This November is the time to choose between investing in incarceration and investing in our communities.
#ReImagineLA imagines a world where were invest in community counseling, mental health services, youth development programs, small businesses, jobs-creation, and affordable housing.
Dignity and Power Now's Emergency Fund has helped over 8300 community members in Californiawith essential needs.
The Emergency Fund is set in place to aid in connecting community members to essential supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Essential items include cleaning supplies, pantry items, face masks, diapers and baby wipes.
Dignity and Power Now has also distributed over 100+ COVID-19 test kits to familiesin California.
"When we take resources away from things that have failed us and cause us harm, and put them into things that are lacking like housing and access to healthcare - we will see exponential public safety benefits." Lex Steppling of Dignity and Power Now.
"SB10 was originally conceived as an option to the bail system, but at the last minute, the unions of probation officers changed the language of it, manipulating its original intent." Ivette Alé of Dignity and Power Now.