Kenneth couldn’t take it anymore.
After years of watching his drunken father abuse his mother — sometimes taking the beatings for her — he had enough.
So after mustering all the courage a 13-year-old boy could, he stepped into the middle of another alcohol-fueled beatdown… Read More »
In a million years, Amanda couldn’t have imagined her life would end up this way. Even though she grew up in a broken home, she shined at everything she tried. She played soccer, sang in the choir, and excelled academically — graduating from high school a year early.
Then she began dating an older guy who introduced her to drugs and alcohol, and her life hit a wall… Read More »
In late 2007, Krysta hit her proverbial rock bottom with a thud. After a lifetime of instability, abuse, chaos, and drugs, the 27-year-old single mom left her kids with family and called Canyon Country Park, in Santa Clarita, “home.” She spent the next year in yet another abusive relationship, sleeping on the wet ground or in cars, and staying high to avoid the hunger and the misery… Read More »
The city of Los Angeles is suffering under the weight of an unprecedented crisis of homelessness. Almost 58,000 men, women, and children have no place to call home. “Skid Row is a crazy place,” says Anthony, a 17-year-old youth who lives at Union Rescue Mission on Skid Row with his mom. “When I first got here, I was scared. The things you see outside…kids shouldn’t be seeing that.” Read More »
The city of Los Angeles is suffering under the weight of an unprecedented crisis of homelessness. Almost 58,000 men, women, and children have no place to call home, and the vast majority of them are now living in cars, abandoned buildings, tents on sidewalks in parks, and worse.
Many people in Los Angeles think the problem is bad, that there’s nothing they can do. Greg’s life proves them wrong. But he had to stop making excuses before he saw the miracles… Read More »
By the age of 9, everyone Oscar ever loved had died. Drugs helped him stop crying. But would he ever find healing?
“When I was 5 years old, life was good. I was an only child and my parents cherished me. Life was one big party. But the party crashed that year when my mother was murdered. I was too young to understand much about God, but I had issues with Him from that point on. Then it got worse…” Read More »
Every Easter, Christians celebrate the death and Resurrection of our Lord and Savior. It’s a powerful story about a tragic, horrifying death and glorious new life. It’s the story of Jesus Christ.
And it’s the story of a 23-year-old single father of three at Union Rescue Mission… Read More »
Marsha was once one of many single mothers experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles. Today, she’s come full circle.
Her name is Marsha, but everyone on Skid Row called her “Mama.” It’s more than a label or role. “Mama” is a medal of honor covering a scarred heart that beats rivers of compassion for people who live here — especially women. When Mama would walk down these streets, people set aside their pipes and needles, laid down their cigarettes, and stood. Because Mama was walking by… Read More »
Lydia endured a lifetime of pain, suffering, abandonment, and violence. But thanks to you, she has the chance to build a new life and a happier future in 2018!
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I was 21 when I experienced my first Christmas ever. Growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness, we didn’t celebrate holidays — no birthdays, no Christmases, no presents, nothing…
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