![]() ![]() The auto technician says programs like this are what will help this city recover as a whole. Jose Madrid has been out of prison for two years and still can’t find a steady job in Compton. Staff with the nonprofit plan to choose people who are usually ineligible for these types of programs because they don’t have steady employment, are immigrants, or are formerly incarcerated. The Compton Pledge says all funds are being raised privately. “I think that it’s wonderful and I want to be a part of it," she said. She says she hadn’t heard of the mayor’s new pledge to pay the salaries of 800 low income residents. Simon is part of a nearly 22 percent increase in unemployment in the City of Compton since Covid-19 hit. “Everyone’s frightened of this pandemic," she said. Her clients used to come to her house to get their hair done, but for now, most aren’t comfortable coming back. The mother of eight also cares for her mom and has no other source of income besides government assistance. “Because I used to do hair and it stopped, slowed my business down, a lot," she said. Jo Carol Simon has been living in Compton for 50 years and says the pandemic has made this year harder than any other. Those statistics are reflected in the infrastructure and through the eyes of everyday people just trying to get by. Staff with the nonprofit plan to choose people who are usually ineligible for these types of programsĬompton is a struggling city, with one in five of its 95,000 residents living in poverty.Compton is a struggling city, with one in five of its 95,000 residents living in poverty.It's called The Compton Pledge and will pay the salary of 800 low-income residents for two years.Compton Mayor, Aja Brown, has just announced the largest city-led income initiative in the country. ![]()
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