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Gun Violence Prevention as an Integral Part of Community Revitalization
Economic development and neighborhood safety cannot succeed unless gun violence is addressed in communities.
September 15, 2020My Parents Were Essential Workers — And They Were Treated Like It
Joe Lumarda, Board Chair This piece originally appeared in The Los Angeles Times on August 23, 2020. Cal Wellness Board Chair Joe Lumarda in…
September 2, 2020In This Moment, We Must Be More Than Allies
This piece originally appeared on Medium.com on July 22, 2020. I have spent the last few weeks and months feeling overwhelmed, angry, and —…
July 29, 2020Why the Curb-Cut Effect is Key to Beating COVID-19
This piece was originally published on July 1, 2020, on PolicyLink’s website. (Download the full blog here.) Many…
July 13, 2020Healing Self, Communities, Generations
Photo by Nedra Ginwright, Flourish Agenda. Cal Wellness grantee Flourish Agenda offers services for youth and youth-focused professionals. I am a community servant. But…
July 13, 2020Perpetual Wounds
This is excerpted from Alex M. Johnson’s piece originally published at Medium.com. I was nine when I was…
June 3, 2020COVID-19, Race and the Road Ahead
Richard Tate (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) This isn’t the 2020 any of us predicted. COVID-19 is wreaking havoc across our state, our country, and the…
May 14, 2020It’s No Surprise Black and Brown Communities Are Hit Hard by COVID-19
Judy Belk This piece was originally published in the Los Angeles Times. At age 26, recently engaged and about to start my first grown-up…
April 28, 2020COVID-19 Digest: Updates from Cal Wellness
Produced by Sandra J. Martínez, Director of Public Policy This ongoing digest summarizes developments in policies and public-health guidelines related to the COVID-19 pandemic,…
March 20, 2020Public Charge Rule Change Is an Attack on Immigrant Communities
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski) (March 4, 2020) We’re disappointed that last week, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services put into effect the rule change around public charge.
March 4, 2020