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In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, article after article has outlined the disproportionate impact of the virus on Black Americans. The information is staggering: according to the CDC, 30…
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“When SB 616 was signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom last October, the Western Center on Law & Poverty estimated the average Californian owed $15,100 in non-mortgage debt, including medical,…
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Crawford Brings Decades of Experience in Strategic Philanthropy, Policy Advocacy and Social Justice LOS ANGELES – After a nationwide search, the Board of Directors of Western Center on Law &…
Read More“The pandemic is exacerbating our underlying housing and homelessness crisis in the state,” said Madeline Howard, a senior attorney at the Western Center on Law and Poverty, a legal aid…
Read More“It stands for “Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair” and is part of a national campaign promoted by Dove, the National Urban League, Color Of Change and…
Read More“I’ve been an antihunger advocate in California for over 20 years, and never seen anything like this,” said Jessica Bartholow, legislative advocate for the Western Center on Law and Poverty.”…
Read More“Jessica Bartholow, a policy advocate at the California-based Western Center on Law and Poverty, said voting is a “cultural experience” often denied homeless people. “It’s really hard to find a…
Read More“The emergency food assistance program is backed by CHIRLA, the California Association of Food Banks and the Western Center on Law & Poverty.” Read More
Read More“The Western Center on Law & Poverty… called the protections in the new bill “critical,” and urged that it be passed and signed. However, the Center said, “AB 3088 is…
Read More“When SB 616 was signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom last October, the Western Center on Law & Poverty estimated the average Californian owed $15,100 in non-mortgage debt, including medical,…
Read More“(This bill) needs to pass. At the same time it is not nearly enough,” said Anya Lawler, who advocated for the bill on behalf of the Western Center on Law…
Read MoreBy Western Center’s Nisha N. Vyas and Matthew Warren In Discourse, Special Issue: Law Meets World Vol. 68 Abstract While COVID-19 is not the root cause of housing insecurity, the pandemic has pulled…
Read More“Mike Herald, director of policy advocacy for the Western Center on Law and Poverty, said the bills would have raised an estimated $23 billion, funds he said are needed to…
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