This article was posted by LAist on June 5, 2019. On Tuesday, the county released the bleak results of its annual count of homeless people in Los Angeles. Overall, the number of Angelenos sleeping on the streets or in temporary shelters increased by a whopping 12 percent — a major disappointment, given the ongoing efforts…
This article was posted on www.hawaiianelectric.com on May 30, 2019. HONOLULU, May 30, 2019 – A $10,000 grant from Hawaiian Electric to the nonprofit U.S.VETS – Waianae will help provide much needed services to individuals and families in Waianae who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. “Their mission is aligned with our goals…
This article was posted by NBC 4 Los Angeles on May 29, 2019. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to explore building affordable housing for veterans at Bob Hope Patriotic Hall downtown. Supervisor Hilda Solis recommended a feasibility study on affordable housing in connection with a parking needs assessment already underway. “As…
This article was posted by NBC 4 Los Angeles on May 28, 2019. Seven organizations in Los Angeles and Orange counties were collectively awarded more than $3 million in federal workforce development funds for training programs to help U.S. Armed Services veterans obtain jobs in a number of fields, it was announced Tuesday. About $5…
This article was posted by the Honolulu Star Advertiser on May 18, 2019. Since the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s five-part series on homelessness in Chinatown began running this week, life already has changed for at least one of the people featured who had been on the streets for 17 years. Laurice Alapai twice got help to move…
This article was posted by The Daily Breeze on May 8, 2019. It’s been 10 months since Los Angeles City Councilman Joe Buscaino rolled out proposed locations for three temporary homeless shelters. But the shelters — planned for San Pedro, Wilmington and Watts — could open by the end of year, and each now has…
This article was posted by the Las Vegas Review-Journal on May 6, 2019. A year removed from living on the streets of Las Vegas, Army veteran Ronald Cochran kept to his usual routine last week on the morning he was to take another big step in his comeback — his first day of work in…
This article was posted by the Las Vegas Review-Journal on April 26, 2019. She had the key, and now it was time for one more thing. The brand-new American flag, still bright and shiny and creased from packaging. Carrying it to the outside of her new home near downtown Las Vegas, Ana Martinez attempted to…
This article was posted by azcentral on April 17, 2019. Online real-estate giant Zillow opened its new headquarters in the Galleria corporate office center in Old Town Scottsdale. Zillow, which runs the popular real-estate pricing website, plans to create 160 jobs in its new 25,000-square-foot office by the end of the year, in addition to…
This article was posted by 3 News Las Vegas on April 17, 2019. LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — After a one-year hiatus, Stand Down returned Wednesday to a new location to help care for the many needs of local veterans. Since its beginnings in 2004, Stand Down had been held at Cashman Center, but when it…