Housing Security
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Unleashing the Power of Black and Latina Women with WIN-LA
Through this initiative, Black and Latina women accrue valuable financial assets, invest in their communities, and increase their personal wealth by pooling their funding in United Way’s affordable housing and economic development investments. It allows participants to receive double-digit returns on their contributions while supporting the production of affordable housing and other vital resources in their neighborhoods.
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How is Kaiser Permanente’s Julie Miller-Phipps leading the care of L.A. people beyond healthcare
Her vision for people’s well-being goes beyond access to healthcare. She explains economic mobility and house insecurity, for example, are significant social predictors of health.
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Three Years After COVID Lockdown, United Way of Greater Los Angeles Shows How the Next Crisis can Hurt Less
United Way of Greater Los Angeles is excited to share a Community Conversations Report, which reflects the urgent needs of our communities that have not recovered from the pandemic and need increased and significant support to prepare for the next destabilizing event, like a massive earthquake similar to the recent one in Turkey and Syria.
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UWGLA’s Prosperity Partner: It’s Bigger Than Us— Providing targeted solutions for community’s wellness
With the vision that wellness is a human right every person should have access to, It’s Bigger Than Us (IBTU) is bringing healthcare equity with a holistic approach to South… continue reading UWGLA’s Prosperity Partner: It’s Bigger Than Us— Providing targeted solutions for community’s wellness
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UWGLA’s Prosperity Partner: Miss Rodgers’ Neighborhood– ‘Our unity is our wealth’
Assisting thousands of neighbors living in the streets of South Los Angeles was just the beginning of Miss Rodger’s Neighborhood mission. Today, the organization is providing hot meals, free laundry,… continue reading UWGLA’s Prosperity Partner: Miss Rodgers’ Neighborhood– ‘Our unity is our wealth’
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5 Good Ways to Give
In your own way, you can help your neighbors in need to find support in the short term, and opportunities to succeed in the long term, so that every person in Los Angeles is able to have the resources to live, work, and thrive. Today, you can start creating a better tomorrow for everyone in L.A.
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Rental Assistance Helps Los Angeles Families in Need
When the pandemic started, Lauren S., a single mother of two, saw her work as an independent contractor grind to a halt. Suddenly, with two kids who were learning online… continue reading Rental Assistance Helps Los Angeles Families in Need
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Developing Solutions to the Affordable Housing Crisis
United Way of Greater Los Angeles’s efforts to increase the supply of affordable housing are bearing fruit on a number of fronts. In El Monte, an innovative construction method making… continue reading Developing Solutions to the Affordable Housing Crisis
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Accelerating Permanent Supportive Housing for Quality Construction, Faster and Cheaper
In spring 2019, United Way of Greater Los Angeles awarded $5 million in grants to a range of bold projects through the Accelerating Permanent Supportive Housing competition (APSH). APSH asked… continue reading Accelerating Permanent Supportive Housing for Quality Construction, Faster and Cheaper
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supporting eviction defense and preventing homelessness
The primary driver of homelessness in Los Angeles County is the lack of affordable housing. Many families were struggling before COVID-19 and this has been compounded by job losses and… continue reading supporting eviction defense and preventing homelessness
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