A nonprofit organization that serves some of the most vulnerable communities in Los Angeles is facing a major loss in funding from the city.
On Wednesday, about 30 members of the nonprofit The Wall Las Memorias Project and advocates showed up to the Los Angeles City Council meeting. During public comment portion, they urged the council to reconsider a motion underway to transfer $500,000 in funds from the nonprofit to the community programs fund for Council District 1.The Wall Las Memorias Project helps the underserved Latino LGBTQ+ community.
"With the increase of hate crimes of hate throughout Los Angeles and different parts of this country, by the city council allowing a motion to go forward that would take money away from The Wall Las Memorias it is sending the wrong message," said Richard Zaldivar, founder andThe nonprofit has existed for nearly three decades. While it is a community health and wellness organization, it also erected the country's first AIDS monument in Lincoln Park, which is in Council District 1.
"It takes a lot of support, a lot of love to be able to come to terms with your HIV status. So, what The Wall Las Memorias does for people like me is really help us understand and accept what is to live with HIV. So to hear that they're going to take funds away from this programming isAccording to Zaldivar, the funds were approved last year by the previous city administration.
"My team has met with the Wall Las Memorias, and we've agreed to continue this item in order to discuss what are the greatest needs in CD 1 and how we can best make use of these funds. Thank you everyone who came here today to speak on this item and look forward to hearing from y'all," said Councilmember Hernandez.
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