Welcome to West Side Homeless Outreach
WHO WE ARE
West Side Homeless Outreach, Inc. is an IRS-approved 501(c)(3) charity. We’re also approved by the California Secretary of State and the California Attorney General. Our goal is simple—to help homeless people. Optimizing minimal staff and modest resources, we’re relentlessly committed to our goal (see Our 10-Point Commitment). Based in Playa del Rey (Calif.), we extend a hand up to hundreds of unsheltered people struggling to survive on west Los Angeles County streets.
WHAT WE DO
West Side Homeless Outreach is not a homeless shelter. Instead, we deliver nutritious food, healthy beverages, clean clothing (including shoes and hats), warm blankets and sleeping bags, personal-hygiene items and other essentials to the unsheltered throughout west L.A. County. Depending on available resources, we do this three times weekly. We also operate an online and telephone referral service, which helps homeless men, women and children obtain housing and other long-term social services. Flexible and mobile, our outreach is extremely efficient, but we can’t help the homeless without generous support from people like you.
WHAT WE NEED
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Generous funding
Generous funding•Warm men’s clothing
Warm men’s clothing•Comfortable men’s shoes
Comfortable men’s shoes•Outdoor blankets
Outdoor blankets•Sleeping bags
Sleeping bagsWHY WE HELP
Compassion. Empathy fuels West Side Homeless Outreach. Simply stated, we’re easing the plight of homeless people throughout L.A.’s West Side because we care—and we know you care too.
Painful Reality. Recent reports say up to 80,000 of L.A. County’s 10 million-plus residents lack permanent homes. That’s enough to fill Dodger Stadium one and a half times. Given these shocking statistics, West Side Homeless Outreach is compelled to confront the pains—and the perils—of homelessness.
Pressing Need. Many homeless people have been literally kicked to the curb because they were one too many paychecks from paying their bills. Most of those we assist are grateful, humble and sincere. In fact, some of our clients are surprised we work so hard on their behalf. But whatever their disposition, west Los Angeles County’s unhoused community needs a hand up—and it needs it now.
Personal Touch. West Side Homeless Outreach succeeds largely because of our pleasant one-on-one contact with the men, women and children we serve. Unlike some agencies, we’re nonthreatening when interacting with our clients.
Hands-on Help. Hundreds of west Los Angeles County’s homeless don’t seek help at centers, missions, shelters and other facilities. Mental illness, physical disability, alcohol abuse or drug dependency incapacitate record numbers of the unsheltered, so West Side Homeless Outreach takes much-needed supplies to them.
GET INVOLVED
The downturned economy has hit homeless people hard. You can help us help them. Funding for our programs is our greatest need. Your donated dollars pay for emergency housing. They also buy food, clothing and other vital provisions, which we deliver to unsheltered homeless people who need them most. You can also contribute these items to us. All donations to West Side Homeless Outreach are tax deductible. Please click on donate; or mail checks and money orders to West Side Homeless Outreach, Inc., PO Box 5761, Playa del Rey, CA 90296-5761.
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RESULTS THAT COUNT
7,500
West L.A. County homeless people we plan to assist this year.
18,000
Food items we plan to deliver to west L.A. County homeless people in 2012.
10,000
Shelter and social-service referrals we plan to issue during the coming 12 months.
West Side Homeless Outreach is helping unsheltered people who can’t sufficiently help themselves. Want to get involved? This video will get you started.
WSHO RADIO INTERVIEW
On December 16, West Side Homeless Outreach exec Loren Franck was a guest on L.A. Talk Radio’s “Rare Women” program, where he dis-cussed crucial aspects of homeless-ness. To hear the show, click here.
EXTRA-MILE CLUB
Click here to meet our greatest supporters.
Students enjoy volunteering for West Side Homeless Outreach.
•Nonperishable easy-to-eat food
Nonperishable easy-to-eat food•Toothbrushes
Toothbrushes•Toothpaste
Toothpaste•Towels and washcloths
Towels and washcloths•Nail clippers
Nail clippers