Community Impact Coordinator - Care Campus

About the Role

The Skid Row Care Campus is a comprehensive, low-barrier service center providing individuals experiencing homelessness with access to hygiene facilities, case management, health and behavioral health services, and connections to housing and other essential resources. The Campus offers a safe, welcoming, and trauma-informed environment that promotes dignity, stability, and pathways to long-term housing.

The Community Impact Coordinator builds and strengthens relationships between the Care Campus and the diverse community it serves. The position develops partnerships with Skid Row residents, individuals with lived experience, community-based and social justice organizations, service providers, neighborhood stakeholders, faith communities, advocacy groups, law enforcement and public safety partners, local government and elected officials’ offices, and other community partners to promote collaboration, trust, community engagement, and shared impact.

What You'll Do

Community Engagement and Relationship Building

• Develop and maintain authentic, collaborative relationships with Skid Row residents, individuals with lived experience, community leaders, grassroots organizations, social justice and advocacy groups, neighborhood stakeholders, faith communities, law enforcement and public safety partners, local government and elected officials’ offices, and other community partners. • Maintain a regular presence in the Skid Row community and participate in relevant neighborhood meetings, coalitions, events, forums, and community activities. • Serve as an accessible point of contact for community members, organizations, public agencies, and other stakeholders seeking to engage with the Care Campus. • Proactively engage stakeholders to better understand community priorities, concerns, strengths, resources, and opportunities for collaboration. • Build relationships across diverse perspectives and organizations while promoting respectful dialogue and constructive partnership. • Identify opportunities to strengthen trust, communication, and collaboration between the Care Campus and the surrounding community.

Government and Public Safety Partnerships

• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with relevant law enforcement and public safety partners, including the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), to support communication and coordination regarding issues affecting the Care Campus and surrounding community. • Build relationships with local elected officials’ offices, government agencies, and other public-sector stakeholders connected to Skid Row and the Care Campus. • Serve as a liaison for routine communication with government and public safety partners, coordinating with Care Campus and organizational leadership as appropriate. • Facilitate meetings, site visits, introductions, and other engagement opportunities between Care Campus leadership and public-sector partners. • Help communicate community and campus concerns to appropriate public-sector partners and support collaborative problem-solving when appropriate. • Track requests, commitments, concerns, and follow-up items resulting from meetings or engagement with government and public safety partners. • Coordinate with organizational External Affairs, Communications, Government Relations, or other designated leadership on matters involving elected officials, government agencies, media-sensitive issues, or broader public policy considerations.