Rand Corp. researchers found that homeless services workers on the front lines of L.A. County's homelessness crisis can't afford housing.
Heidi Marston tendered her resignation over a disagreement with the organization’s board about the salaries of its lowest-paid staffers.
Christine Margiotta, executive director of the nonprofit Social Justice Partners LA, which commissioned the study, said the low wages disproportionately affect Black and Latino homeless outreach workers. Centeno makes less than $45,000 and has struggled to find a decent place to live for three years. He became so desperate that he took a pay cut to qualify for subsidized housing.
“It saddens me, it disgusts me and disheartens me,” Alvarez said. “How is it possible that we can be OK with a system where these workers are doing first responder-type work every day and experiencing high levels of vicarious trauma, and they’re unable to have [housing] stability themselves?” The low wages often stem from outdated cost estimates and insufficient funding from public or private organizations as well as government agencies, the report found.
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