800 Compton residents to get guaranteed income in two-year pilot program

800 Compton residents to get guaranteed income in two-year pilot program

"This is a great opportunity to address inequalities for Black and Brown people and also additional opportunities for upward mobility,” Compton Mayor Aja Brown says.(Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) There’s a need for additional income, especially with the pandemic resulting in record high numbers of unemployment especially for Black and brown people. Here is how one city is addressing the crisis.

By ALEJANDRA REYES-VELARDE – STAFF WRITER of LA Times.

Jacqueline Andrade and her husband both lost their jobs in March, at a point during the pandemic when grocery store shelves were being ransacked and government aid seemed far […]

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