Creating a safer, stronger Los Angeles. Since 2012, The GRYD Foundation has been addressing food insecurity, violence and racial and socio-economic injustices in historically marginalized Los Angeles communities. Join us in creating a safer, healthier Los Angeles. The GRYD Foundation believes that every youth, regardless of race, gender or geography, should have the resources, opportunities and systems to grow up and to lead healthy, fulfilling lives. No one should be limited or defined based on the zip code where they grow up. Our mission is to create a safer, healthier Los Angeles with a focus on neighborhoods with limited upwardly mobile jobs, community resources, safe spaces to play, and healthy food options. These factors often contribute to unusually high rates of stress, gun violence and a myriad of other adverse outcomes. The GRYD Foundation uses an evidence based, multi-faceted and collaborative approach to break cycles of poverty and violence and to promote wellness and positive socioeconomic outcomes.