Homelessness is caused by a complicated set of factors, from the critical shortage of affordable housing and living wage jobs to our society's lack of care for people experiencing homelessness.
This blog has been developed by volunteers of Samoshel to honor the shelter's guests. They have inspired us with their strength, resilience, and courage. With this blog we hope to honor them in some small way and provide a forum for their voices to be heard.
EMPOWERMENT GROUP BLOG
Official OPCC Samoshel website
** Samoshel opened in 1994 to give homeless men and women an alternative to living on the streets and to help them obtain jobs and permanent housing. Volunteers have designed "empowerment workshops" to assist the shelter guests with esteem building and life skills - areas the guests collectively chose to work on.
** Samoshel opened in 1994 to give homeless men and women an alternative to living on the streets and to help them obtain jobs and permanent housing. Volunteers have designed "empowerment workshops" to assist the shelter guests with esteem building and life skills - areas the guests collectively chose to work on.
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Items needed by Samoshel include:
Silverware • Towels • Razors • Socks • Coffee • Blankets • Pillows • Bedspreads for Single Beds
For more items and information please call Samoshel: 310-581-9825
Items needed by Samoshel include:
Silverware • Towels • Razors • Socks • Coffee • Blankets • Pillows • Bedspreads for Single Beds
For more items and information please call Samoshel: 310-581-9825
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- By Residents (2)
- Empowerment (6)
- Event (8)
- Fact (4)
- Fighting Stigma (11)
- Mental Illness (5)
- News (30)
- Technology (1)
- Volunteer Opportunities (1)
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HOMELESSNESS FACTS
• There are 48,000 individuals who are homeless in L.A. (Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, 2009)
• 1 in 9 persons in the nation who are homeless are in L.A. county (Homelessness in Los Angeles: A summary of recent research, Tepper P. 2004)
• 250,000 individuals are homeless over the course of the year in L.A. county (Los Angeles Coalition to End Hunger and Homelessness, 2005)
• More than 1.5 children are homeless annually in the U.S. (National Center on Family Homelessness, March 2009)
More Facts at PBS and LAHSA
• 1 in 9 persons in the nation who are homeless are in L.A. county (Homelessness in Los Angeles: A summary of recent research, Tepper P. 2004)
• 250,000 individuals are homeless over the course of the year in L.A. county (Los Angeles Coalition to End Hunger and Homelessness, 2005)
• More than 1.5 children are homeless annually in the U.S. (National Center on Family Homelessness, March 2009)
More Facts at PBS and LAHSA
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