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What is a sliding Scale?
Determining your financial privilege.
A capitalist system determines our financial access and value by race, perceived gender identity, disability/ability, immigration status, and/or primary language among many other systems of imposed hierarchy. There is no exact formula that determines what each of us can afford, because income is not the only determining factor. For example, your relationship to money might also be affected by being a caregiver, your access to generational wealth, and/or costs related to a disability. ​ A sliding scale is used to encourage people to pay according to their available resources. Those with greater financial privilege contribute more, allowing those with less access, to pay according to their means. This allows the business to sustain its services while making accessibility as broad as possible. ​ This business aims to upend capitalistic frameworks of business by providing alternate methods of payment. Contact us below with the subject "Alternate Payment" to learn more. ​
Select the gallery below to learn which financial tier you fall into.

Three bottle filled full, half and low depict where individuals fall into tiers of financial privilege.



Three bottle filled full, half and low depict where individuals fall into tiers of financial privilege.
This image and framework was originally created by Alexis J. Cunningfolk | www.wortsandcunning.com with additions from Britt Hawthorne | www.embracingequity.org
RESOURCES
Organization | Services | Social Media | Website | Phone # | CA | National |
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LA Tenants Union House | Educating LA tenants on their rights | https://www.instagram.com/latenants/ | https://latenantsunion.org/en/resources/ | Yes | No |
Organization | Services | Social Media | Website | Phone # | CA | National |
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No | ||||||
Cupcake Girls | Economic and mental health support | http://@cupcakegirlsorg | https://www.thecupcakegirls.org/ | Las Vegas: (702)-879-8195 Portland: (207)-200-8094 | Yes | |
MiCreate | Business formation services and legal support | http://Instagram: @micreateus | https://www.micreate.org/ | (202)929-2020 hello@micreate.org | Yes | |
FreeFrom | Economic empowerment and peer support | http://Instagram: @freefromdotorg | http:// https://www.freefrom.org/ | info@freefrom.org | true | Yes |
Survivor Alliance | Economic and Leadership Growth | http://Instagram: @ survivor_alliance | https://www.survivoralliance.org/ | (202) 503-4683 info@survivoralliance.org | Yes | |
National Survivors Network (NSN) | survivor led professional membership community, economic resources and education | http://Instagram: @national_survivor_network Facebook: National Survivor Network | http:// https://nationalsurvivornetwork.org/ | survivorleadership@castla.org. | Yes | |
Children of the Night | Recovery programs | https://www.childrenofthenight.org/ | true | No | ||
National Human Trafficking Resource Center | Crises Hotline | https://polarisproject.org/responding-to-human-trafficking/ | 1-888-373-7888 or text HELP or INFO to BeFree | Yes | ||
Cast LA | https://www.instagram.com/castlosangeles/ | http://www.castla.org/ | true | Yes | ||
YAMT | http://www.yamt.org/ | Yes |
Title | Services | Social Media | Website | Phone # | CA | National |
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Share a Meal LA | https://www.instagram.com/shareameal/ | Yes | ||||
Revolutionary Growers Garden | composting and food supply based in San Diego | http://@revolutionarygrowersgarden | Yes | |||
LA Community Fridges | Database of community fridges in LA | https://www.instagram.com/_growingroots/ | https://community-fridge.bubbleapps.io/ | Yes | ||
Growing Roots | Urban farming and produce made accessible for BIPOC in Pomona, CA. | https://www.instagram.com/_growingroots/ | Yes |
Title | Services | Social Media | Website | Phone # | CA | National |
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Trans Latina Coalition | case management, legal, outreach, economic and workforce development, food aid, clothing support | https://translatinacoalition.org | (833) 847-2331 | true | false | |
Black Trans Advocacy Council | healthcare, housing and employment support | https://blacktrans.org | (855) 624-7715 | true | ||
YAMT | peer mentorship and counseling (NJ based) | http:// @yamtinc | true | |||
For the Gworls | Rent and gender affirming aid for black trans folx | http://@forthegworls | https://www.forthegworls.party/home | info@forthegworls.party | true | |
Point Foundation: The LGTBQIA+ Scholarship Fund | Scholarships and community | http://@pointfoundation | https://www.pointfoundation.org/ | (833)887-6462 info@pointfoundation.org | true | |
The Trevor Project | crisis and mental health support | http://@thetrevorproject | https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ | Call: (866)488-7486 Text:678678 email: info@thetrevorproject.org | false | true |
Title | Service Provided | Social Media | Website | Phone # | CA | National |
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Sanctuary of Hope | Connecting youth (16-25) to housing aid | https://www.instagram.com/sanctuaryofhopela/ | https://thesoh.org/ | true |
Title | Services | Social Media | Website | Phone # | CA | National |
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RAINN | Rape crisis counseling | https://www.rainn.org/ | (800)656-4673 online chat: online.rainn.org spanish: rainn.org/es | No | No | |
Crisis Text Line | Peer mentor crisis text support | Text HOME to 741741 | No | Yes | ||
988 | suicidality support | 988 | No | Yes | ||
National Sexual Assault Hotline | 1800-656-4673 | No | No | |||
National Human Trafficking Hotline | 888-373-4888 | No | No | |||
Cause IQ | Directory of CA Shelters | https://www.causeiq.com/directory/homeless-shelters-list/california-state/ | Yes | No |
Title | Phone#/Email | Website | Social media |
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National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network | https://www.nqttcn.com | ||
Inclusive Therapists | https://www.inclusivetherapists.com | ||
Psychology Today | https://www.psychologytoday.com | ||
Generative Somatics | http:// https://www.generativesomatics.org/ | ||
Grow Therapy | https://www.growtherapy.com |