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  2. 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 ...

  3. Skid Row Running Club - Wikipedia

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    History. In 2012, the Skid Row Running Club was founded by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Craig Mitchell at the Midnight Mission, as an effort to improve the livelihood of those in the Skid Row area. [1] Mitchell was invited down to the Midnight Mission by Roderick Brown, a man Mitchell had previously sentenced to prison. [2]

  4. Skid Row, Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    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 1930s. [3]

  5. Los Angeles took thousands of homeless people off the ... - AOL

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    Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass vowed to house thousands of people in her first year in office to reverse the city’s homelessness epidemic. ... From the balcony of The Midnight Mission, a long-time ...

  6. 15 Los Angeles Charities That Need Your Help This ... - AOL

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    With a mission to close the learning gap and reduce the dropout rate in underserved communities, The Joseph Learning Lab needs monetary donations as well as volunteers to tutor low-income ...

  7. 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.

  8. Norman Harris (businessman) - Wikipedia

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    Norman Harris. Norman Harris (born 1949) is an American vintage guitar dealer, and he operates a store called Norman's Rare Guitars in Tarzana, California. He is one of the guitar industry's foremost experts on vintage guitars. [1] His store has become a destination and he has become a celebrity through his Youtube channel which has more than ...

  9. Charles Hollis Jones - Wikipedia

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    Life. Jones was born in Bloomington, Indiana in 1945. He moved to Los Angeles, California at the age of 16 and founded CHJ Designs. At the time, acrylic and plastic were not commonly used as a material for upscale furniture and art, but Jones began creating pieces for showrooms, such as Hudson-Rissman. [1]