A few years ago I began to volunteer doing community organizing in the neighborhood ofPico Union; a working-class, immigrant community near the Downtown Los AngelesFashion District. When I was brought in by thePico Union Projectmy work started with surveys and listening sessions. Before I did ...
Thus, AABL PLWH found the need to rely on friends, relatives, neighbors, and volunteer-run emergency food pantries for survival. Yet, local and federal benefits programs, including housing assistance, remained consistent even as the most severe impacts of COVID-19-related closures were felt (e...