Project Y!MBY Connect Day 2009

June 2009 -

Today, Project Y!MBY (Yes! In My Backyard) mobilized neighborhoods with targeted outreach to provide immediate housing and services for the homeless population of Hollywood and West Hollywood. Like a social service “expo,” YIMBY Connect Day gathered more than 60 local public and private service providers and more than 250 volunteers for one day of intensive outreach and engagement services. People who are homeless accessed everything from haircuts and foot care to medical examinations, counseling and housing services from across the greater Hollywood area. Within the first two hours, the event drew an estimated 300 homeless individuals, and is expected to reach more than 800 homeless before the end of the day.

Project Y!MBY Connect Day is a component of Project Y!MBY, a grass-roots community mobilization initiative geared towards helping communities develop coordinated responses to end homelessness in Hollywood. Project Y!MBY generates positive mobilization for national and regional strategies towards ending homelessness, and transforms those strategies into activities on a neighborhood level.

June 2009 - There are approximately 73,000 homeless individuals in Los Angeles County. And in this economy, with the national unemployment rate the highest it has been in 25 years at 9.4%, it’s not easy to find work and get off the streets. Despite these barriers, 41 formerly-homeless individuals graduated from People Assisting The Homeless (PATH)’s transitional housing program on Thursday, June 11. The ceremony marked PATH’s sixth annual graduation.

The 41 graduates represented PATH’s Hollywood and Westside centers, as well as the Regional Homeless Center. All graduates secured and maintained permanent housing, and/or acquired full-time employment during their time at PATH.

May 2009 - Marin County, Calif., just north of San Francisco, is among the most affluent areas in the nation. But even there, the protracted recession and foreclosure crisis present a pernicious problem: low-income families and individuals who lose a job and then find they are losing the roof over their head as well.

Shelters in the county that can house entire families now have three-month waiting lists, and requests for aid at a charity-run homeless "help desk" have risen 35 percent since the start of the recession.

April 2009 -

Mother’s Day (May 10^th) is just around the corner! This Mother's Day, send your Mom a heartfelt gift by purchasing a “Hug” to help homeless mothers and families at PATH. Gifts can be made in honor of a special mother or mother figure in your own life. Your generous contributions will help mothers in need find housing, employment and independence.

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April 2009 - HOMELESSNESS
A new life. A new job. A new connection. A new home. A new start.

April 2009 - March 2009 – For the second year in a row, Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine) and fellow musicians have partnered with PATH for the annual Axis of Justice Tour(http://axisofjustice.org/about/).

Formed by Tom Morello and Serj Tankian, the Axis of Justice is a non-profit organization whose mission is to bring together musicians, fans of music, and grassroots political organizations to fight for social justice.