Our Organization History

A Better Tomorrow Los Angeles Inc. was founded in 2021 by an Industrial Organizational Psychologist, Dr. Nicolas Miles. During his doctoral studies at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, he researched the Public Motivation Theory (PSM) and the Downtown Los Angeles Skid Row housing crises. The PSM theory aims to understand the motivation factors that get individuals to work in the nonprofit sector. This research project specifically looked at how individuals use their talents in other areas to support and address the issue of homelessness and humanitarian problems. The homeless crisis is a significant issue throughout Los Angeles County, and this research study focused on the area with the largest population of homelessness. Upon the completion of this study, Dr. Miles decided to use this data to address two core things identified:

1. To help individuals identify and build upon their talents and provide them with tools to use them to create a sustainable quality of life.

2. To prevent and address issues that cause homelessness for African Americans in Los Angeles County. African Americans represent 8% of the county population but are 34% of the individual’s experiencing homelessness.

Dr. Miles believes we can slow and then stop the cycle of African Americans and BIPOC individuals experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County by creating this nonprofit that focuses on Amplifying Black and BIPOC Talent (ABT).