Los Angeles, California · Founded 2018
Feed. Educate.
Uplift.
A community organization rooted in food, education, and culture — serving the houseless, the at-promise, and the overlooked across Los Angeles since 2018.
Los Angeles, California · Founded 2018
A community organization rooted in food, education, and culture — serving the houseless, the at-promise, and the overlooked across Los Angeles since 2018.
Who We Are
The P.A.C.K Project started in 2018 as a birthday initiative — one person deciding that her birthday was better spent giving than receiving. What began as a simple act of showing up became a movement.
Over seven years we've fed over 10,000 people across Skid Row, South Central, Inglewood, and Baldwin Village. We've thrown back-to-school bashes, produced charity galas, sent school supplies to Eritrea, and built programs for youth who deserve to see themselves in the future.
In 2023, we incorporated as a California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation. The work is bigger now — and we're just getting started.
"To uplift houseless individuals and underserved families through comprehensive educational, food, and housing programs — in Los Angeles and beyond."— P.A.C.K Project Mission Statement
What We Do
Every program starts with a real need we saw in front of us — and a decision to do something about it.
Monthly food events across Los Angeles — featuring diverse cuisines, genuine community connection, and consistent presence in the neighborhoods that need it most. Skid Row, South Central, Inglewood, Baldwin Village. Every month.
Now evolving into Feed the Lil Homies — a youth-focused iteration serving at-promise students with food, activities, and cultural programming at South Central schools.
A full-scale back-to-school activation at The Beehive in South Central — art, music, tech, food, and performances by Kalan FrFr and Wallie the Sensai. Nintendo Switches, Rams tickets, Clippers tickets, and a studio session with a Grammy-winning engineer given away to kids in the community.
An upscale charity gala at Compton Airport — 100+ guests, ice sculpture, chocolate fountain, jazz, and a 360 photo booth. Proceeds benefited Fly Compton Aero Club (aviation education for underserved youth) and Santa's Playground.
School supplies shipped to Eritrea through personal family connections, distributed to orphanages in Asmara. The origin story that makes PACK different from any other LA nonprofit — a dual-continent mission rooted in diaspora identity.
When the city shut down, we showed up. Contactless care packages for LA's houseless community — 20+ drives across Skid Row, 1,500+ people fed, 1,000+ masks distributed. Community support poured in. We didn't miss a beat.
Youth-focused evolution of Feed the Homies. First event May 2025 with Crete Academy — 150 sixth-graders from low-income households. Format: food + youth activities + creative programming + nutrition education. Expanding to 3 schools monthly.
Quarterly workshops for youth in music production, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and creative arts — built to access workforce development and youth education grants and give young people real skills.
The Journey
2025 – Present
Pivoting to serve at-promise youth with food, education, and cultural programming. First event May 2025 with Crete Academy — 150 sixth graders. Planned: 3 South Central schools, monthly, with PACK Academy launching in 2026.
2023
Filed Articles of Incorporation with the CA Secretary of State (File No. 5713657). IRS EIN already secured. PACK becomes official — with a board, bylaws, and a path to 501(c)(3) status.
2022
Two major productions in one year — a community celebration in South Central and a charity gala at Compton Airport raising funds for youth aviation programs.
2021 – 2023
Monthly food program officially launched. 40+ volunteers. Professional video content. Volunteer database. Safety protocols built from scratch. Real infrastructure, every month, without fail.
2020
Contactless care packages for the houseless. Masks, supplies, food. Pivoted in days. Community showed up. Partners showed up. The work never stopped.
2018
Founder Miriam Haregot decided her birthday was better spent giving than celebrating. She showed up with supplies. So did people who believed in the same thing. The P.A.C.K Project was born.
Community Partners
Organizations, brands, and people who showed up and made it real.
Get Involved
We run on people who show up. Every event needs production crew, distribution hands, and people who genuinely care. No experience required.
Sign Up to VolunteerEvery dollar goes directly to food, supplies, and programming. $25 feeds a family. $100 sponsors a youth activity. You pick the impact.
Make a DonationVolunteer Sign-Up
We have two main shifts at every event: Production (setup, logistics, coordination) and Distribution (serving food and supplies directly to community members).
Fill out the form and we'll reach out before our next event with details on time, location, and what to bring.
Questions? Email us:
thepackprojectorg@gmail.com
Or call: (310) 414-7958
We'll reach out before the next event with all the details. Thank you for showing up.
The Founder
Miriam started the P.A.C.K Project in 2018 with a simple decision: her birthday belonged to someone who needed it more. Seven years later, that impulse has grown into a full community organization that has fed over 10,000 people, produced major LA events, and formalized as a California nonprofit.
She is Eritrean-American, Los Angeles-based, and deeply rooted in the communities she serves. The PACK Project isn't a charity project for her — it's an extension of who she is and where she comes from.
Beyond PACK, Miriam runs Miri LLC, a music industry strategy firm, and is building the revenue infrastructure to fully fund PACK through her business work — a model she calls "revenue funding impact."