Project Ropa®
@ProjectRopa
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Los Angeles based nonprofit helping reduce waste and restore dignity to those in need by providing clothing and hygiene essentials. ♻️👕
Los Angeles, CA
Joined January 2016
We’re so excited to announce that we’re featured in Target Circle! Vote for us in the Target app to direct Target funds that support our work. Step 1: Choose ‘My Target’ in the Target app or ‘Account’ on https://t.co/r3pFtG262h Step 2: Tap ‘Cast votes’ Step 3: Find us & vote
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When survival becomes a crime, violence follows. New research shows how criminalizing homelessness is endangering lives and costing communities more in the long run. https://t.co/LUCfcN8sQZ
invisiblepeople.tv
Experts warn criminalizing homelessness is increasing violence against unhoused people while failing to reduce homelessness itself.
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As cities expand enforcement against homelessness, California just drew a line: Outreach workers can’t be punished for helping people survive. https://t.co/FJ6YMwlI6L
invisiblepeople.tv
A new law going into effect Jan. 1, 2026, prevents cities from penalizing outreach workers who provide services such as legal aid or hand out blankets at encampments.
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🚨 771,000 people are experiencing homelessness in America — yet the Trump administration’s 2026 budget would cut housing programs that keep people off the streets. 👉 https://t.co/w4hxnz5vxw We’ve updated our advocacy platform so you can take action in seconds. Tell Congress: ✅
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Criminalizing homelessness and giving tickets to people who have no other choice but to pitch a tent and sleep outside makes zero sense. Criminalization does nothing to end homelessness and is a complete waste of taxpayer money.
invisiblepeople.tv
I often find it hard to title Invisible People videos. Jerry is a homeless veteran on the streets of Denver. He shares about the actual realities of life on
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It costs up to $50,000 to keep someone homeless in jail. It costs $8,000–$20,000 to house them through Housing First. This new study shows what happens when we invest in people over punishment. https://t.co/icgud2i8vx
invisiblepeople.tv
New study shows the U.S. could house hundreds of thousands of homeless people and save taxpayers billions by properly implementing Housing First.
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Project Ropa - Help us restore dignity and empower the lives of people experiencing homelessness while also reducing the amount of clothing and textile waste that end up in landfills. https://t.co/lqjJgMenHh - they are helping people in #LAFires @ProjectRopa
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Help Us Restore Dignity & Hope for Those in NeedAt Project Ropa, we’re on a mission to empower individuals and restore dignity through clothing and hygiene essentials. As a Los Angeles-based nonpro...
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@TheGreenShot_ @ProjectRopa Drop-offs can be made at: 📍 Project Ropa’s Warehouse – 13970 Van Ness Avenue, Gardena, CA 90249 🗓️ Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays: 9am–3pm 🗓️ 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month: 10am–1pm 🧵 4/4
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@TheGreenShot_ @ProjectRopa Project Ropa is currently accepting: 👕 New & gently used adult-sized clothing 👠 Shoes 🪒 Hygiene products 🧤 Accessories & more! 🧵 3/4
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This holiday season, @earthangelsets and @thegreenshot_ are shining the spotlight on organizations from each of our major hubs that promote a circular economy by providing support to those in need. 🧵 1/4
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Rice Owls 🤝 Los Angeles Community Service We kicked off our time at the #2024BSAS by having packing hygiene kits for the men and women of LA in support of @ProjectRopa!
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We partnered with Mitra Path ( https://t.co/hP6IXQB6yK) to live out #BCorp values! Our team packed 100 hygiene kits for #LosAngeles #CertifiedSocialEnterprise @ProjectRopa
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SELAH is so grateful for community partners like @ProjectRopa! Since 2019, Project Ropa has joined our Tuesday Echo Park program to provide free, comfy, stylish clothes that SELAH participants are proud to wear. Thank you for your dedication to building a more just Los Angeles!
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45 bags, countless smiles! Our L.A. Works volunteers worked their magic, giving new life to donated clothing from our past volunteer event with RSVP at @ProjectRopa 🙏👕❤️ Join us in making a difference! 💫 #CommunityImpact
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To mark the halfway point of my quest to play tennis on every public court in Los Angeles, I am launching this fundraiser in support of @ProjectRopa — to uphold the dignity of the unhoused people I see everywhere on this journey & wonder how to help https://t.co/AXjkdGy9Nu
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Although less visible than in major cities, the housing crisis is no less severe in many rural communities, where being unhoused poses unique challenges. https://t.co/ry42yfmAoQ
planetizen.com
Although less visible than in major cities, the housing crisis is no less severe in many rural communities, where being unhoused poses unique challenges.
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Let's change that together! 💪 Donate your new and gently used quality clothes to Project Ropa and help make a difference in the lives of those in need. #California #nonprofit
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Let's make a difference together for a more sustainable future! 💚🔄 #SustainabilityMatters #RecycleTextiles
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🙌 Big shoutout to Ryan for volunteering with us at our warehouse and service sites! Teamwork makes the dream work! 💪 #TeamPlayer #WarehouseHero
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