7 Agencies That Aid Poor to Share Grant
Seven social service agencies that assist Los Angeles’ homeless and poor will share a $175,000 grant from the United Way of Greater Los Angeles and the Fannie Mae Foundation.
The grants will be awarded today at a 10 a.m. ceremony at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center, 224 S. San Pedro St..
The partnership, called Help the Homeless, provides funding directly to agencies helping the working poor to become self-sufficient, officials said.
“This grant will allow us to assist families that we would otherwise have to turn away because we wouldn’t have any other funds available,” said Erica Williams, director of programs at On Your Feet, a Sherman Oaks nonprofit organization that will receive $40,000,
Other agencies that will share the grant include L.A. Family Housing Corp. with sites in North Hollywood and Boyle Heights; Beyond Shelter and Portals House Inc. in Koreatown; New Image Emergency Shelter in Long Beach; Ocean Park Community Center in West Los Angeles; and Little Tokyo Service Center.
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