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08.26.08

Downtown Women's Center, Los Angeles - Join Us

We are cooking lunch for the ladies of the Downtown Women's Center on September 8, 2008 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Become part of this ongoing activity that provides more than a meal....an opportunity to help in a direct way.

The Center is located at 325 South Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013. Contact Mary Beth Broussard at mbroussard@unisouceit.com to find out more.

Founded in 1978, the Downtown Women’s Center (DWC) is a nationally recognized nonprofit organization that provides 40,000 meals, 47 permanent supportive housing apartments, and a wide array of health, education, and other supportive services to more than 2000 homeless and very low-income women each year. The Center meets its' mission by offering a warm, friendly atmosphere that encourages homeless women to commit to their own betterment and healing process.  In the local Skid Row community, the Downtown Women’s Center is the only resource that is exclusively for and singularly dedicated to serving the unique needs of this population. 

The majority of the women who drop in to the Day Center live on the streets, in encampments, or in night-to-night shelters.  The Day Center provides a respite from the rigors of street life in a nurturing and safe community environment.  On average, 145 women a day drop in to the Day Center where three meals -- breakfast, lunch and a hearty afternoon snack -- are served seven days a week.  Women come to use clean, private bathrooms and showers.  They rest in day beds, use laundry facilities, make phone calls, secure a mailing address, or get a fresh change of clothes.

www.dwcweb.org