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
Locals Thankful for Loved Ones and Community
Thomas Leffler | Santa Monica Press
Locals have plenty of reasons to be thankful this year. From city officials and education leaders to business owners and law enforcement, Santa Monicans pointed to friends and family as well as community as bright spots in 2024.
The season of thanks was also felt at St. Joseph Center in Venice last week, as the nonprofit hosted its annual drive-through turkey giveaway, providing more than 1,600 Thanksgiving meals to individuals and families in need.
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https://smdp.com/2024/11/28/locals-thankful-for-loved-ones-and-community/
St. Joseph Center Celebrates Milestone with the Opening of La Ramona Family Interim Housing Community
In partnership with Los Angeles County, the State of California, and the Coalition for Responsible Community Development, St. Joseph Center opens its first owned housing site in South Los Angeles through Project Homekey.
Los Angeles, CA – St. Joseph Center proudly announces the official opening of La Ramona Family Interim Housing Community, a newly transformed facility in the heart of South Los Angeles’s historic Jefferson Park neighborhood. Developed as part of California’s Project Homekey initiative, this site represents St. Joseph Center’s first-ever fully owned housing facility. It offers a safe and supportive transitional environment designed for families experiencing homelessness. La Ramona will provide a vital resource for permanent housing and stability, with nearly 20 units designed specifically for children and families.
Read More: https://conta.cc/48wPbNP
L.A. County's Homelessness Initiative is Also About Seeing Black People
By Erin Aubry Kaplan
One-third of the region’s unhoused are Black. Funding services could be a start to investing in the equality we all need, instead of seeing it as a luxury we can’t afford — or some don’t deserve.
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https://capitalandmain.com/l-a-countys-homelessness-initiative-is-also-about-seeing-black-people
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.
Read More:https://conta.cc/3YbWqWJ
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