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  2. LAMP Community - Wikipedia

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    t. e. LAMP Community (originally the Los Angeles Men's Place) is a Los Angeles–based nonprofit organization located in Skid Row that seeks to permanently end homelessness, improve health, and build self-sufficiency among men and women living with severe mental illness. [1] [2] Lamp Community also played a prominent role in the movie The Soloist.

  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. Los Angeles LGBT Center - Wikipedia

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    Los Angeles LGBT Center. / 34.100528; -118.332728. The Los Angeles LGBT Center (previously known as the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center) is a provider of programs and services for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. The organization's work spans four categories, including health, social services, housing, and leadership and advocacy.

  5. Children's Institute Inc. - Wikipedia

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    Children's Institute Inc. ( CII) is a nonprofit organization that provides services to children and families healing from the effects of family and community violence within Los Angeles. [1] Founded in 1906 by Minnie Barton, [2] Los Angeles's first female probation officer, [3] the organization (then named the Big Sister League) was first ...

  6. California academic workers strike in support of pro ... - AOL

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    May 28, 2024 at 2:35 PM. By Steve Gorman. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Discord from last month's violent mob attack on pro-Palestinian students and activists encamped at the University of California ...

  7. US special operations leaders are having to do more with less ...

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    May 11, 2024 at 7:59 AM. FORT LIBERTY, N.C. (AP) — Forced to do more with less and learning from the war in Ukraine, U.S. special operations commanders are juggling how to add more high-tech ...

  8. Zen Center of Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    ZCLA observes a daily schedule of zazen, Buddhist services, and work practice. The Center's programs include introductory classes, sesshin, workshops and training periods, as well as face-to-face meetings with Abbot Wendy Egyoku Nakao and other Center teachers. The sangha practices zazen and koan training in the Maezumi-Glassman lineage.

  9. Los Angeles County Department of Health Services - Wikipedia

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    DHS' administrative headquarters is located in Downtown Los Angeles 's Civic Center, at the corner of Figueroa and Temple Streets . DHS provided healthcare services to over 643,856 unique patients and 2,457,174 patient visits in Fiscal Year 2015–16. [5] For Fiscal Year 2015–16, LADHS had an annual budget of US$3,832,724,000. [2]