Past Tour Stops

Note: This interactive map includes all counties throughout the state of California. Click on a county to learn more about each tour stop.

Statewide Listening Tour

We’re visiting communities, county by county, listening to people living in poverty and together crafting an agenda to create equal opportunity and end poverty in California. Read about the 2022 tour in the Los Angeles Times and our interactive report.

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Key County Statistics:

50%

Of California community college students experienced food insecurity in the last 30 days. (California Community Colleges)

20%

Of California’s Community College students are experiencing homelessness, with rates for Black students double those of White students. (John Burton Advocates for Youth)

70%

Of Californians experiencing homelessness have a history of incarceration. (Prison Policy Initiative)

15th

Fresno ranking in the nation for people living in poverty. (Fox26 News)

12%

Of Black and Latino-owned businesses received the full amount they requested from COVID-era PPP loans and only 5% of women-owned businesses received PPP loans. (CalMatters)

22x

Antioch has the highest rate of evictions in the Bay Area at 22 times higher rate than in Oakland. (Antioch CHANGE Report)

80%

Of California’s fast-food workers are people of color. More than 60% are Latino/Latina and two-thirds are women. (UC Berkeley Labor Center)