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Mothers of East Los Angeles (MELA), started in 1986, as a group of Latina mothers to fight the proposed construction of a state prison in East Los Angeles by Governor George Deukmejian. [1] Rosa Diseno, Lucy Ramos, Mary Lou Trevis, Juana Gutierrez , and Aurora Castillo are some of the founding mothers among the 400-member group. [ 2 ]
Founded in 1894, [4] the YWCA Greater Los Angeles serving the needs of women and their families in the Los Angeles community is modeled after the national Young Women's Christian Association which is a membership movement dedicated to the concept of empowering women by creating opportunities for growth, leadership and eliminating racism.
The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) is the metropolitan planning organization (MPO) of six of the ten counties in Southern California, serving Imperial County, Los Angeles County, Orange County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, and Ventura County.
State Rep. Stephanie Chang, D-Detroit, and Detroit City Councilwoman Mary Sheffield announce proposed changes to the state's homeschooling system on April 17, 2015 outside of the Coleman A. Young ...
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Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) is the lead agency responsible for coordinating housing and social services for the homeless in Los Angeles County. [1] LAHSA allocates funds and administers contracts with regional agencies that provide emergency, transitional and permanent housing, and other services that assist homeless individuals. [2]
She became known as "Mother Ward" throughout the length and breadth of Maccabeedom. The women began as a local club, or "Hive" in Muskegon, Michigan, but made application to form a statewide auxiliary at the 1886 Knights of the Maccabees Great Camp convention; they were denied. They tried again at the 1887 convention and were turned down.