At this critical moment, our mission to make LA a fair, flourishing place for everyone is more important than ever. As of last night, all Californians are being asked to stay home unless it is essential for them to leave. While these measures are necessary in order to slow the spread of coronavirus, we know many people across our state will face severe challenges as a result.
Over the past week, LA Forward members collaborated to produce a series of informational guides designed to support one another by sharing of valuable, timely information and mutual aid actions for our at-risk neighbors.
The guides will be hosted on our website and updated often. LA Forward’s Guide for the Financial Vulnerable is now available. Thanks to our dedicated members, this guide offers resources for freelancers, service workers, people with disabilities, undocumented immigrants, seniors, LGBTQ+, unsheltered and housing insecure who are being impacted by this pandemic. And if you don't see the information you need, rest assured that we are working around the clock to keep building out the guide.
Over the next two days, we'll post two more guides:
Our Families and Parents guide will include activities, education, and resources for people with infants to young adults to pets,
Our Mental Health guide will offer ways to safely engage in mutual aid actions to support our most at-risk neighbors.
All three guides will be available on our website at https://www.losangelesforward.org/crisis-guides.
While the evolving health crisis exposes deep-rooted inequalities across LA county, it also serves as an opportunity to show solidarity in supporting our most vulnerable community members.
Over the coming weeks and months, we will continue banding together to strengthen our communities and advocate for policies to protect those most at-risk and in turn protect all of us.
Please continue to check LA Forward’s website at https://www.losangelesforward.org/rapidresponse for additional information on what you can do to provide and organize mutual aid at a hyper-local level