St. Joseph Center in the News
St. Joseph Center works with local and national media to share news about our mission to address homelessness and poverty in the community. If you are interested in conducting media coverage of St. Joseph Center, please get in touch with us at publicrelations@stjosephctr.org.
- Joi Richardson, VP of External Affairs & Communications — jrichardson@stjosephctr.org
- Ty Andrews, Senior Communications Specialist — tyandrews@stjosephctr.org
Housing for All: Philanthropies, Nonprofits Look to Get People Off the Streets
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
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
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
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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 )
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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
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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.