In Support of Our Community During This Difficult Time

As many of you have seen, Los Angeles is once again in turmoil. As riots sweep through the city, many may see them as an isolated moment of outrage, but for LA's Hispanic and Latino community, the pain runs much deeper.

The roots of Hispanic and Latino resistance in Los Angeles trace back to more than 80 years. In 1943, the Zoot Suit Riots saw U.S. servicemen violently target young Mexican Americans in the streets, a brutal reflection of the racial aimus simmering beneath the city's surface. Decades later, in 1970, the Chicano Moratorium brought thousands together to protest the disproportionate loss of Mexican American lives in the Vietnam War, and yet, again, peace was met with police force.

Today is not new. It is another chapter in a long story of unheard voices and unmet promises. From the 1940s to now, one truth remains: until equity and justice are more than ideals on paper, the streets of Los Angeles will continue to echo with frustration.

We stand with them as they search for belonging and stability in a land many of their ancestors helped build. And we recommit ourselves to the mission of HOME, to expand access, dignity, and opportunity through housing, education and economic empowerment.

Now more than ever, we urge our industry to listen. The cost of silence is too high. The time for action, rooted in compassion and equity, is long overdue.