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Jan 8 12:42 pm
  • homeless

‘We’ve got to help them’: Nonprofit asks residents for sleeping bags, socks to distribute to homeless

Sebastian Echeverry

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.

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Nov 7 9:00 am
  • homeless

Long Beach woman’s nonprofit helps local homeless population

Kelly Puente

Christine Barry founded Ashlee’s Homeless Fund in honor of the Ashlee Armond, who died in an accident in 2014.

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Sep 30 10:53 am shared from Long Beach Business Journal

‘This is not the end’: City pilot program provides work experience for unhoused residents

Brandon Richardson

For more than a decade, Steffz has had an unstable living situation—bouncing from shared housing to shelter to shelter to shelter.

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Sep 26 3:19 pm
  • homeless

Neighbors wanted a cleanup, but a pandemic and maze of jurisdictions made that a tall order

Sebastian Echeverry

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.

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Aug 24 10:29 am
  • coronavirus

Long Beach officials see some success in housing homeless during pandemic

Valerie Osier

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.

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Jul 30 2:56 pm
  • homeless

North Long Beach homeless housing facility slated for summer opening gets delayed, officials eye September opening

Sebastian Echeverry

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.

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Apr 30 4:43 pm
  • coronavirus

Man tests positive for COVID-19 after trying to go to North Long Beach shelter, officials say

Valerie Osier

The city did not report any new deaths on Thursday. 

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Nov 28 2019 8:00 am
  • homeless

Jerry Pryor, homeless at 73, still pulls his cart near Lakewood Village—but gets a little help

Stephen Carr

Earlier this month, Jerry was surprised with a new cart, clothing, supplies and money directed to accounts at the local restaurants he frequents.

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Nov 6 2019 10:05 am
  • homeless

L.A. County approves $700,000 for 50 bed homeless shelter in Bellflower

City News Service

Bellflower Mayor Sonny Santa Ines said the shelter was a compassionate, “win/win” solution to the city’s homelessness issue.

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Mar 9 2019 6:00 am
  • homeless

‘He’s a humble man:’ Lakewood Village businesses raise funds to help homeless man

Staff Reports

Jerry was born on Groundhog Day in 1945,  raised in East Long Beach and graduated from Wilson High School in 1963.

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