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emergency housing) or we have
just helped them to move into permanent rental housing. They are all in the
process of trying to rebuild their lives.
The majority of the families
we serve are headed by single mothers raising their children alone. Many of
them became homeless because of domestic violence. They are families that are
surviving on extremely limited incomes and struggle to afford the most basic
of necessities. Christmas presents are a luxury completely out of their reach.
For
families who do not get adopted in the Adopt-A-Family Program, we run a
Holiday Toy Drive where we collect new and
unwrapped toys and distribute them unwrapped to the parents. In this
way, the gifts can come from the parents and not from us.
With both programs, homeless families get a chance to celebrate something in
the midst of what is probably the most difficult period of their lives. Just
knowing that somebody cares for them can make a major difference in their lives.
If you
are interested in participating in the 2009 Adopt-A-Family Program, please
contact:
Rebecca Tull
Director, Special Projects & Community Relations
(213) 252-0772
rtull@beyondshelter.org
Beyond Shelter is a nonprofit organization that helps homeless
families to end their homelessness by moving back into and
stabilizing in permanent housing. Each year, we serve hundreds and
hundreds of homeless families, representing thousands of
children. Since 1988, Beyond Shelter has helped more than 4,000
families to move into permanent housing. That's almost two families
every day nonstop for twenty years.
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