Press & Media
“For me the experience of being homeless was scary, lonely, and confusing. I stayed awake at night because I was afraid of being assaulted or robbed. My life changed when I was bussed to the Downtown Women’s Center. At DWC, there was food and clothing, services, and showers. There was internet access so I could look up resources. I felt safe at DWC. I moved into my own apartment in Highland Park and I felt like it was a dream. I feel that now I have a second chance to finish what I started.”
– Gabie, Community-based Housing Resident
Contact
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- Email: ItzelP@DowntownWomensCenter.org
- Office: (213) 680-0600 x2682
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Press Releases & Statements
2023
- Downtown Women’s Center awarded $26.5 million from California’s Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program
- DWC Hosts Launch of First Los Angeles County Women’s Needs Assessment
- DWC Statement in Response to the 2023 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count
- Downtown Women’s Center Hosts Pathbreaking Women’s Homeless Forum with Mayor Karen Bass
- MADE By DWC Launches New NEST of HOPE Soy Candle by Artist Clare Crespo
- Downtown Women’s Center Sponsors Sixth Annual Domestic Violence Homeless Services Community Connections Summit
- MADE by DWC 2022 Impact
- Downtown Women’s Center Hosts Volunteer Deployment Site For 2023 Los Angeles Homeless Count in Skid Row
2022
- Downtown Women’s Center Hosts Press Conference to Announce LA County’s Encampment Resolution Grant
- Downtown Women’s Center Celebrates Passage of SB 914 Help Act with Senator Susan Rubio and Coalition of Co-Sponsors
- Downtown Women’s Center Every Woman Gala Statement
- Downtown Women’s Center’s Statement on the Passage of SB 914 HELP ACT
- Downtown Women’s Center Statement of Solidarity With Peace Over Violence
- Downtown Women’s Center Statement in Response to Release of 2021 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count
- Downtown Women’s Center Hosts Los Angeles Mayoral Candidate Rick Caruso For Tour and Roundtable on Women’s Homelessness
- Senator Susan Rubio’s Landmark Legislation Serves Most Vulnerable Homeless Populations
- Downtown Women’s Center Receives $20,000 Grant from The SAM Initiative
- DWC Statement on the reversal of Roe v Wade
- State Senate Passes Senator Rubio’s HELP Act, Targeting Homelessness Resources for Domestic Violence Survivors and Other Vulnerable Populations
- CA Senate Passes Unaccompanied Women Experiencing Homelessness Awareness Month Resolution by Sen. Rubio
- Downtown Women’s Center to Provide Services at New Supportive Housing Development for Trauma Survivors in Van Nuys
- Downtown Women’s Center Hosted Deployment Site For the Skid Row Community Los Angeles 2022 Point-in-Time Homeless Count
- New State Legislation Would Increase Support For Domestic Violence Survivors and Unaccompanied Women Experiencing Homelessness
- Downtown Women’s Center to Provide Services at a New Housing Development for Trauma Survivors Breaking Ground in North Hollywood
- Downtown Women’s Center to Celebrate Groundbreaking of Housing Development for Trauma Survivors in North Hollywood
2021
- Downtown Women’s Center to Host Assembly Select Committee on Los Angeles County Homelessness
- Downtown Women’s Center Releases Historic “Every Woman Housed” Action Plan to End Homelessness for Women in Skid Row
- [BRIEF] Every Woman Housed: Action Plan for Housing Women & Families in Skid Row
- CA State Senate Passes “Unaccompanied Women Experiencing Homelessness Act of 2021” by Senator Susan Rubio
- [BRIEF] LA Alliance for Human Rights vs. the City of Los Angeles
- State Senator Susan Rubio Introduces DWC-Sponsored Bill to Designate Unaccompanied Women as an Official Homeless Subpopulation in CA
- The Downtown Women’s Center & National Alliance for Safe Housing Release Landmark Toolkit for Housing Survivors of Domestic Violence
2020
- L.A. County Board of Supervisors Passes Historic Motion Designating Unaccompanied Women as an Official Homeless Subpopulation
- The Downtown Women’s Center Honored as 2020 California Nonprofit of the Year by Senator Holly Mitchell and CalNonprofits
- The Downtown Women’s Center Launches “Together Housed” Fundraising Campaign to Meet Unprecedented Needs of Women During Pandemic
- Statement in Response to Release of 2020 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count Results
- Statement in Support of Black Lives Matter
- Staggering Data on Women’s Homelessness Released in Landmark Study From the Downtown Women’s Center
- Amy Turk Appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Downtown Women’s Center
2019
2018
- The Downtown Women’s Center Celebrates 40th Anniversary with Successful Event
- The Downtown Women’s Center Celebrates 40th Anniversary
- For Your Holiday Gift Guide: Shop to End Women’s Homelessness
- Madame Gandhi to Perform at Benefit for Women’s Homelessness in LA
- The 2018 Los Angeles Homeless Count Shows Decrease in Women’s Homelessness Accredited to Coordinated Strategy and Resources
- Former CEO Lisa Watson to Return to the Downtown Women’s Center
- Street Artist Meg Zany to Install Mural on the Downtown Women’s Center Residence
- The Downtown Women’s Center Receives Generous $100,000 Grant from the S. Mark Taper Foundation for General Operating Costs
- The Downtown Women’s Center Expands Beyond Skid Row to Address Women’s Homelessness