Navigating Life ‘In’ Skid Row: Healing Through Art and Advocacy
May 21, 2025
After experiencing homelessness and years of trauma, Suzette Shaw has found her voice as a poet, advocate, and student at ASU Local. Living in Skid Row—not on it—Suzette is challenging harmful narratives, speaking truth through spoken word, and empowering others on the path to healing.
Read More >Cooking Up a Comeback Beyond Bars
May 21, 2025
After serving 19 years in prison, Chef Brian Beasley is forging a new path—one grounded in purpose, possibility, and second chances. From accounting classes at Glendale College to leading the kitchen at Dulan’s Soul Food, his journey is a powerful testament to resilience, transformation, and the life-changing impact of programs like Bread and Roses.
Read More >Problem Solving with Heart: Empowering Families Through Compassionate Conversations
April 3, 2025
In the face of an ever-shifting crisis, a flexible approach is necessary for helping families confronting housing insecurity.
On the frontlines of homeless family services at the Family Solution Center, the work we do is personally challenging. Every day, we meet families grappling with impossible choices—whether that’s paying for a room or…
Read More >Rewriting the Code: From Struggle to Building a Better Future For My Family
April 3, 2025
Frejya Lindh-Hernandez is a web developer and designer at St. Joseph Center, helping bring their mission to life online. Currently studying data science at UCLA Extension, she’s driven by curiosity, creativity, and a desire to make a meaningful impact.
Read More >Beyond the Ashes: Frontline Workers Supporting Unhoused Angelenos Impacted By the LA Wildfires
January 22, 2025
For nearly 50 years, St. Joseph Center has served those affected by poverty and homelessness. However, the recent wildfires in early January 2025 devastated the LA community, impacting many of St. Joseph Center’s programs. People lost everything…
Read More >Breaking Cycles of Homelessness: Achieving Stability
January 22, 2025
The cycle of homelessness is a nesting crisis not only in Los Angeles but across the state and country. Even when those who are unhoused get connected to housing or supportive services, some will experience homelessness again. In California, of 75,000 individuals placed into…
Read More >Workforce Re-Entry Barriers for Black Angelenos with Lived-Experience of Homelessness
January 2022, 2025
HPRI created this product in partnership with St. Joseph Center Lived-Expert Advisory Board furthering the work of the Ad Hoc Committee on Black People Experiencing Homelessness.…
Read More >Advancing Equity: Housing Policy Solutions Informed by Lived Expertise
January 22, 2025
The St. Joseph Center, in partnership with USC’s Homelessness Policy Research Institute, is proud to present three policy briefs addressing critical issues at the intersection of workforce development, housing stability, and tenant rights for people experiencing homelessness. These briefs were informed by…
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