The BIG:LEAP Basic Income Guaranteed: Los Angeles Economic Assistance Pilot program will give $1,000 in direct cash payments to families each month for 12 months. The no-strings-attached payments will be given to families who were impacted by the pandemic and are living in poverty.
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Walk-up, Pop Up Is Open to Everyone 16 and Older
WHAT: LA City Councilmember Curren Price is partnering with St. John’s Well Child and Family Center to host a mobile vaccination event in the church parking lot of Nativity Catholic Church on Thursday, April 22 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
The pop-up event is the second in two weeks to be organized in conjunction with Councilmember Price, St. John’s Well Child & Family Center and faith-based organizations in South LA. The walk-up opportunity is aimed at bringing the vaccine directly to underserved neighborhoods in District 9.
In April, LA City Councilmember Curren Price launched a program partnering with local churches across South LA to get neighbors in District 9 vaccinated. Over the past year, there have been nearly 70,000 positive coronavirus cases and 1,029 deaths in the District, one of the hardest hit in the City.