SAFETY

Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Planning Grants

SoCalGas awarded $150,000 to three local cities for their climate adaptation solution projects that address climate vulnerabilities in disadvantaged communities. Awardees include the City of La Puente, McFarland, and Colton. To date, SoCalGas has provided $50,000 grants to 11 municipalities to support local planning efforts in preparing for and recovering from extreme weather events.

American Red Cross: Los Angeles Region

A grant was provided to support American Red Cross Los Angeles Region’s PrepareLA Mission Adaptation program which supports resilience and response efforts for communities across Los Angeles County. The program equips and trains volunteers to provide preparedness, emergency, and customer safety education to diverse populations; install free smoke alarms in vulnerable communities and making emergency plans with their residents; and prepositioning material assets to safely provide food, shelter, comfort, and relief supplies to people affected by disasters of all types across Southern California. Simultaneously through this program, American Red Cross continues to prepare the most at-risk communities to be their own first responders, make strategic investments to adapt relief services, and augment capacity to help people in need, especially the most vulnerable, including: people with low incomes, disabilities, mental illnesses, chronic health concerns, access and functional needs, children, and the elderly.

Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation

SoCalGas’ grant supported the funding for one of two much-needed Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) helicopters. A light-duty helicopter is primarily used for “Helicopter Command” purposes - command, communication, control, and observation of wildfires, high-rise fires, and other major emergency incidents. On average, the command aircraft is activated twice per day. This number significantly increases during fire season when aircraft support is needed around the clock. Acquiring a versatile aircraft ensures the reliability and customer safety of the essential services provided by LAFD.

Covenant House California

Through a comprehensive continuum of age-appropriate housing and supportive services, Covenant House California (CHC) serves an average of 2,000 youth (ages 18 – 24) each year in Los Angeles who are experiencing homelessness. SoCalGas’ grant supported two projects – the expansion of the Hollywood campus which would increase the capacity by 20% in the Safe Haven Emergency Shelter program and the opening of Olive Tree Commons, which is a brand new 16-unit apartment complex. Olive Tree Commons, will have an on-site residential manager living at the complex and will represent a new opportunity for CHC to provide housing that serves parenting youth.