SJC in the NEWS
Housing for All: Philanthropies, Nonprofits Look to Get People Off the Streets
October 21, 2024
Los Angeles, CA
By Sherry Karabin
The year was 2021, and the Covid-19 pandemic was raging across the world.
In Los Angeles County, homelessness was continuing to increase, as officials and outreach workers looked to find solutions to the encampments that were lining various parts of the city of L.A. One of the largest, on Venice Beach, contained more than 200 people.
Its size and location made it hard to ignore, setting the stage the successful six-week effort known as the Ocean Front Walk (OFW) Encampment to Home Project. This resulted in the majority of those individuals living in permanent housing.
Modeled after the 2018 Encampment to Home pilot, which focused on two South L.A. communities, the effort was led by the Venice-based nonprofit
St. Joseph Center, which serves as the Coordinated Entry System lead agency for Service Planning Area 5 (SPA 5) on the west side of the county.
St. Joseph Center Awarded Bank of America Neighborhood Builders Award
October 21, 2024
Los Angeles, CA
We are thrilled to announce that St. Joseph Center has been selected as a recipient of the prestigious Bank of America Neighborhood Builders Award—a national honor recognizing nonprofits making extraordinary contributions to their communities. Out of hundreds of applicants, we are one of only two organizations chosen to represent Los Angeles on this national stage.
This award is a tremendous acknowledgment of our work to address homelessness and poverty in our city. St. Joseph Center has been selected as a recipient of the prestigious Bank of America Neighborhood Builders Award—a national honor recognizing nonprofits making extraordinary contributions to their communities.
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The Homeland Podcast
October 17, 2024
Los Angeles, CA
As the homelessness crisis grows, so does the need for understanding. The Homeland Podcast shines a light on the issue by revealing the humanity behind the statistics.
St. Joseph Center is proud to have our team be a part of this deeply meaningful work. The Homeland Podcast, distributed by PRX, launched and is available now wherever you listen to podcasts.
Learn more about the mission and subscribe for updates: https://ourhomeland.us
Bread and Roses Café Celebrates 35 Years Changing Lives - KCAL/KCBS News
September 26, 2024
Venice, CA
(KCBS)
The Café serves more than 600 free meals per week to the homeless in a restaurant-style setting and leads people to other services like job training. “They’re doing the work that needs to be done,” guest diner Wayne shared when asked how he felt about Bread and Roses Café while experiencing homeless.
Watch Here: https://vimeo.com/1021105061
Celebrating 35 Years at Bread and Roses Café with St. Joseph Center CEO Dr. Ryan Smith (FOX 11 GOOD DAY LA )
September 26, 2024
Venice, CA
(FOX LA)
FOX 11 Good Day LA highlights 35 Years at St. Joseph Center’s Bread and Roses Café in Venice, CA, feeding people in need, with an interview with St. Joseph Center President and CEO Dr. Ryan J. Smith.
Bread and Roses Cafe - 35th Anniversary - Fox LA with Chef James Cunningham
September 26, 2024
Venice, CA
(FOX LA)
Head Chef of Bread and Roses Café, James Cunningham, shares with FOX LA what’s on the menu and why he loves his job feeding the community as the Café celebrates 35 years of service.
Bread and Roses Cafe - 35th Anniversary - Fox LA - Brian Beasley
September 26, 2024
Venice, CA
(FOX LA)
Brian Beasley, a St. Joseph Center Bread and Roses Training Kitchen student, shares his transformation from incarceration to aspiring culinary business owner and why he is celebrating Bread and Roses Café’s 35 years of helping the community.
Don't Criminalize Homeless Students
August 28, 2024
Los Angeles, CA
By Dr. Ryan Smith
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent encampment executive order mandating the clearing of homeless encampments on state property, coupled with the start of the school year and a new Supreme Court decision, shines light on an often-overlooked crisis — the devastating impact that both homelessness and the criminal justice system can have on our youth.
I know firsthand how housing insecurities, combined with a broken criminal justice system, can destabilize the lives of young people, pushing them further into systems that fail to support their complex journeys.
As a high school student growing up in Los Angeles, I remember coming home after a full day of classes to find something unexpected on our door — an eviction notice. My mom, an educated single mother who worked tirelessly to afford our Culver City condominium, looked at me with sorrow in her eyes.
The Untold Story: Narratives of Black Angelenos Experiencing Homelessness
August 15, 2024
Los Angeles, CA
OPINION
Dr. Ryan Smith and Dana Henry, Contributing Opinion Writers
Gigi Jackson, a 63-year-old Black Angeleno, lived outside for years. After experiencing homelessness and the loss of her son, Gigi sought a better life. With rehabilitative assistance, mental health services, and support from a homeless service provider, she secured a new home. Reflecting on her new life “I got my own place and I cook my own dinner. There’s nothing like having your own,” Ms. Jackson says.
St. Joseph Center Community News | July 2024
July 9, 2024
Los Angeles, CA
When Crystal connected with St. Joseph Center, she and her family had been homeless for three years, struggling to make ends meet, but had one goal: to be housed. Due to health problems, her husband was unable to work. As a working parent, Crystal dedicated her extra time to fulfilling the requests needed to move through multiple housing systems. Even though her family faced financial insecurity and a car accident, life setbacks didn’t deter Crystal’s faith.
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