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, including a good portion of the undocumented workers in L.A.-area restaurants. Although they may present as Latinx, they’re not necessarily fluent in Spanish; many speak only the Indigenous languages of their home villages in Mexico or Central America.
Now its 13 staffers offer COVID-19 vaccines at weekly clinics, provide personal protective equipment to essential workers, and share educational videos that explain safe COVID-19 practices in Indigenous languages,CIELO also offers cash payments of $500 to help pay rent and other expenses — a lifesaver for those who lost work when the pandemic forced employers to scale back or shut down. More than $2.2 million in grants have been distributed to date, along with $1.
And then there’s the time CIELO spends helping Indigenous people apply for government services — a task that can be daunting even for native English speakers. Many restaurants have established a new normal, with smaller dining rooms and more elaborate take-out operations. They’ve stabilized but with fewer hours to offer their employees. “Others closed because they were unable to sustain themselves,” Romero said. “So [laid-off workers] have accrued debts from rent, car payments and more over a whole year fromThat was the case for Gustavo Molina, a longtime cook in the Beverly Hills area who was let go in March 2020.
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