Honors 2024 Youth Advisory Council

On May 23, KYCC’s Koreatown Organizing to Reduce Youth Opioid Use (KORYO) concluded its 2024 Youth Advisory Council, a 10-month youth leadership program. Read more

Community News

Community Resource Fair

KYCC’s Coordination Team is hosting a KYCC Community Resource Fair, taking place on Saturday, August 17, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Koreatown Plaza (928 S. Western Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90006). Share this exciting opportunity to learn more about KYCC and all of our amazing programs, with your clients, partners, and community members. Click to download English, Spanish, and Korean flyers.

Metro Mobility Wallet

Know someone who could use $1,800 to cover transportation costs?  Phase two of the Mobility Wallet program is here! Los Angeles County residents with qualifying income may receive a prepaid debit card with up to $1,800 to cover transportation costs for a whole year!  

  With the Mobility Wallet program, participants enjoy the benefit of a prepaid debit card for rides on:  

• Metro Bus and Rail 

• Metro Micro, bike share,  

• e-scooters and bikes (plus bike shops)  

• regional transportation services like Metrolink, Greyhound, Amtrak and FlixBus   

• rideshares like Uber and Lyft   

Program begins Fall 2024. Apply today at metro.net/mobilitywallet4. Participation is limited.  

 Asians in Baseball

510 S. Vermont Ave., 1^st Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90020 

From Shohei Ohtani’s two MVP awards to Steven Kwan’s recent flirtation with a .400 batting average, Asians have become such a presence in American pro baseball that an entire podcast on the subject was created. Join us for a discussion with Scott Okamoto and Kim Cooper from the Asians in Baseball podcast. We’ll examine how Asian success on the diamond helps shape the perception of Asian Americans and Asian American self-identity in a world dealing with anti-Asian hate.  

Registration is required. To register, click here: forms.office.com/g/FxiVRctXaC, or contact Jon Matsumoto at (213) 947-6608 or jmatsumoto@dmh.lacounty.gov. Deadline: Sunday, August 11, 2024. 

Ep.1 아동 청소년 우울증 (Depression among Child & TAY

KYCC는 월드미션대학교(WMU)와 협력하여 한인들을 위한 정신건강 교육 영상 시리즈를 제작하게 되었습니다. 본 콘텐츠를 통해 다양한 정신건강과 관련된 지식과 올바른 인식을 통해 도움을 주고자 함에 있습니다. 본 영상 시리즈는 엘에이카운티 정신건강국 프로그램의 일환으로 진행되었습니다.

August Is

International Cat Day, August 8

For the cat lovers out there, send YJ a picture of you and your cat to enter a raffle to win a Petco gift card. Deadline to submit a picture is Friday, August 16.

National Eye Exam Month

Did you know that you can schedule a yearly eye exam through your medical coverage with KYCC (Kaiser, HealthNet, Anthem).  Call and schedule an appointment.

Trail Mix Day Friday, August 30

All sites will have trail mix delivered. Enjoy!

Sustainability Committee Corner

August is Water Quality Month

What Causes Poor Water Quality?

There are 4 major sources of freshwater pollution:

1. Dumping industrial effluents

When companies that own manufacturing factories don’t uphold strict policies for their disposal of industrial effluents, they are effectively polluting their local waterways.

2. Agricultural runoff

Fertilizer runoff from commercial farms into the waters cause excess algae growth which suffocates fish and other aquatic life. 

3. Leakage of untreated waste

Without regular maintenance, public infrastructure like our sewage systems fall into states of disrepair, letting untreated or inadequately treated municipal sewage leak into our groundwater and surface water, especially in developing countries. 

4. Products and chemicals used at home

Common household chemicals can have a big impact on public water supplies. Even the pesticides that we use on our backyards, outdoor recreation centers, and golf courses pose a serious threat of contamination to our lakes, rivers, and aquifers. Swimming pool chemicals, particularly chlorine, causes a lot of damage. 

This link is the 2023 Drinking Water Quality Report issued by LADWP.

Further information on Water Quality Month:

National Water Quality Month

Birthdays and Anniversaries

Sudare sette camicie

Sweating through seven shirts… 

That was the definition of work when work was the same thing as physical labor.

For many of us, the physical labor is no longer the way we add value.

And it’s tempting to imagine that we simply have to show up for the coffee.

But it’s still called work.

Adding value isn’t easy. As soon as it is, everyone will do it, and our participation becomes less useful.

We need to look for the hard parts, not avoid them.

–          Seth’s Blog