Media Contact:
Joe Hui
Director of Communications
jhui@aplahealth.org
213.201.1342
3.6.2023
APLA Health has announced a new $25 per hour minimum wage for its workforce by January 2024.
In January 2021, the agency announced its intention to be a “pay leader” in LA County and adopted a $20 per hour minimum wage. Thereafter, APLA Health increased its minimum wage by 9% in 2022, to $21.80 an hour.
Effective January 1, 2023, APLA Health increased its minimum wage by 7% – to $23.37 an hour. Subsequently, APLA Health intends to increase it an additional 7% on January 1, 2024 to reach $25.00 per hour or $52,000 annually.
“With the continued leadership and support of the APLA Health Board of Directors, the organization recognizes its social and financial responsibility to provide the best possible care for the communities we serve and in which our patients and staff live. Providing a living wage minimum salary is a significant part of our ongoing efforts to create a just, diverse, inclusive and equitable workforce and community,” said Craig E. Thompson, CEO of APLA Health. “Further, we know that APLA Health’s employees are our greatest asset. This commitment positively affects more than one third of our workforce, the majority of whom are people of color and women. APLA Health has earned consecutive Gold-Level Health Center Quality Leader recognition from HRSA (the Health Resources & Services Administration) due to their hard work and dedication.”
The organization continues to offer generous paid vacation and sick leave, full employer-provided health insurance coverage for all staff, and a 6% match to employee 403(b) retirement accounts.
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APLA Health (formerly AIDS Project Los Angeles) restores dignity and trust within underserved communities by providing world-class LGBTQ+ empowering healthcare, HIV specialty care, food, housing, and other essential support services. Since our founding in 1983, APLA Health has remained steadfast in our commitment to ending the HIV epidemic in our lifetime. We operate eight Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) locations in Los Angeles County, serving more than 19,000 people annually, regardless of ability to pay. Our list of comprehensive services includes LGBTQ+ primary care, dental care, behavioral healthcare, HIV specialty care, and Out Here Sexual Health services (PrEP, STD screening & treatment, DoxyPEP, and PEP). For people with HIV, our wraparound support services include housing assistance through the Alliance for Housing & Healing and nutritional support via the Vance North Necessities of Life Program, the largest food pantry in the United States for people with HIV, distributing over 800,000 meals annually. APLA Health’s annual fundraisers include AIDS Walk LA — the world's first and oldest AIDS Walk — and Best in Drag Show. We are leaders in advocating for policy and legislation at the local, state and Federal levels that positively impact the LGBTQ+ and HIV communities. For more information, visit aplahealth.org.
