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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. Alvarado Terrace Historic District - Wikipedia

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    The house was built for Calvin A. Boyle, one of the founders of the Hollywood Board of Trade. The house was acquired in 1908 by Edmund H. Barmore, president of the Los Angeles Transfer Company. The house was used in the 1980s as a women's shelter by the Union Rescue Mission. Cohn House

  4. Peniel Mission - Wikipedia

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    Peniel Mission. The Peniel Mission was an interdenominational holiness rescue mission that was started in Los Angeles, California, on 11 November 1886 by Theodore Pollock Ferguson (1853–1920) and Manie Payne Ferguson (born 1850; died 8 June 1932). It was dissolved in 1949.

  5. Los Angeles Fire Department - Wikipedia

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    The Los Angeles Fire Department ( LAFD or LA City Fire) provides firefighting services as well as technical rescue services, hazardous materials services and emergency medical services to the citizens of the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. [6] The LAFD is responsible for approximately four million people who live in the agency's ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. Skid Row, Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    Skid Row, Los Angeles. /  34.044232°N 118.243886°W  / 34.044232; -118.243886. 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 ...

  8. Dog Rescue Advocate Begs For Volunteers and Donations at ...

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    Dog Rescue Advocate Begs For Volunteers and Donations at Overcrowded Los Angeles Shelter. Gabrielle LaFrank. April 16, 2024 at 8:00 AM ... rescue, or humane society has the same needs, though ...

  9. Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.With roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits as of 2020, Los Angeles is the second-most populous city in the United States, behind only New York City; it is also the commercial, financial and cultural center of Southern California.