‘We’ve got to help them’: Nonprofit asks residents for sleeping bags, socks to distribute to homeless
From 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, residents can drop off much-needed items such as sleeping bags, tents and socks at the Expo Arts Center in Bixby Knolls.
Long Beach woman’s nonprofit helps local homeless population
Christine Barry founded Ashlee’s Homeless Fund in honor of the Ashlee Armond, who died in an accident in 2014.
‘This is not the end’: City pilot program provides work experience for unhoused residents
For more than a decade, Steffz has had an unstable living situation—bouncing from shared housing to shelter to shelter to shelter.
Neighbors wanted a cleanup, but a pandemic and maze of jurisdictions made that a tall order
Cleanups and homeless-outreach that were implemented earlier this year, and had to stop because of the pandemic, have started to pick back up again, but residents are still frustrated and say the problem has only gotten worse.
Long Beach officials see some success in housing homeless during pandemic
An extended winter shelter, a new year-round shelter set to open soon and Project Room Key, a program to house the homeless in motels, have helped get vulnerable people off the streets, officials say.
North Long Beach homeless housing facility slated for summer opening gets delayed, officials eye September opening
A housing and resource center for homeless individuals in North Long Beach originally slated to open earlier this month was set back. The project is now on track to be operational in September.
Man tests positive for COVID-19 after trying to go to North Long Beach shelter, officials say
The city did not report any new deaths on Thursday.
Jerry Pryor, homeless at 73, still pulls his cart near Lakewood Village—but gets a little help
Earlier this month, Jerry was surprised with a new cart, clothing, supplies and money directed to accounts at the local restaurants he frequents.
L.A. County approves $700,000 for 50 bed homeless shelter in Bellflower
Bellflower Mayor Sonny Santa Ines said the shelter was a compassionate, “win/win” solution to the city’s homelessness issue.
‘He’s a humble man:’ Lakewood Village businesses raise funds to help homeless man
Jerry was born on Groundhog Day in 1945, raised in East Long Beach and graduated from Wilson High School in 1963.