Los Angeles County has launched a $5,000 cash assistance program to help small businesses recover from economic disruptions caused by federal immigration enforcement activities that swept through the region earlier this year.
The Small Business Resiliency Fund, announced by County Chair Pro Tem Hilda L. Solis and administered through the Department of Economic Opportunity, will provide direct relief to eligible businesses across Los Angeles County. Applications opened this week and close Oct. 31.
The program responds directly to immigration enforcement raids in June that triggered civil unrest, curfews and widespread business closures, particularly affecting immigrant- and family-owned enterprises in downtown Los Angeles and surrounding areas…