Organizations Filed Purposes:
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, DIRECT SERVICES AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR COMMUNITIES FACED WITH IMMENSE POVERTY.
DURING FISCAL YEAR 2018-19, THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF CANGRESS INCLUDED: 1. EDUCATED OVER 6,000 LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS ABOUT TENANT AND OTHER LEGAL RIGHTS, HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS, COMMUNITY GARDENING AND NUTRITION, AND OTHER COMMUNITY ISSUES.2. ORGANIZED OVER 3,000 LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS TO ADVOCATE FOR COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, LOCAL JOBS, INCREASED FOOD ACCESS AND GREEN SPACE.3. PROVIDED DIRECT SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS IN DOWNTOWN AND SOUTH LA AT TENANT RIGHTS CLINICS AND COMMUNITY HEALTH EVENTS.4. OPERATED A SUCCESSFUL, COMMUNITY-BASED PRODUCE MARKET, BRINGING MORE THAN TWELVE TONS OF AFFORDABLE, ORGANIC PRODUCE TO EXTREMELY LOW-INCOME TENANTS IN DOWNTOWN AND SOUTH LOS ANGELES.5. SERVED MORE THAN 800 PEOPLE IN THE WEEKLY LEGAL CLINIC AND OTHER LEGAL PARTNERSHIPS, PREVENTING EVICTIONS, HELPING PEOPLE SECURE PUBLIC BENEFITS, HELPING PEOPLE WITH RECLASSIFICATIONS UNDER PROPOSITION 47, PROVIDING CITATION DEFENSE SERVICES, AND PROVIDING OTHER LEGAL SERVICES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Darren White | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $81,250 |
| Wesley Walker Jr | TREASURER | 15 | $5,648 |
| James Porter | DIRECTOR | 1 | $1,964 |
| Melina Abdullah | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Barbara Schultz | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Gerardo Gomez | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Cynthia C Ruffin | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Alan Green | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Christine Petit | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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