Black-led nonprofit to take over Skid Row People's Market, a longtime community hub
LOS ANGELES -- On another busy day at the Skid Row People's Market in downtown Los Angeles, workers stocked shelves while shoppers purchased sandwiches, fresh produce and fruit. The store at 5th and San Pedro streets, kitty-corner from a wellness center and across from a women's shelter, is a vital asset for this impoverished, Black and Latino neighborhood. Danny Park, 39, who took over the ...
by Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times
Jan 17, 2024
4 minutes
LOS ANGELES -- On another busy day at the Skid Row People's Market in downtown Los Angeles, workers stocked shelves while shoppers purchased sandwiches, fresh produce and fruit.
The store at 5th and San Pedro streets, kitty-corner from a wellness center and across from a women's shelter, is a vital asset for this impoverished, Black and Latino neighborhood.
Danny Park, 39, who took over the business from his Korean immigrant parents in 2015, weaved social justice into its fabric by providing healthy and affordable food, giving store credit to customers low on cash and helping the unhoused population — the largest in any part of the city.
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