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.

Sunday, June 6, 2010

Volunteers distribute backpack 'survival kits'

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L.A.'s homeless get backpack 'survival kits' By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angele...
Wednesday, March 3, 2010

San Diego photographer convenes local leaders to find solutions to homelessness

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March 1, 2010 LA Homelessness Examiner Joel John Roberts After spending years photographing people living on the streets, Susan Lankford...
Sunday, February 28, 2010

From celebrity ghosts to formerly homeless...

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Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel is home to an eclectic group February 27, 2010 LA Homelessness Examiner Joel John Roberts The Roosevelt Hote...
Thursday, February 25, 2010

Is Los Angeles the country’s homeless step-child?

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February 25, 2010 Joel John Roberts LA Homelessness Examiner Is Los Angeles failing its citizens who clamor for safe shelter and housing...
Thursday, February 18, 2010

Census undercount of homelessness may lead to a resource-starved region

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“Los Angeles is a resource-starved area,” explained Michael Arnold, the Executive Director of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. “...
Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Weather leads to dangerous conditions

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Los Angeles County trying to save homeless people living in flood-control channels Wednesday, February, 3, 2010 InforUm
Saturday, January 23, 2010

Meaningful work with computers helps California man...

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"A case worker at OPCC's Samoshel sat Jones down and asked him a simple question. If there was one thing that Jones could do, what...
Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Social media as a tool to share their personal stories

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Activist's Web site, tweets put new face on homelessness By Valerie Streit CNN December 1, 2009 "Fourteen years ago, Mark Hor...

Empowerment Group Meeting

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A big shout out to all the fabulous volunteers who came to last night's brainstorming session on how to better support Samoshel.  It ...
Thursday, November 26, 2009

A happy Thanksgiving on skid row

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Los Angeles Times Article By Victoria Kim November 27, 2009 More than 2,000 people -- homeless, jobless or just down on their luck -- l...
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