State Reps. Dee Avelar and Lindsey LaPointe: Here’s why human service workers in Illinois deserve better pay – Chicago Tribune*

State Reps. Dee Avelar and Lindsey LaPointe: Here’s why human service workers in Illinois deserve better pay – Chicago Tribune*

"That is why we are championing the Support Living Wages, Thriving Communities resolution (HR151/SR123) to demand fair pay for front-line human service workers. ... We have worked in the human services sector — Rep. Avelar providing legal assistance to low-income immigrants and Rep. LaPointe in case management and homeless street outreach — and we understand firsthand the financial struggles front-line workers face."