D.C. rep visits Pierce

to help the most vulnerable people in our neighborhoods.

“It is a new day in Los Angeles,” Horvath said. “We know the Valley has shown up, but now you have partners in the region who are also showing up with and for you. You inspired the leadership to see that change is happening right now in our communities.”

Likewise, Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo said the event will help reach those in need due to the efforts of volunteers.

“This is a time we need to come together as a community and really support others around us and make sure that they have the resources they need,” Schiavo said. “Your work today will do that.”

West Hills resident Jennifer Silva and her friends spent the morning packing outreach kits for people who are unhoused and living on the streets. Kits included toiletries such as razors, shampoo, shaving cream and feminine hygiene products.

“I think everybody should have the right to be clean and have access to things like sanitary pads,” Silva said. “It’s especially hard to obtain when you’re out on the streets. It’s not like periods stop just because you’re homeless.”

The project was made possible by L.A. Family Housing, a nonprofit that provides homeless support services.

Bass said these packages will help those on the streets, as well as those who are transitioning from the streets into housing but may still need assistance.

Amber Fulenbach from OneGeneration, a senior services organization, encouraged volunteers to write letters to senior citizens, one of the many projects planned for volunteers to partake in on campus.

OneGeneration delivers meals to homebound senior citizens during the weekdays, at no cost.

“The letters will go with their on the biotechnology revolution," Prabhakar said. meals,” Fulenbach said. “It’s just to let the seniors know that someone in their community is thinking of them and they’re not alone.”

Canoga Park resident Ayslin Ramirez shared how she found joy in volunteer work through her participation with the Boys and Girls Club.

“I like being able to know that I’m part of my community and I can hopefully help someone feel better,” Ramirez said, as she wrote several letters to the senior citizens of OneGeneration, Pierre Arreola, co-founder of Gr818ers, a local organization promoting youth development through hip-hop, was glad to see such a huge turnout of people lending a hand to help their community.

“This is the San Fernando Valley, this is what we’re about–being a community and being of service to others,” Arreola said.

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Director and Science Adviser to the President Arati Prabhakar visited Pierce College’s science and automotive departments on Tuesday, May 2.

LACCD Chancellor Francisco C. Rodriguez and Interim President Ara Aguiar led the group.

Prabhakar visited the Biotech Lab in the Center for Sciences, the Advanced Automotive Building, and the Plant Science Lab in Earth Sciences. During each stop of the tour, she chatted with many students.

"It's just so much fun to get to meet the students, to see them stepping into careers, working on electric vehicles and working

In April, Congressman Brad Sherman announced a new fouryear program in biomanufacturing and biotechnology for Pierce students.

"This is what makes it work," Prabhakar said. "It's the students that can step into these jobs. It's about changing people's lives because of the opportunities that a place like Pierce College opens up for them."

In September, President Joe Biden signed Executive Order 14081 “to coordinate a wholeof-government approach to advance biotechnology and biomanufacturing towards innovative solutions in health, climate change, energy, food security, agriculture, supply chain resilience, and national and economic security,” according to the White House.

In March, the White House OSTP released an outline showing how biotech and biomanufacturing can achieve the goals listed in the Executive Order.

"President Biden is working every single day to get this country back doing big things," Prabhakar said. "That means revitalizing manufacturing. It means dealing with the climate crisis."

Rodriguez said the district invited Prabhakar to visit one of the LACCD campuses during a visit to Washington, D.C., in February.

"She graciously accepted our invitation so she could see the excellence at Pierce College and our facilities, our faculty, our people, our purpose, but mostly our students," Rodriguez said.

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