In response to the ongoing warehouse fire in Boyle Heights and the state of emergency declarations issued by both the City of Los Angeles and the State of California, the California Community Foundation (CCF) today announced the activation of the CCF Impact Fund to provide direct, immediate relief to residents affected by the disaster.
Immigrant entrepreneurs, from street vendors to furniture retailers, suffered devastating business losses after the ICE raids drove people to stay off the streets and cut back spending. But Inclusive Action for the City, a nonprofit supported by CCF, helped them turn things around with emergency aid, business loans and retraining into more safe catering services.
A year after federal immigration agents launched massive raids in Los Angeles, a daylong hearing documenting their impact drew shattering testimony of migrants brutalized, families ripped apart and entrepreneurs crushed. But the June 8 People’s Hearing on Immigration Enforcement, hosted at CCF, also highlighted resilience, courage and solidarity.
For playwright Consuelo Flores, having her autobiographical drama “Soul Sacrifice” produced at the Casa0101 theater in Los Angeles’ Boyle Heights neighborhood felt “like a homecoming in so many ways.” After all, she grew up just a few miles from the arts complex and the Vietnam War-era events depicted in the play, including the seminal Chicano rights protest movement, took place nearby.
Karina Soriano spent her summer internship at Los Angeles Public Press doing something her community desperately needed: creating a bilingual guide telling immigrant families in L.A. County what to do if ICE agents knock on their door.
Fifteen months after the Eaton and Palisades fires tore through communities across Los Angeles County, a new survey finds that most fire survivors remain displaced as insurance support and savings are running out.