Lourin Hubbard Talks Spirituality, Social Justice & More...

Lourin Hubbard was born in Central Valley, the son of a single black working-class mother who was an admitting clerk for a local hospital and a union representative for SEIU-UHW in Bakersfield.  Lourin’s mom struggled to raise two children amid the skyrocketing costs of housing, transportation and health care.  His mother worked 10-12 hours days and the family required food stamps to survive.   Unforutnatley, Lourin’s mom struggled with chronic high blood pressure and other health problems her entire life, and without consistent access to health care she died at the age of 50.  From this experience, Lourin saw first hand the stark inequities in our nation’s broken health care system and painful disparities in health outcomes for black, brown and low income families.  Lourin’s mother instilled in him a strong sense of determination and taught him to fight for what is right and for what he believes In including the power of education.  Lourin was the first member of his family to attend and graduate from a 4 year university.  Lourin met his wife at Fresno State, where he earned his degree in Political Science. 

At the Fresno County Department of Social Services, Lourin connected Low-income people and families to community-based resources and government assistane programs like CaliFRESH and Medi-Cal.   Lourin currently works as Operations Manager at the California Department of Water Resources, leading frontline conservation efforts, supporting family farms, and combating droughts.

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