Los Angeles Room & Board

02/03/2024

Yooo. Tune into the The Jennifer Hudson Show on Monday, February 5th on FOX to catch me talking with Jennifer about the work Los Angeles Room & Board doing on student homelessness.

11/12/2023

Excited to celebrate the end of an incredible year at Los Angeles Room & Board. We expanded to 3 additional locations in Los Angeles, graduated 18 students, made a difference in the lives of 100 more, and had a blast in the process!! If you’re in Los Angeles on Saturday, December 9, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. we’d love to celebrate with you. Live music, great food and drinks, with some of the best Angelenos in the city.

Stevie Mackey- Singer & celebrity vocal coach to the stars (Nicole Scherzinger of Pussycat Dolls, Taraji P Henson, Selena Gomez, Jennifer Lopez, Fergie, Lenny Kravitz, and Kelly Rowland, and more) will be performing his Christmas album, “The Most Wonderful Time” with special guests.

Josiah Bell- singer, songwriter, producer, and master curator of sounds and good vibes will be DJ’ing.

Algee Smith- advocate and actor (Euphoria, Detroit, The Hate U Give, Shooting Stars, The New Edition story, Judas & the Black Messiah) will be the master of ceremonies.

Chef Nikki Steward- culinary genius to the stars (Dave Chappelle, Kevin Hart, and more) will be crafting a menu full of good cheer and good food.

RSVP here: https://www.greenvelope.com/card/.public-33f2d5633dbf4a9b89185e1e339bd6da36303630363438

If you’re unable to make it but would still like to support, consider donating at www.larnb.org/donate

Love, -Sam

06/28/2021

Make sure to stop by your local grocery store to pick up the Summer 2021 print edition of Oprah Winfrey's O Magazine (aka Oprah Daily). Los Angeles Room & Board will be featured. The story covers the resilience of our students living at the Opportunity House. Watch her speak about the issue below: https://www.oprahdaily.com/.../oprah-o-quarterly-summer.../

04/15/2021

Proud to be partnering with UNIFY Credit Union, LA Rams linebacker, Kenny Young, and his foundation, Tackle Young, to bring financial literacy to our students at the Opportunity House this Spring.

Read more here: https://www.therams.com/news/rams-linebacker-kenny-young-partners-with-unify-financial-credit-union-to-tackle

08/10/2020

🗣Yoooo. College students in LA!!
The application for the Opportunity House is now open. And it’s a VIBE!!! 👊🏾💯❤️
Head to www.larnb.org to get started 🙌🏾

07/21/2020

At LA Room & Board, we’re centering current & former foster youth in our Opportunity House project. LA County is home to the nation’s largest number of foster youth, who are more likely to end up in our criminal (in)justice system rather than enrolled on college campuses. But, not if we have anything to do with it. 💪🏾💪🏾🙏🏿🙏🏿Twinspire

07/14/2020

What factors contribute to college student homelessness in Los Angeles? We’ve summed it up here. We’ve also got a solution: https://opportunityhouse.larnb.org

Los Angeles Community College District, Santa Monica College, West L.A. College Success Stories, CSUN Black Alumni Association, California State University, Northridge, California State University, Los Angeles

07/08/2020

Here’s the problem our students are facing. Los Angeles Room & Board has a solution. We’re using open spaces across Los Angeles to get our students housed & supported. Instead of building new housing, we can maximize the efficiency that already exists on our campuses and within our communities, by utilizing vacant/open spaces.
Join our movement at www.larnb.org

05/13/2020

For anyone who needs it, the program’s capacity has been increased by 460 rooms.

The federal government funds the majority of the program with the state and city covering the remaining balance.

04/25/2020

Meet part of our governing body! These leaders are dedicated to improving the quality of life for students. Each of them are passionate about this issue and want to make an impact. See what they have to say!

04/10/2020

Great insight by Dr. Sofia Pertuz. Please share with families still planning the college process through this crisis.

By SOFIA B. PERTUZChief Diversity and Inclusion Officer & Senior Advisor for JED Campus at The Jed Foundation I’m also a first-generation American parent who picked her college from the beautiful pictures of a brochure since my parents were not familiar with the admissions process; campus visits w...

03/06/2020

36% of Students are housing AND food insecure! Donate today at www.larnb.org/donate to help us .