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State and National Actions- Letters to the Housed
State and National Actions- Letters to the Housed

Living Wage for All California is pushing for a $22-24 minimum wage statewide. The campaign believes California's current minimum wage is not nearly enough, and they are working with lawmakers including Assemblymember Ash Kalra who introduced Assembly Bill 1516 to study wage impacts and build momentum for higher wages.

Local victories are adding up: Los Angeles just voted to raise the minimum wage to $30 for tourism workers by 2028, creating a model other cities can follow. Find out if your city has active minimum wage campaigns and get involved.

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When I Started Talking to People on the Streets- Letters to the Housed
When I Started Talking to People on the Streets- Letters to the Housed

experience and how it could be used to help others. I’ve talked about being unhoused myself when I was 26. That was over 35 years ago. I got help, got my life together, and had a whole career. But before 2014, I rarely talked about experiencing homelessness with anyone, especially at work. I was ashamed. I thought if I told people I'd been homeless, they'd judge me and wouldn't give me opportunities.

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Letters to the Housed
Letters to the Housed

Challenging the system that manages homelessness instead of ending it. Letters from Paul Asplund, who recovered from homelessness in 1988 and has spent a decade on LA's streets learning what actually works: community-based solutions that center lived experience over bureaucracy. Real stories, hard truths, and practical ways neighbors can help neighbors—because the people closest to the problem are closest to the solution.

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Letters to the HousedPaul Asplund#LettersToTheHoused, #LTTH, #HomelessnessIndustrialComplex, #StreetOutreach, #SkidRowLA, #SecondGraceLA, #RecoveryIsCommunity, #MutualAidNetworks, #CommunityOverCaseManagement, #LivedExperienceMatters, #NeighborToNeighbor, #FaithAndJustice, #SpiritualActivism, #LAHomelessCrisis, #PasadenaAdvocacy, #AddictionRecovery, #CommunityWisdom, #ServiceProviders, #NonprofitReform, #GrassrootsOrganizingComment