The Social Impact Center

Felicia Carbajal (they/them)

“Our initiative will help support people with old convictions. We have created a community-first approach leveraging technology to expedite the process.”

The Social Impact Center is committed to overhauling LA's expungement system, a process notoriously known for its inefficiency and biased impact on communities affected by the War on Drugs and BIPOC/LGBTQ+ individuals. By leveraging cutting-edge virtual and AI tools, and collaborating with key legal stakeholders, the center aims to democratize expungement access, enhance trauma-informed rights education, and establish a scalable model for technology-driven justice, fostering stability in housing and employment across LA County.

Felicia is a queer Latinx, values-based community organizer, social entrepreneur, abolitionist, and manifester. They have over two decades of movement-building experience within intersectional communities. As a directly impacted person, they know firsthand the failings of the injustice system and actively work to dismantle all systems of oppression. Felicia is the co-founder and Executive Director of The Social Impact Center.

They have been honored in The Advocate Magazine’s 40 under 40 LGBT leaders for their intersectional work in marriage equality and cannabis. in 2020 they were recognized as a Latinx LGBTQ role model by Honor 41. They’re a sought-after public speaker and thought leader on equity, abolition, economic development, marijuana/cannabis health & equity, and intersectional community building. They love their wife, life, and freedom.