Building Pathways Beyond Incarceration: A Model of Hope and Housing That Works

Banner for St. Joseph Center’s Building Pathways Beyond Incarceration Policy Brief showing the courtyard at The Pointe on Vermont

St. Joseph Center’s new policy and practice brief, Building Pathways Beyond Incarceration, highlights how housing, justice diversion, and compassionate care create lasting stability for individuals and communities. Read how The Pointe on Vermont is setting a new standard for supportive housing partnerships.

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NBC LA Spotlights Bread & Roses Café’s Dignity-Driven Service to the Unhoused

NBC LA California Live segment highlighting Bread & Roses Café with Amber Pfister

Amber Pfister of NBC LA’s California Live visits St. Joseph Center’s Bread & Roses Café, where we serve our unhoused neighbors in a welcoming, restaurant-style setting with dignity and compassion.

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Chefsgiving Unites Local Chefs and Students to Celebrate Food with Purpose

Bread & Roses culinary graduate preparing a meal for Chefsgiving at St. Joseph Center.

Hosted by St. Joseph Center’s Bread & Roses Training Kitchen, Chefsgiving brings together graduates and local chefs for an evening that celebrates culinary skills, community impact, and the dignity that comes from sharing food made with purpose.

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Our Impact 2023-2024

2,486

Unhoused individuals and family members placed in safe, permanent housing.

170

Women and men graduated from our job training programs

29,170

Mental health services provided to women and men to improve stability, self-sufficiency, and quality of life

41,488

Hot, nutritious meals served to homeless men and women at our Bread & Roses Café.