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  2. Skid Row, Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    ZIP Code. 90013. Area code. 213. Skid Row is a neighborhood in Downtown Los Angeles. [ 1] The area is officially known as Central City East. [ 2] Skid Row contains one of the largest stable populations of homeless people in the United States, estimated at over 4,400, and has been known for its condensed homeless population since at least the ...

  3. Union Rescue Mission - Wikipedia

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    The Union Rescue Mission, commonly abbreviated as the URM, is a Christian homeless shelter in the Skid Row neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It is the oldest in the city [1] and the largest private homeless shelter in the United States. [2] The organization behind the URM is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit that was established in 1891.

  4. Midnight Mission - Wikipedia

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    The Midnight Mission is a human services organization in downtown Los Angeles ' Skid Row. [ 1][ 2] It was founded in 1914. [ 3] A secular non-profit, [ 4][ 5] the organization provides food, drug and alcohol recovery services, "safe sleep" programs, educational training, a mobile kitchen, and family housing with an emphasis on developing self ...

  5. Thousands are housed as L.A. County makes progress on Skid Row

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    At the time of the project’s launch, 4,402 people were experiencing homelessness on Skid Row, with more than half living in a tent or makeshift shelter, according to the 2022 Greater Los Angeles ...

  6. In Skid Row, a 19-story residential tower for homeless ... - AOL

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    Pete White, executive director of the Skid Row advocacy group Los Angeles Community Action Network, said he sees the towers as "one important feature of what a stabilized Skid Row can look like ...

  7. Skid Row homeless housing portfolio set to be sold to Leo ...

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    July 29, 2024 at 1:45 PM. Developer Leo Pustilnikov in July 2024 in his Beverly Hills office. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times) A Beverly Hills developer has agreed to pay $10 million to acquire ...

  8. Shirley Raines (non-profit founder) - Wikipedia

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    CNN Heroes. Shirley Raines is the founder of the non-profit Beauty 2 the Streetz, which provides hair and makeup services, food, clothing, hygiene and safety items to thousands of homeless people in Skid Row, Los Angeles. In 2021, she was chosen to be the CNN Hero of the Year.

  9. The end of Skid Row's cheap hotels? L.A. leaders want to ...

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    The city’s redevelopment plan for the dozen Skid Row Housing Trust properties reveals these challenges. At an average of $500,000 per unit, the proposal would cost $428 million and result in a ...