A few weeks ago, members of Malibu Gathering Church invited URM kids to Malibu to learn to surf! They supplied wetsuits, boards, and lunch. It was a beautiful day and the kids had a blast.
Thanks so much to everyone at Malibu Gathering Church who made this opportunity and fun day possibly! You can view some great photos from the day on our Facebook page.
Downtown Pathway Home – in partnership with the 100k Homes Campaign – is committed to housing 450 men and women experiencing homelessness in the Skid Row community located in Downtown Los Angeles. As a way of addressing chronic homelessness in Skid Row, Downtown Pathway Home is collaborating with social services agencies in the Downtown Los Angeles area and organizing a Registry Week to assess who the most vulnerable individuals are that are accessing the courtyards and dayrooms of Downtown shelters.
During the week of September 12-16, Downtown Pathway Home will conduct its official Registry Week with the help of 100 volunteers. They are currently recruiting dedicated volunteers to help survey our community’s most vulnerable homeless individuals. Union Rescue Mission is the host site for the event, and we would love to see your support in Downtown Pathway Homes Skid Row Registry project.
Here are important dates for the registry:
• Monday – September 12, 6-9pm Volunteer Training
• Tuesday – September 13, 6-9pm Survey
• Wednesday – September 14, 1-4pm Data Entry
• Thursday – September 15, 1-4pm
HOW TO VOLUNTEER: Sign-up at http://lacpc.wufoo.com/forms/downtown-pathway-home-registry-week-sept-1216/
Questions? Look us up on Facebook at Downtown Pathway Home or Email us at DPHquestions@urm.org.
The event was a blessing for people experiencing homelessness on the streets of Skid Row. The day was full of exciting worship music, fun for the kids, and a BBQ for everyone with over 1000 hot dogs and 1000 hamburgers served!
The Covering Conference Outreach Team from Full Harvest International Church visited URM recently to arrange some upcoming partnership and volunteer events. Jeremiah Johnson, Director of Church Relations, gave them a tour of our facilities and they were able to meet with Andy Bales, CEO, and Steve Borja, Chief Programs Officer. After their visit, they were inspired to do something to help people here on Skid Row.
On Saturday, August 6, 2011 they will be joining forces with URM to distribute food, clothing, and much needed toiletries to hundreds of men, women and children who live on the streets of Downtown LA and at URM.
We are so grateful for the many churches, like Full Harvest International Church and Clarence E. McClendon Ministries that continue to partner with us to help transform lives here on Skid Row!
If you have a church group interested in getting involvied with URM, please contact our Director of Church Relations, Jeremiah Johnson, at jjohnson@urm.org for more information.
This summer, the kids at URM are learning lots of fun ways to stay active thanks to one of our great volunteers. Ana Dewar has been coming down three times a week to hold fun activities for the kids as part of her project to receive the Going for the Gold Award from Girl Scouts.
Ana has been dedicated in creating fun activities for all ages that focus on health and fitness for youth.
Today, the kids went to the roof for hula hooping! Everyone had a great time, especially 5-year old Bernadette (above) who was very enthusiasitc about learning to hula hoop!
Thanks to Ana for bringing fun and fitness to the kids this summer!
Tomorrow, 20 tons of snow will fall in Downtown LA! Subway restaurants are sponsoring our 8th Annual Christmas in July celebration.
Nearly 200 kids will enjoy snow ball fights, carnival games, face painting, cotton candy, gifts from Santa and more! Subway is also providing lunch for everyone.
Union Rescue Mission CEO, Rev. Andy Bales said “I don’t know what I look forward to the most, the 20 tons of snow or the smiles on the children’s faces. Santa, snow, toys, lots of snacks and food go a long way in helping children forget, even for a little while, that they are living in a shelter and not their own home. I am thankful to SUBWAY for providing this great time for our kids”.
Festivities will get underway promptly at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 in the San Julian parking lot located just behind the Union Rescue Mission, 545 South San Pedro Street, in Los Angeles. (On San Julian Street between 5th & 6th Streets).
For media inquiries, please contact Kitty Davis-Walker at (213) 673-4585 or (213) 507-5562, email: kwalker@urm.org
June has been a month full of celebration. We held a luncheon event to honor some friends of Union Rescue Mission, and we celebrated with 17 men as they graduated from a Life Transformation program. Unfortunately, it was also a month of tough decisions.
I hope you will please take a moment to watch this video and catch up on what’s happening here at URM. Thank you so much for your continued support.
Blessings,
Andy Bales, CEO
Yesterday, our guests got to enjoy some live music during their lunch! Mike Sullivan, a singer/songwriter who plays the harmonica and the guitar, came in to bless people at the Union Rescue Mission with his musical talents. Mike has performed at over 200 colleges on a nationwide tour, opend for Taylor Dane, a multi-platinum artist, and enjoys giving back by performing at places such as children’s hospitals, and now URM!
Thanks so much to Mike Sullivan for performing some beautiful music and brightening our lunch! You can learn more about Mike on his website, www.mikesullivanband.com.
Be inspired by 2 of our volunteers, Sean Stewart and Chantel Dreesen, who created a soccer clinic for our kids. Sean and Chantel have been coming down every Tuesday afternoon to play soccer here at URM. Please take a moment to watch this short film we made to thank them!
Today we held one of our Pastor’s Luncheons, hosted by CEO Rev. Andy’s Bales. We’d like to thank some of our faithful church partners who joined us in fellowship today, including Pastor’s McAdoo House and Elder Sam Kiema of Full Harvest International Church.
We also thank God for our new partnership with Helen Lim of Choon Hyun Mission Church.
Thanks to everyone who is helping us end homelessness as we know it in Los Angeles!
