OUR IMPACT
We don't measure impact in numbers alone—we witness young people rewrite their stories when they’re met with housing, healing, and community.
Lives Transformed, Strengths Discovered, and Potential Unlocked
Young people don’t arrive at Seed House Project because they lack potential. They arrive because the systems meant to support them fell short—during some of the most critical years of their lives. Rising housing costs, limited access to mental health care, and aging out of foster care without a safety net leave too many young people stuck in survival mode.
Seed House Project is working to change that for youth in Los Angeles and beyond.
Real Lives, Real Impact
The following numbers are from FY2025:
young people reached across all programming
meals provided, creating daily stability and community
case management sessions delivered
engaged with employment or internship
enrolled in education programs
alumni in permanent housing
MEMBER STORY
From Homeless to Master’s Bound: One Student’s Fight to Finish What He Started
Kam Pruitt, 26, grew up in the San Fernando Valley. As a first-generation college student at California State University, Northridge (CSUN), he has at times felt alone and unsure, not knowing if he would be able to accomplish a college education.
During his time at college, Kam worked many jobs on campus to supplement his income. He paid for his undergraduate education and living expenses with various scholarships, eventually graduating with a Bachelor of Science in 2022.
Kam then decided to obtain a master’s degree when a professor recommended that he pursue postgraduate education. “That’s when things started getting serious,” remembered Kam.
No longer an undergraduate student, he was unable to receive financial aid. As a former foster youth, he was also not able to qualify for the transitional housing program that sustained him during his time as an undergraduate student.
“I had a desperate need for housing, suffered from food instability, and truly needed help. In 2024, I became homeless. I lost my job, lived in my car, and I wanted to give up.”
Kam was depleted with no resources – he did not have family in the area, and did not want to abandon his dream of a higher degree, as he was so close to the end of his educational goal.
Through the school’s resource department, a professor provided Kam with information on the Seed House Project. The professor told him about Garrett Underwood, the founder of the Los Angeles nonprofit organization, who was also a fellow graduate of CSUN.
Offering housing, meals, therapy, educational programs, academic support, and career readiness tools, Kam discovered that the Seed House Project was an absolute good fit for him.
“When I found out that I was accepted into their program, the biggest weight was lifted from my shoulders,” he sighed. “I had the chance to get my life together.”
Set to graduate with his master’s degree in the summer of 2026, Kam’s plans for the future include working in the non-profit sector because he values what the Seed House Project has given to him and helped to create a path out of poverty.
Invest in the Potential of Young People
When we invest in young people, something truly magical happens: stability takes root, healing begins, and the door to possibility swings wide open. Your support makes measurable impact possible—help a young person move from survival to self-actualization today.