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  2. 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.

  3. The Rev. Andy Bales to exit Union Rescue Mission after 20 ...

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    He was appointed president of the mission in 2005 and became chief executive in 2007. Union Rescue Mission, founded in 1891 to dispense food and clothing from gospel wagons, is a privately funded ...

  4. Andy Bales retires after 20 years at the Union Rescue Mission ...

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    The Rev. Andy Bales and his wife, Bonnie, are heading home to Iowa. After 20 years as head of the Union Rescue Mission on Skid Row, Bales is retiring. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times) Twenty ...

  5. As L.A. County sees an increase in homeless families ... - AOL

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    Across L.A. County, there has been a 45% increase in the number of families in the homeless system compared to last year, officials say. In the first quarter of the previous fiscal year there were ...

  6. Sonoratown, Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    The Sonora Union Rescue Mission opened a building at 608 North Main Street on August 1, 1907, "for the attendance of the Spanish and Mexican population of Los Angeles." The work was "visiting families, those in sickness or sorrow, holding nightly meetings and making the mission a center of family gatherings [and] Sunday school."

  7. Fresh Eyes - Wikipedia

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    The song is a charity single with all proceeds going to the Union Rescue Mission in Los Angeles, a private Christian homeless shelter in downtown Los Angeles's Skid Row. Composition [ edit ] "Fresh Eyes" is written in the key of G major with a tempo of 122 beats per minute.

  8. 15 Los Angeles Charities That Need Your Help This Holiday ...

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    With the holidays upon us, now is the time to help our local communities however we can. One way to do that? Donate time and/or money to one of these worthy causes (plus, science shows ...

  9. Alvarado Terrace Historic District - Wikipedia

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    May 17, 1984 [1] Alvarado Terrace Historic District is a designated historic district in the Pico-Union district of Los Angeles, California. It is located southwest of Downtown Los Angeles, along Alvarado Terrace between Pico Boulevard and Alvarado Street. Six homes and a church in the district were designated as Los Angeles Historic-Cultural ...