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Union Station Homeless Services Celebrates 50 Years of Bringing Our Neighbors Home
Since 1973, Union Station Homeless Services has helped our most vulnerable community members rebuild their lives and end homelessness. This year the organization is celebrating 50 years of working in the community with volunteers, staff, donors, and clients to help...
Liya Blackwood Carter Named Chief Financial Officer at Union Stations Homeless Services
With over 20 years of professional accounting, Liya Blackwood Carter joins Union Station Homeless Services as CFO to help guide the organization Pasadena, CA September 20, 2022 – Union Station Homeless Services announced today Liya Blackwood Carter has been named...
Changing The Narrative: What Works to End Homelessness Webinar Addresses the Realities and Myths Dominating Today’s Conversations
Everyone seems to have a solution for homelessness but only those who are working in the field and who have experienced homelessness really know what will work and what will not. Join in for an open and frank discussion will address current headlines about...
Featured in Spectrum News!
In a recent segment on Spectrum News, journalist Rachel Menitoff toured Union Station Homeless Services' Adult Center and Admin Center to get the inside scoop on how inflation is affecting our organization. In her tour, Rachel gets a recipe for an affordable and...
LA Times’ Housing for Health Article
At the moment, Housing for Health has about 17,000 clients, and their care and management is provided by dozens of agencies, including nonprofits under county oversight. For the many who have serious and even terminal health conditions, a medical team led by Behforouz...
Union Station Homeless Services Announces New Board Officers
Union Station Homeless Services announced today the organization’s new Board of Directors Officers effective July 1, 2022, and the election of new members since the last officer installation. Serving as Chair will be Jesse Torres, Principal,...
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Donation of Chromebooks Help Homeless Advocates Bridge the Digital Divide
Today, not having access to the internet means not having a connection to critical information and lifesaving services. Helping bridge the technology divide for those who are experiencing homelessness, a donation of 40 Dell Chromebooks to Union Station Homeless Services is making a major difference.
Answering the call to help provide technology to those who need it the most, Glen and Natalie Kraemer, Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP, and Xantrion raised the funds to donate the 40 Chromebooks.
The laptops will be distributed to members of Union Station’s Lived Expertise Advisory Council (LEAP). LEAP is a diverse group of current and formerly homeless individuals. Following the guiding principle “nothing about us, without us,” this panel of experts advises Union Station Homeless Services’ Board of Directors and staff on issues related to service provision, advocacy and policy. Additionally, Union Station clients living in bridge housing facilities will have access to some of the Chromebooks to support their journey as they transition into permanent housing and rebuild their lives.
“We are always looking for ways to diminish the digital divide,” said Anne Bisagno, President of Xantrion. “Providing laptops to Union Station was a wonderful way to make that divide just a little smaller.”
“People without access to technology are not part of the online conversation, stated Shawn Morrissey, Sr. Director of Advocacy and Community Engagement. “Now our LEAP members can actively participate in sharing their stories and advocating for much needed changes to our broken systems.”
Glen Kraemer, a Founding Partner of Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP, shared “It is a distinct privilege to work with and support USHS in its essential service and advocacy goals. We know the simple act of providing these laptops has a profound resonance, providing connection, agency and empowerment to persons who, but for this organization’s humanity and dedication, would continue to be unheard and marginalized.”