Joyful Heart Foundation
Nonprofit
Our mission is to transform society's response to sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse, support survivors' healing, and end this violence forever.
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Submitted Ideas
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Idea about how to make LA a better place to live, submitted by this organization in the 2016 challenge.
Make LA the best place to LIVE
One of five LA2050 Goals
Our region’s residents have the economic means and cultural capital to lead active, healthy lives, and everyone benefits from a sustainable environment.
In 2050, Los Angeles will have the nation’s lowest obesity rates and every neighborhood will have access to healthy, affordable food. Every family will be able to afford quality health care and housing. And no families will face environmental health hazards because of where they live or how much money they make.
Joyful Heart Foundation’s Survivor Retreat Model
Joyful Heart's Survivor Retreat Model offers LA's survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse, and the professionals who serve them, a new holistic pathway to healing from trauma. Learn more
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Idea about how to make LA a better place to live, submitted by this organization in the 2015 challenge.
Make LA the best place to LIVE
One of five LA2050 Goals
Our region’s residents have the economic means and cultural capital to lead active, healthy lives, and everyone benefits from a sustainable environment.
In 2050, Los Angeles will have the nation’s lowest obesity rates and every neighborhood will have access to healthy, affordable food. Every family will be able to afford quality health care and housing. And no families will face environmental health hazards because of where they live or how much money they make.
Joyful Heart Foundation’s Survivor Retreat Model
The demand for our signature Survivor Retreat Program for survivors of domestic and sexual violence exceeds its availability and reach. In response, we have undertaken an ambitious research project in partnership with Georgetown University to evaluate our retreats. Our research findings will be used to create a replicable Retreat Model that organizations can implement and offer to survivors, the healing professionals who serve them, and communities beyond our current capacity and scope. Learn more