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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. 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 ...

  4. Homelessness in California - Wikipedia

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    Los Angeles Tents of the homeless on the sidewalk in Skid Row, Los Angeles, 2018. As of February 2022 more than 40% of people experiencing homelessness in California lived in Los Angeles County. The homeless population of L.A. County increased by 65% between 2020 and 2022.

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

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    The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority declined to comment. The Independent contacted Hope the Mission, a nonprofit which administers the Palm Tree Inn Inside Safe site, for comment. A mayor ...

  6. Photos: 2024 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count is underway - AOL

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    A woman, who sits on a bus bench with her belongings, is counted as homeless along Main Street during the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority's 2024 homeless count in Venice.

  7. 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 ...

  8. Annual count of homeless residents begins in Los Angeles ...

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    Los Angeles County’s annual count of homeless residents began Tuesday night — a crucial part of the region’s efforts to confront the crisis of tens of thousands of people living on the streets.

  9. 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.