News & Events
- 11-5-2016
National Business Alliance Names 36 Leaders Transforming Local Economies
Chanchanit Martorell of Thai Community Development Center Awarded Local Economy Fellowship, Joins North American Leadership Network Thirty-six leaders representing innovative community and economic development solutions in 29 U.S. and Canadian cities have been selected to the Business Alliance for Local Living Economy’s (BALLE) fourth cohort of Local Economy Fellows. These are leaders with fierce love Continue Reading
- 20-4-2016
On 3rd Annual “Renters’ Day,” Housing Committee Hears from Impacted Tenants; Considers Strategies to Lower Rent Burden and Prevent Displacement
Councilmember Gil Cedillo joined over 150 low-income renters and advocates at rally today on City in honor of the 3rd annual Renters Day. Following the rally, members of the Housing Committee, Chaired by Councilmember Cedillo, heard testimony from housing experts, including impacted tenants, who described in detail the impact that rising rents and the threat Continue Reading
- 24-3-2016
City Council Responds to Renters Call for Action
Yesterday the LA City Council voted 11-0 for the creation of a Quality Repairs pilot program that will prevent and better address substandard housing conditions, preserve our RSO housing stock and improve the overall health of tenants across this City. It was significant tenant and housing victory. The program aims to prevent shoddy or cosmetic Continue Reading
- 7-2-2016
Thai CDC Assisting Survivors of the Global Horizons Human Trafficking Case
[embedplusvideo height=”337″ width=”600″ editlink=”http://bit.ly/1MIu4fm” standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/fuf2EnY2Xjc?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=fuf2EnY2Xjc&width=600&height=337&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=¬es=” id=”ep8823″ /] Thai CDC’s very own Directing Attorney, Panida Rzonca is shown in this Thai news clip assisting victims from the Global Horizons case receive settlement funds from the US EEOC settlement. Thai CDC was contracted by the EEOC to provide claims processing services including delivering funds to Continue Reading
- 4-2-2016
Visit from Ambassador Madina Jarbussynova of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
On February 4, 2016, Thai CDC Executive Director, Chanchanit Martorell, and other representatives from community partner organizations in Los Angeles, met with Ambassador Madina Jarbussynova, Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Counter Trafficking in Human Beings (SR) of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) who is conducting an official country visit to United Continue Reading