SAMOSHEL, OPCC's Santa Monica Shelter

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.

Friday, July 31, 2009

Articles of Interest

  • Toy theater tells tales of homelessness, hunger
  • Mindfulness reduces stress, increases resilience
  • Significant number of kids have been homeless
Posted by Samoshel at 1:10 PM
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EMPOWERMENT GROUP BLOG

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.

GIVE!

For online monetary donations click here.

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

LEARN MORE AND ADVOCATE

  • Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority
  • National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
  • National Coalition for the Homeless
  • National Alliance to End Homelessness
  • Take Part: Soloist
  • NAMI's Stigma Busters
  • Create Your Own Blog

WRITE YOUR REPRESENTATIVE

  • How to Write Your Rep
  • House of Representatives
  • Santa Monica Reps

GET LEGAL ASSISTANCE

  • Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA)
  • Disability Rights California
  • Nolo

VIEW OTHER BLOGS

  • InforUm
  • On Homelessness in America
  • My View from Uptown Shelter
  • Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
  • Girl's Guide to Homelessness
  • On the Clock with Eric Sheptock
  • Homeless Family's Blog