A recently proposed ordinance by the Los Angeles City Council, which would give Los Angeles the power to push people experiencing homelessness farther from service sites, is not only aggressive and cruel – it is not a solution and only further exacerbates the homelessness crisis....
The centerpiece of our Community Wellness Program is Coffee Hour. In this video essay we explain its significance and how it’s helping to end isolation in Hollywood. Open on our patio from 9-10am, Coffee Hour is often when we meet folks for the very first time, and when they come back again and again, we...
On Tuesdays at 10AM, about 10-15 of us read a short story and talk about it. I, of course, read the stories ahead of time and select them based on their length, content, and interest-level for our group. A few of us will volunteer to read the story aloud, and then we spend about five...