The first mile of learning informs, engages, and educates individuals, businesses and communities through curated platforms on the human face of homelessness, myths and realities surrounding the unhoused. With nearly 25 years of service, The Giving Spirit has touched educated thousands in the broader Los Angeles community by putting faces and stories to unsheltered community members.
Through moderated, carefully-curated panels, community members receive fact-based information on the root causes of homelessness and poverty and hear stories shared by those with lived experience.