Tag: Volunteer Stories

“Are you like us now?” That was the question Jocelyn Cortese heard from the unhoused diners when she walked back into Bread & Roses Café last April. She had been gone for a while. In the wake of the devastating LA wildfires that swept through the Palisades, Jocelyn, a woman who has spent 19 years … Continued

One year after the devastating January 2025 wildfires, Mateo’s journey comes full circle. Displaced by the flames, he found a community of support and a place to give back at St. Joseph Center. “Volunteering gave me a sense of stability when everything else felt uncertain.” What began as a search for connection soon became something … Continued