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LAist Articles About the Effects of Inflation
Inflation has hit a 40-year high and is affecting the ability of homelessness service providers to provide basic needs like food and shelter. Over the last 12 months, from May 2021 to May 2022, food prices have risen 10.1%, according to the U.S. Bureau...
Bank of America Awards $35,000 Grant to US
Union Station Homeless Services announced today that it has been awarded a generous $35,000 grant from Bank of America. The grant will support Union Station Homeless Services’ mission of ending homelessness and rebuilding lives in the Pasadena, San Gabriel Valley...
Changing the Narrative: Aging Without a Home Webinar
Changing the Narrative: Aging Without a Home Webinar Tackles the Issues of a Growing Population of Homeless Seniors California is facing an unprecedented crisis of people in their 50s, 60s and 70s living on our streets. A recent study* found people over 50 now...
Amanda Green Promoted to Chief Operations Officer
Pasadena, CA April 12, 2021 – Union Station Homeless Services announced today that Amanda Green has been promoted to Chief Operations Officer reporting directly to CEO Anne Miskey as senior member of the organization’s Executive Team. In this new role, she...
Changing the Narrative Series: Broken Systems, Not Broken People
The rise in homelessness is the result of decades of policy choices, not bad choices by those experiencing homelessness. Due to the impact of COVID-19, the number of homeless will skyrocket. Now is the time to refocus attention on making fundamental changes to the...
Weekly Lunches for Unhoused Residents Aim to Fight More than Hunger at Garfield Park
A small group of compassionate activists has been doing on a weekly basis at Garfield Park in South Pasadena. Anne Bagasao and Fahren James — who are cofounders and members of the South Pasadena Tenants Union and Black Lives Matter South Pasadena respectively —...
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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.”