PEANUT BUTTER SUNDAYS
YOUTH-LED COMMUNITY ACTION
A youth-founded 501(c)(3) nonprofit connecting housed and unhoused neighbors across Los Angeles. Founded during COVID-19 by by a group of civically minded students seeking meaningful community engagement, PBSundays has evolved from weekly sandwich distributions into a comprehensive platform for youth-led civic initiatives.
2020
FOUNDED DURING COVID501(c)(3)
IRS-RECOGNIZED NONPROFIT8
YOUTH COUNCIL DIRECTORSImpact & Recognition
MEDIA COVERAGE
→ Featured on KCal News for community organizing
→ Recognized for innovative youth-led service model
→ Platform for young civic thought leaders
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
→ Ongoing sandwich making and distribution both directly to our unhoused neighbors and also through partnership with SELAH Coalition
→ Annual music festival (2025)
→ Film festival and boxing event (Coming Soon)
→ Basketball tournaments and multi-sport events
ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
→ A council of dedicated young leaders that meet regularly to plan, promote, and manage events and engagements as well as fundraising to address the human rights crisis of chronic homelessness affecting our neighbors in Los Angeles.
→ Replicable model for community chapters
→ Sustained operations through strategic partnerships
→ Multi-year growth from pandemic mutual aid to scaled nonprofit
→ Comprehensive visual brand identity (merchandise, promotional materials)
Leadership
Our PB Sundays leadership drives strategic direction, program development, and operational execution. Through collaborative leadership and structured decision-making, they've scaled a pandemic-era mutual aid project into a sustainable nonprofit serving Los Angeles communities. PB Sundays has succeeded due to dedicated volunteers, an innovative and youthful approach, and the belief that the smallest act of kindness can make a difference. PB Sundays would not be where it is today without our Founders who believed in the vision from day one. We would like to thank: Wyeth Ahearn, Isaac Love, Luca and Leo Persechetti, Harry and Isaac Sey, Remi Morrison, Charlie, Isla and Wesley Thomlinson, Marley Best, Natalie Shea, and Lennon Grousbeck
Boards of Directors
The PB Sundays Board of Directors meets regularly, plans events, and ensures that the organization stays true to its mission.
WYETH AHEARN
Executive Director
International School of Los Angeles
REMI MORRISON
Director of Community Engagement
International School of Los Angeles
LUCA PERSICHETTI
Director of Creative & Brand Development
International School of Los Angeles
WES THOMLINSON
Director of Junior projects
International School of Los Angeles
Zach Strauss
Administrative Advisor
Parent Founder
HARRY SEY
Director of Strategic Initiatives
Brown University
ISAAC LOVE
Director of Operations
Flintridge Preparatory High School
LENNON GROUSBECK
Director of Programs
La Salle high school
Cassandra Krause
Strategic Development Advisor
Parent Founder
ISAAC SEY
Director of Partnerships
Duke University
Advisory Board
Daniel Ahearn
Clinical & Mental Health Advisor
Parent Founder
From the very beginning—when Daniel and Wyeth Ahearn handed out peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in their neighborhood to Zach Strauss and Isaac Love, building connections with The Berrics to share the vision —PB Sundays was rooted in friendship, purpose, and love. What started simply has grown into something meaningful: a movement grounded in showing up, caring, and giving back—not because we have to, but because we can.
PB Sundays empowers youth culture to be the change they want to see.
We are deeply grateful to the inspiring volunteers who return again and again to make and distribute sandwiches, recruit participants, secure prizes, and believe in this work. None of this happens without you.
PBSundays Crew: Max, Malcome, Vasco Foster, Keoni Filin
Our Model
PBSundays addresses community isolation and homelessness through direct engagement rather than institutional distance. We recognize that meaningful change requires relationships, not just resources.
What We Do
Organize multi-generational volunteers for food preparation
Coordinate with SELAH for strategic distribution reaching LA's 60,000+ unhoused residents
Design community events that bridge housed and unhoused populations
Develop youth leadership capacity through hands-on nonprofit management
Why It Works
Young people lead because street culture is youth culture
Skateparks and basketball courts share space with our unhoused neighbors
This proximity creates authentic understanding that drives sustainable engagement
Mental health initiative for both housed and unhoused community members
Start Your Own Chapter
The PBSundays model is designed for replication. We provide framework, best practices, and ongoing support for communities establishing local chapters.