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SDGs for SCV
Description

Sustainable Development Goals for Santa Clarita Valley (SDGs for SCV) is a student-led project initiative that seeks to implement the 2030 United Nations SDGs into our community by curating creative solutions to local problems under each goal. Our unique position as students in a largely unreceptive city which has historically marginalized impoverished people galvanized us to take action. Santa Clarita Valley passed Ordinance 14, a law dedicated towards driving homeless people off the streets - meaning homeless people could not sleep in public view on public streets or buildings, despite providing only one permanent shelter, which was only open 6 months out of the year with limited space. Thus, we decided to supplement the lack of resources by planning and executing a pop-up shop, completely free of charge, with clothing items, hygiene products, household items, food, and educational supplies sourced from members of the community. We were able to successfully collect thousands of items with partnerships with local non-profits such as Help the Children and Family Promise and reached out to attendees through the Santa Clarita Domestic Violence Center and Bridge to Home. After distributing over 2,000 items to low-income homeless members of Santa Clarita Valley, we reached out to the Greater Los Angeles Area in Crenshaw and partnered with a local NGO to set up another pop-up shop for their community. Through our 3 pop-up shops, we have collected over 10,000 items and served 700 people. The organizing and planning for Oasis pop-up shops were completely run and led by students and have thus demonstrated our ability to effectively reach out to and partner with organizations for the goals. We will utilize this ability to network and efficiently collaborate in furthering our accomplishments of the goals.
We will utilize partnerships in order to maximize the effectiveness of our practice in carrying out these goals while also benefiting our partnership countries. As a student-based group, we are well aware that our own resources are not enough to solve problems on our own, which has encouraged us to build coalitions with existing non-profits and NGOs within our community, not only strengthening our communal network, but also our communication and organizational skills. We also plan on reaching out to school districts within our community in order to implement the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals in their core curriculum. We will go beyond students and talk to the adults in the community to take individual action to pledge to abiding by the UN SDGs. In addition to partnering with local non-profits, we also plan on working within local government by networking with our Congresswoman, state Assemblywoman, and school board representatives to further getting our city involved with the UN SDGs.
Ultimately, we hope to be part of the decade of change and work alongside other countries in achieving these goals. We aim to leave lasting impact on our community and for the common welfare of the future of the residents of Santa Clarita Valley and our global community as a whole.

Expected impact

1. 6 local school districts - William S Hart, Saugus, Sulfur Springs, Agua Dulce, Newhall, Castaic - students will transition into an era with the SDGs having been implemented in a manner that promotes the wellbeing of individuals to help serve their greater community.
2. Low income homeless community through mobilization of our resources.
3. Members of the community affected by climate crisis - specifically issues pertaining to wildfires and droughts.
4. Women who have experienced sexual harassment/assault.
5. Sustainable use of our resources and habits.

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Goal 1
1.1 - By 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, currently measured as people living on less than $1.25 a day
1.2 - By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions
1.3 - Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and by 2030 achieve substantial coverage of the poor and the vulnerable
1.5 - By 2030, build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations and reduce their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related extreme events and other economic, social and environmental shocks and disasters
1.a - Ensure significant mobilization of resources from a variety of sources, including through enhanced development cooperation, in order to provide adequate and predictable means for developing countries, in particular least developed countries, to implement programmes and policies to end poverty in all its dimensions
Goal 2
2.1 - By 2030, end hunger and ensure access by all people, in particular the poor and people in vulnerable situations, including infants, to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round
2.2 - By 2030, end all forms of malnutrition, including achieving, by 2025, the internationally agreed targets on stunting and wasting in children under 5 years of age, and address the nutritional needs of adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating women and older persons
2.3 - By 2030, double the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers, in particular women, indigenous peoples, family farmers, pastoralists and fishers, including through secure and equal access to land, other productive resources and inputs, knowledge, financial services, markets and opportunities for value addition and non-farm employment
Goal 3
3.4 - By 2030, reduce by one third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being
3.5 - Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol
3.7 - By 2030, ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services, including for family planning, information and education, and the integration of reproductive health into national strategies and programmes
3.8 - Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all
Goal 4
4.1 - By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes
4.3 - By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university
4.4 - By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship
4.5 - By 2030, eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations
4.6 - By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy
4.7 - By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development
4.a - Build and upgrade education facilities that are child, disability and gender sensitive and provide safe, non-violent, inclusive and effective learning environments for all
Goal 5
5.1 - End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere
5.2 - Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation
5.5 - Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life
Goal 8
8.3 - Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial services
Goal 10
10.2 - By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status
10.3 - Ensure equal opportunity and reduce inequalities of outcome, including by eliminating discriminatory laws, policies and practices and promoting appropriate legislation, policies and action in this regard
Goal 11
11.1 - By 2030, ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slums
11.3 - By 2030, enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanization and capacity for participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and management in all countries
11.6 - By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality and municipal and other waste management
11.7 - By 2030, provide universal access to safe, inclusive and accessible, green and public spaces, in particular for women and children, older persons and persons with disabilities
11.a - Support positive economic, social and environmental links between urban, peri-urban and rural areas by strengthening national and regional development planning
Goal 12
12.2 - By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources
12.4 - By 2020, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment
12.5 - By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse
12.7 - Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with national policies and priorities
12.8 - By 2030, ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature
Goal 13
13.3 - Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning
Goal 15
15.3 - By 2030, combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation-neutral world
15.8 - By 2020, introduce measures to prevent the introduction and significantly reduce the impact of invasive alien species on land and water ecosystems and control or eradicate the priority species
Goal 16
16.5 - Substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms
16.6 - Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels
16.7 - Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels
16.10 - Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements
Goal 17
17.16 - Enhance the global partnership for sustainable development, complemented by multi-stakeholder partnerships that mobilize and share knowledge, expertise, technology and financial resources, to support the achievement of the sustainable development goals in all countries, in particular developing countries
17.17 - Encourage and promote effective public, public-private and civil society partnerships, building on the experience and resourcing strategies of partnerships

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Basic information
Start: 29 September, 2019
Completion: 30 September, 2020
Entity
Global Prep Academy (Academic institution)
Partners
Family Promise, Bridge to Home, Child and Family Center, A Light of Hope Support Center, Assistance League SCV, SCV Water, PFLAG, SCV Girls Scouts, Sierra Club SCV, Community Gardens of Santa Clarita, SCV Volunteers, Green Santa Clarita, SCV Youth Project, 25UP, Moms Demand Action SCV, Students Demand Action SCV, Santa Clarita Optimist Foundation, Boys and Girls Club Santa Clarita, YMCA SCV, Help the Children SCV, Anti-Defamation League, City of Santa Clarita
Initiative focused on COVID-19 pandemic response, prevention and recovery efforts
Not specified
Geographical coverage
North America
Beneficiary countries
Other beneficiaries
Homeless community, low-income families, day-laborers, local entrepreneurs, students' social and emotional wellness, mentally and/or physically disabled community, local government, school districts, and victims of sexual harassment/abuse.
Contact information
Julianna Lozada, Lead Ambassador, sdgstoscv@gmail.com, 661-289-0496
Headquarters
Valencia, CA, USA
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