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• Meet Nancy, Recipient of Successful Economic Mobility Partnerships

  For the last 6 months, Nancy had been coached on tracking her spending and creating a budget through the help of a financial coach from the Building Skills Partnership (BSP),… continue reading Meet Nancy, Recipient of Successful Economic Mobility Partnerships

  Financial Assistance

  

• 88th and Vermont Grand Opening

  Yesterday was a promising start to the new year as we saw the grand opening of 88th and Vermont, a 62-unit project of supportive and affordable housing, with a youth and family… continue reading 88th and Vermont Grand Opening

  Affordable Housing Homelessness

  

• LA Rams Offensive Tackle Andrew Whitworth Gives Back This Holiday Season

  Too often, the holiday season can be a financial burden for our most vulnerable neighbors. Knowing that LA Rams Starting Offensive Tackle Andrew Whitworth made all the difference by surprising… continue reading LA Rams Offensive Tackle Andrew Whitworth Gives Back This Holiday Season

  

• Meet Veronica Lewis, One of the Many Inspiring Women Who Power Our Mission

  On this International Women’s Day, we have so many women to celebrate we can’t begin to name them all. Women who have stood tall and shared their strength with us,… continue reading Meet Veronica Lewis, One of the Many Inspiring Women Who Power Our Mission

  Housing Security

  

• California Ranks No. 1 in National Poverty Per New Figures from U.S. Census Bureau

  A KPCC article published this morning reports that the most recent figures from the U.S. Census Bureau rank California at No. 1 in national poverty when living expenses are factored in. Though… continue reading California Ranks No. 1 in National Poverty Per New Figures from U.S. Census Bureau

  Crisis Relief Homelessness

  

• The Walk Ahead: Ensuring Students are Prepared After High School Graduation (“Walkout” Part 3 of 3)

  EDITOR’S NOTE: Read Part 1 of the series at The Walkout — How a Student Movement in 1968 Changed Schools Forever and Part 2 at 40 Years After “The Walkout” — A Turning… continue reading The Walk Ahead: Ensuring Students are Prepared After High School Graduation (“Walkout” Part 3 of 3)

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• How Caesar Chavez Changed the World

  HONORING CESAR CHAVEZ DAY 2018 “From the depth of need and despair, people can work together, can organize themselves to solve their own problems and fill their own needs with… continue reading How Caesar Chavez Changed the World

  Advocacy

  

• 40 Years After “The Walkout” – A Turning Point in LAUSD Education Reform (Part 2 of 3)

  EDITOR’S NOTE: You can read Part 1 of the series at The Walkout — How a Student Movement in 1968 Changed Schools Forever. The fight for equality takes many forms. But… continue reading 40 Years After “The Walkout” – A Turning Point in LAUSD Education Reform (Part 2 of 3)

  Education Youth Empowerment

  

• Why Students in East L.A. Walked Out in 1968 to Protest Education Inequality

  To read the story of the walkouts, visit our article Part 1: The Walkouts.

  Education Youth Empowerment

  

• Historical Photos from the 1968 East L.A. Walkouts

  The following photos, capturing the 1968 East L.A. School Walkouts, come from the historical La Raza collection via the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center. By permission of UCLA-CSRC, we have curated… continue reading Historical Photos from the 1968 East L.A. Walkouts

  Education Youth Empowerment