Rashaun Williams<\/a>, 29, of Lancaster — an innocent bystander caught in gang crossfire on Imperial Highway —\u00a0was a home health aide and crossing guard but has been unable to work since she was shot in both legs. Williams has been surviving on $328 in monthly CalWorks welfare payments but said she can no longer afford the two-bedroom apartment she shares with her 6-year-old daughter, Ky’mariy Redd. <\/p>\nWilliams said Ky’mariy\u2019s father had been helping with the bills until he was hospitalized last month with a heart attack. She said her only option now is to move in with relatives, probably her mother, who lives in a section of Torrance where Williams said gang violence has surged recently.<\/p>\n
A doctor recently told her she may need additional surgeries on her right leg. She is on Medi-Cal and has been on a waiting list for rehabilitation since the shooting.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Community activists Earl Ofari Hutchinson and Eddie Jones appeared Thursday at the Lucy Florence Cultural Center in South Los Angeles to demand that state officials approve Williams’ application for Medi-Cal disability assistance.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to help Rashaun Williams either stay in her place or find another place,\u201d said Jones, president of the Los Angeles Civil Rights Assn.<\/p>\n
He said they have taken up a collection to assist Williams with her rent to avoid eviction.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are also going to investigate the county, Medi-Cal and why she was denied,\u201d Jones said. \u201cThey should be assisting her \u2014 she deserves emergency assistance. She shouldn\u2019t be homeless.\u201d<\/p>\n
Those who wish to help may contact Jones at (818) 268-9002.<\/p>\n
— Molly Hennessy-Fiske
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