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It's Our One Year Anniversary!!
Published on August 30, 2022 by Brett

Greeting friends and neighbors!

Our 1-YEAR ANNIVERSARY Resource Center was held at St. Bede's Episcopal Church in Mar Vista last Saturday on 8/20/2022. We can hardly believe that our entirely volunteer-organized event has been going on for a year!

The atmosphere was festive with a special lunch menu of grilled burgers and toppings by Chef Noah, along with delicious cake to celebrate our 1-year anniversary of serving the Westside community. Over 50 unhoused guests attended our event, coming from all over the Westside, all the way from Westchester to Santa Monica. 
Yum!

Every month we learn something new about how we can better serve the community. We hope to continue to improve every month. Your continued support makes it all possible. Here’s to the new year ahead!

THANK YOU  so much for making our first year a success and special thanks as always to St. Bede’s and their parishioners for sharing their space with us. 

Service Providers at on-site at the 8/20 Resource Center:

Art & music from Palms Unhoused Mutual Aid
Birth certificates from LA County Registrar
CalFresh enrollment and fresh fruit from Hunger Action LA
Caseworkers and mental health specialist from Saint Joseph Center and LAHSA
Clothing thanks to neighborhood donations
Employment services from Chrysalis
Harm reduction from ClareMatrix
Hygiene kits from HousingMV
I.D. assistance from the DMV and Project ID
Legal clinic from Bet Tzedek
Showers and laundry from Dignity on Wheels
Social support from Miracle Messages
Street Medicine team from UCLA Homeless Healthcare Collaborative

Check-in team ready to extend a warm welcome to guests and volunteers!
Art Table, fresh and ready to be painted!
Lunch team getting queued up for guests!
Volunteers getting ready for the big day!

Dignity on Wheels managing the shower sign-up list!

Thanks everyone for your continued support. If you'd like to volunteer at our next Resource Center on September 17th in Mar Vista, you can sign up for a shift via this link.