Father Yohan Kim, 68, a priest at St. James Episcopal Church, rented a house in the mid-2010s and began living with 16 Korean-American homeless people. Since then, Father Kim has provided food and shelter to more than 150 people. His church members and devotees are supportive of his efforts, but he hasn’t received any funding from the government including the city of Los Angeles.
Disadvantaged by language barriers and immigration restrictions, unhoused Korean Americans are in the "blind spot" of resources and organizations. Korean American homeless shelters often do not receive government funding because they are not officially registered. As a result, they rely on donations from the Korean-American community and the support of a handful of volunteers.
Mixing systemic racism, low wages, unemployment and resulting poverty is a troubling recipe for long-term – in many cases generational – food insecurity. Armed with the knowledge that food insecurity can lead to poor outcomes and impact the community’s overall health and well-being, Black organizations have taken the lead in addressing the multi-layered issue.
Increasing elderly isolation, especially among Black Americans, leads to poor health outcomes and higher mortality rates.
California faces a multi-billion dollar cleanup of toxic PCE from dry cleaners. Current funds are insufficient, and unlike other states, California lacks a dedicated remediation program, leaving residents at risk.
Taline Mazlemian has run Paragon Cleaners since her uncle's 2004 death. The business faces costly PCE contamination cleanup, common in California dry cleaners, worsened by COVID-19 losses. Many have shut down.
Kelsey Joson who runs InControl-MN started her business after she became passionate about helping adults with disabilities. She had grown frustrated with the services and the quality of life adults with disabilities.
Law protecting housing applicants who have low credit scores enables abuse survivors to rebuild their lives.
Farmworkers in a remote corner of northern California say they've never heard of the state's efforts to extend health care to undocumented residents.
I remember the first time I witnessed domestic violence. I was 7 years old and spent the night at my cousin’s house.
