🏛 The Los Angeles County Task Force has released a report on the rising crisis of Latinx homelessness. From 2018 to 2024, the number of Latinx individuals experiencing homelessness in LA County rose by 76%, making up about 45% of the homeless population.

Despite this, they are the least likely to access support services. This report, stemming from a 2022 motion by the LA County @countyofla Board of Supervisors, highlights systemic gaps and factors contributing to this inequity.

📑 After two years of research and community feedback, the report highlights several key systemic failures:

Language and Culture: There is an inadequate number of bilingual staff and limited cultural outreach. 📋

Fear and Distrust: Immigrant communities are often reluctant to engage due to concerns about immigration status. 👥

Economic Injustice: Issues like wage theft and exploitation threaten family stability amid rising rents. 💸

A Broken System: County services are too complex for those in crisis to navigate. ⛓️‍💥

Affordability Crisis: There is a significant shortage of affordable housing in the region. 🏠

The ARDI initiative will collaborate with county departments and the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) to promptly implement these recommendations.

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💸 For many families, one emergency vet bill can change everything. The cost of being a pet parent continues to rise with inflation making basic pet care harder to access, especially for communities already under financial strain.

Through Community Animal Care, CARE has provided approximately $112,000 in lifesaving veterinary support and distributed food across seven states, reaching thousands of families with practical, immediate help.

😿 Too often, the story being told about animals in need focuses on animal cruelty instead of providing the context for how such cruelty begins, and who else suffers at the opposite side of the leash.

Community Animal Care challenges that narrative by focusing on what families actually need: information, resources, and support.

🧡 From emergency veterinary assistance to food distribution and coalition-building, CARE works alongside communities to keep families and pets together during difficult moments.

This is what care looks like when communities are supported instead of blamed.

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Aubrie Kavanaugh, an animal welfare advocate, recently saw an advanced version of CARE’s upcoming documentary ‘Brown & Bonded’ about the animal shelter, animal welfare and animal rescue industry, and we wanted to share their kind words.

💭 “This is one of the most consequential films I have seen in my entire life. Let me say that again for emphasis. Brown & Bonded is one of the most consequential films I have seen in my entire life. It is brilliant. It is shocking. It is joyful. It is uplifting. It is hard to watch. And it should be a game changer in our society.”

This powerful feeling underscores a central theme within the film: that animal systems often mirror broader social systems, and that meaningful change requires us to rethink rules, enforcement, and who those systems are designed to serve.

"We should always get to the yes." – Jo-Ann Zoll

🔗 Read the full blog post using the link in our bio.

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🏙️ The residents of rent-stabilized buildings in Brooklyn are raising concerns about declining living conditions, blaming profit-driven landlords. Landlords argue that strict rent increase limits set by city and state officials prevent necessary property maintenance.

On his first day in office, Mayor Zohran Mamdani visited a dilapidated apartment building in Brooklyn and pledged support for the tenants. However, this building may soon be sold to Summit Properties USA, a firm with a history of violations, which recently won a $451 million bid for it and over 90 other properties owned by the Pinnacle Group. The situation remains critical for many residents.

📝 In his inaugural action, Mr. Mamdani announced the city’s intervention, framing the situation as a test of his commitment to renters. Although city officials requested a delay in the auction, the bankruptcy judge denied their request.

Deputy Mayor Leila Bozorg mentioned that the city is looking for ways to support tenants. Meanwhile, Zohar Levy, chairman of Summit Properties, asserted the company`s dedication to improving affordability in New York. Many tenants in rent-stabilized buildings are concerned about worsening conditions under profit-driven owners. 🏚️

🛠️ Landlords, on the other hand, attribute poor maintenance to city and state officials, citing restrictions on rent increases for these apartments.

📊 City records reveal over 780 open violations in a dozen Summit properties, with more than 290 classified as "immediately hazardous." A Summit spokesperson noted that the buildings are older and that the company is working to address the violations.

Mr. Mamdani must navigate this dispute while fulfilling his campaign promise to freeze rents in rent-stabilized apartments. Unfortunately for the residents, they must wait for the new owner for any possibility of change, if any.

Source: The New York Times
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