The Los Angeles Dodgers did not offer a timeline on 20 June when they announced that they had committed $ 1 million “for direct financial aid for families of immigrants affected by recent events in the region.”
Almost eight weeks later, with protests about the Dodgers reaction to the immigration raids that ended, a non-profit group that worked with the team gave new details.
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The $ 1 million will be distributed among 1,000 households, each of which will receive $ 1,000 by the end of the month, according to California Community Foundation (CCF), a philanthropic organization in Los Angeles.
“The generous gift of $ 1 million Dodgers to the CCF La Neighbours Fund will exempt 1,000 households in Los Angeles who struggle to meet their basic needs because of immigration raids,” CCF said to the US today in a statement to the US.
The Dodgers did not immediately respond to requests for comment USA Today Sports submitted by SMS.
Since 6 June, ICE and CBP have made more than 4,200 arrests in the Los Angeles region, according to spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin of domestic security.
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“We will continue to maintain the law and remove the worst of the worst,” McLaughlin told USA Today Sports per e -mail.
The Dodgers, who enjoyed the old support from the Latino community, were criticized because they did not tackle the immigration performance for two weeks before they announced the use of $ 1 million.
The day before the announcement, the team said that the Ice Agents had denied access to parking spaces in a Dodger Stadium. Until that time, the Dodgers had not issued a statement with regard to the raids that sometimes sometimes activated violent protests in the city center.
“What happens in Los Angeles is shown among thousands and thousands of people, and we have heard the calls for us to play a leading role on behalf of the affected people,” said Dodgers President Stan Kasten in a statement in a statement at the time of the announcement. “We believe that through resources and undergone we will continue to support action and continue to support the communities of larger Los Angeles.”
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Mayor of Los Angeles Karen Bass, in a press release of 21 June about the dedication of the team, thanked the Dodgers for leading this action to support the immigrant community of Los Angeles. ” '
The same day, however, demonstrators returned to the Dodger Stadium and at least two signed with the text: “Dodgers want you to keep your mouth shut for $ 1 million.”
Others criticized the Dodgers because they no longer gave.
More than 200 donors, including the Dodgers, helped with the collection of $ 2.6 million for the CCF La Neighbours Fund, “that will offer extra resources to the assistance program of the city of LA, as well as non -profit organizations that offer direct help in the entire province that is needed as a result of the CCF,” according to the statement, “according to the statement,” according to the statement.
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