Homeless outreach workers and Los Angeles city staff speak with Christopher Given, 39, left, who is homeless and lives in a tent along the Los Angeles River. According to the study, the low pay places financial, emotional and health burdens on workers already facing hazardous and stressful conditions. The report focuses mostly on homeless services workers at nonprofits, who perform a broad range of jobs from case management to outreach, helping to connect people experiencing homelessness with housing and health services as well as food assistance and job training. A year ago, Heidi Marston, the chief executive of Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, resigned after giving raises to her lowest-paid staffers without approval from the commission that oversees the agency. 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.

Source: The Times May 15, 2023 23:59 UTC