A year ago, Stephanie Ogrodnik had just moved to Los Angeles from Philadelphia. She was living in the middle of bustling Hollywood and was immediately struck by how great the needs of her homeless neighbors were. She began researching local homeless organizations to get involved with, and was drawn to the Downtown Women’s Center.
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At the Downtown Women’s Center, we rely on federal assistance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to operate the programs that end homelessness for women every day. One of those women, Darlene, was in her twenties when she became homeless. Forced to find a new place to live after her mother’s death,
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On March 8, our PR & Policy Coordinator Rachel Kassenbrock, and DWC resident/advocate Francine Andrade descended upon the Sacramento Capitol to participate in Housing California’s 2017 Lobby Day! Lobby Day is an annual opportunity for nonprofit organizations to meet with politicians to discuss and advocate for legislation that is important to them. Every year, Housing
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In November 2016, voters in Los Angeles City overwhelmingly approved Proposition HHH, a $1.2 billion housing bond to build up to 10,000 units of housing, by a margin of 76%. This result confirmed what we at the Downtown Women’s Center already knew: LA voters care deeply about the thousands of Angelenos living in cars, on
Measure H Passed! What’s Next? Read More »
We are thrilled to share the Downtown Women’s Center’s new look! DWC is an organization that has always built on our past successes. We developed our new logo to both build on our history and also to reflect the Center’s growth and goals for the future. Since the audacious first steps of our founders Jill
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