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Tokyo Service Center News - May 2011 |
| An Office With a Great View by Bill Watanabe |
GOING GREENER
LTSC has been building affordable housing for 20 years - which you might call "green housing" because every month it saves our low income residents a lot of the "green stuff" (i.e. money!). For example, rent at our Casa Heiwa apartment building can be as low as 1/3 found anywhere else on the open market!
Now, because of a major grant from the Enterprise Community Partners and the Los Angeles Housing Department (utilizing federal ARRA funds), our Casa Heiwa building will the first pilot project in the City to undergo major energy-conservation upgrades which will help to make our building doubly GREEN - that is, more energy efficient and better for our environment, and saving more of the "green stuff" in operational costs and in energy costs for each resident!
Thanks Enterprise and LAHD for your support- and please see the special article below about this grant. |
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| It's Good to be Green |
Larry Reed (HSBC) Terri Ludwig (Enterprise) Doug Guthrie (LAHD) Bill Watanabe (LTSC) Gladys Gallardo (Casa Heiwa resident) and Kim Tachiki (Office of Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard) cut the green ribbon and officially start the greening of Casa Heiwa.
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The Los Angeles Housing Department, Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. and LTSC celebrated the launch of the Los Angeles Multifamily Retrofit Pilot Program with a “green-breaking” at Casa Heiwa last month. This pilot program will provide energy retrofits to LTSC’s Casa Heiwa, Angelina Apartments in Echo Park and the San Pedro Firm Building in Little Tokyo.
With funding from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Program of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, over 1,000 apartments in 14 other affordable apartment buildings located throughout the City of Los Angeles will also be retrofitted to improve energy efficiency by at least 20 percent. Upgrades will vary depending on each building, but will include high efficiency heat pumps, solar hot water heating pumps, Energy Star appliances, solar water heating, roof replacement, window replacement and more. |
LTSC is proud that Casa Heiwa will be the first property in the program to undergo retrofit upgrades including efficient lighting, plumbing fixtures, and appliances that will lower utility bills and reduce the carbon footprint of the community.
LTSC thanks Los Angeles Housing Department and Enterprise Community Partners for their support. These grants will enhance our ability to provide quality affordable housing in our community and at the same time make our world a little greener.
Click here to see a video of the green-breaking. |
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| Union Bank Foundation |
Since 1996, LTSC has worked to increase the production of affordable housing in Southern California low-income communities, and to strengthen the capacity of community based organizations that serve them. As the lead agency of the Affordable Housing Collaborative LTSC works with other community-based organizations to (1) help such organizations build multifamily affordable housing projects that serve their communities and (2) increase the capacity of the organizations to engage in future housing development.
Union Bank Foundation is supporting our role in increasing affordable housing in low-income ethnic enclaves that have traditionally served as entry points, providing jobs, business opportunities and housing to new immigrants and low-income households. Recently Union Bank Foundation provided LTSC’s Affordable Housing Collaborative a grant to continue working with other community based organizations to provide affordable housing throughout Los Angeles. |
Johanna Gullick and Perica Bell from Union Bank present Erich Nakano, LTSC Deputy Director, a grant from Union Bank Foundation.
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LTSC would like to thank Union Bank Foundation for its support of our mutual goal of providing housing in our community. |
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| Did You Know? |
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This car was able to raise just over $800 for LTSC. Donate your vehicle today. Donating your vehicle, no matter what condition it is in, will help LTSC fulfill its mission of Helping People and Building Community. Call 213.473.1613 to donate your car. |
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| Asian Pacific Islander Small Business Program Announcements |
API SBP Women's Business Center Honored
In addition to meeting the needs of immigrant entrepreneurs, the Asian Pacific Islander Small Business Program is also a federally-designated Women's Business Center. How well does API SBP serve women entrepreneurs? The US Small Business Administration has just selected API SBP as the 2011 Women's Business Center of Excellence Award! We are honored to be chosen from over 100 WBC's across the country for this national award.
Thanks to the Wells Fargo Foundation
API SBP wishes to thank the Wells Fargo Foundation for their generous support for our program. The Wells Fargo Foundation has recently given $100,000 in core operating support for our program. Thanks to Jonathan Weedman, Roy Jasso and the rest of the Wells Fargo team for your continuing support! |
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| Save the Date: LTSC's Sake and Food Tasting Event - July 28, 2011 |
• Event will feature fashion designs from Anne Namba collections
• Restaurants (to date): Bonaventure Hotel/LA Prime, Feast From the East, Jozu Catering/Andy Nakano, Kamiyama, Shakas, Shaved Ice by Gary Yamauchi, Spice Table, Toranoko. Stay tuned for more.
• Promotional partners (to date): Asian Business Association, Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Japan America Society, Japanese American Bar Association, Nisei Week, Orange County Sansei Singles, Tuesday Night Café, UCLA APA Alumni Association
• Sponsorships - For sponsorship inclusion on invitations, deadline is May 10, 2011. Please contact Gayle Yamada at gyamada@ltsc.org or 213.473.1608
• For more information please visit Ltsc.org
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| March Donors – Thank You for Your Support! |
Gilbert Cuevas
Patricia Gawith
Dean Higashiyama
Mimi Ho
Kiyoko Isomoto
Dick Kaku
Mark Kawauchi
Korean Resource Center
Laura Shiozaki Lee
Yuriko Livingstone
Devanand Matai
Kimie Matayoshi
Kumiko Mishima
Noriko Nagashima
Harry Nakada
Collen Nakamura
Takashi & Beverly Oki
Tadao & Lois Okui
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Yoshiko Sakamoto
Eddie & Karen Takata
Frank & Mable Takenaka
Glen Tanaka
Gary & Marsha Watanabe
In-Kind Donations
Shelter Partnership
Maki Wallace
In Memory of (in bold)
Judy Ota
Kazuo Ota
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| Donate Your Old Car |
| Unwanted cars that are donated to LTSC bring critical funding to LTSC's services. We will pick up cars in almost any condition in LA and Orange Counties. Proceeds are tax deductible for the donor and can be significant even if the car is old or not running! The call takes less than 5 minutes and contributes to helping our many clients. Call (213) 473-1613 to donate. |
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| Ways to Help LTSC |
In making a donation to LTSC, you can:
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• Make a donation in memory of a loved one
• Make a donation in honor of someone’s birthday or graduation
• Make a stock donation
• Host a fundraiser to benefit LTSC |
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Donate Online, over the phone or via traditional mail.
Call (213) 473-1613 |
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