GENA'S GROOVE THEORY

Regina White has volunteered for 17 years as a street outreach specialist and life coach for MHALA (Mental Health of America) in Long Beach Ca. working alongside her mentor and HAP case management/worker Mr. Cherokee Morrison, a Vietnam Vet that was one of the first caseworker hired in the early days of Village ISA located in the basement. After seeking assistance with mental evaluation and intake in 2004, Regina became his personal assistant working on the only on-street team for the homeless living in and around the Long Beach area spanning the cities of San Pedro, Wilmington, and Compton. Finding her specialty in helping others and leading them in the right direction of overcoming life's economic and socially stagnating situations. Knowing what it took to get her on her feet and maintain life stability, she changed her major to Human Services and is currently certificate accredited and due to receive her degree. She attributes her being a survivor of mental illness and homelessness to encouraging self-sufficiency, self-reliance, and the will to continue to challenge clients, as well as herself, to strive toward a better quality of life. In 2020, she has reinvented herself and followed her passion by starting OMNI COMMUNITY ALLIANCE, a nonprofit organization to get back to serving the growing population of the homeless here in the Greater Los Angeles area, her office in Long Beach CA. Regina is an ambassador for the LA South Chamber of Commerce, supporting other nonprofits, small business owners, and entrepreneurs in collaboration to build economic growth and opportunities for generational wealth. She is an advocate for mental health awareness and wellness education.