On year’s longest night, a growing number pause to remember homeless people who died in Orange County
By Theresa Walker / Orange County Register Originally published in Orange County Register. Locally, 207 people will be featured in National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day. For Father Dennis Kriz, it’s […]
LA Charger Casey Hayward brings an early Thanksgiving meal to families at a Santa Ana school
By Lou Ponsi / Orange County Register Originally published in Orange County Register. Thanksgiving came a few days early for dozens of families in Santa Ana, courtesy of an NFL […]
United Way program entices landlords in Orange County to rent to homeless people with housing vouchers
By Theresa Walker / Orange County Register Originally published in Orange County Register. Incentives are part of the WelcomeHomeOC effort to address homelessness. The math seems a no-brainer. On one […]
Can a mural in a Costa Mesa church parking lot sway public opinion on homelessness?
By Theresa Walker / Orange County Register Photo by Mindy Schauer / Orange County Register/SCNG Originally published in Orange County Register. Artist who does portraits of homeless people creates mural […]
New Costa Mesa mural seeks to raise awareness and inspire solutions to help O.C.’s homeless population
By Bradley Zint / Daily Pilot Photo by Spencer Grant / Daily Pilot Originally published in the Daily Pilot. Local officials and activists gathered Saturday morning to unveil a new […]
Orange County Homeless Get Game-Changing Help Via GoFundMe Patrons
By John Cádiz Klemack / NBC Los Angeles Originally published in NBC LA. Some in Orange County are using GoFundMe to try to make a dent in the homeless population. […]
‘House 30’ campaign close to goal that could pay off in more help for homelessness fight
By Staff Reporter / Orange County Register Originally published in Orange County Register. Orange County’s United to End Homelessness group is pushing to house 30 homeless households by the end […]
United Way CEO hikes 5 miles — and then some — in Orange County’s 34 cities, to get to know the communities she serves
By Susan Christian Goulding / Orange County Register Originally published in Orange County Register. Garden Grove Mayor Steve Jones marveled at the elaborate front-yard fort constructed around a towering tree […]
$2.9 million awarded for United Way program to end veteran homelessness in Orange County
A recent $2.9 million award from the state will support special outreach to veterans. By Theresa Walker / Orange County Register Originally published in Orange County Register. The money will […]
On CBS News: Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris Presents $2.9 Million Check to House Orange County’s Homeless Veterans
Watch the 30-second news clip video showcasing Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris presenting the $2.9M check for the WelcomeHomeOC Program to Susan B. Parks, Orange County United Way President & CEO. Read the press release: https://www.unitedwayoc.org/news/assemblywoman-cottie-petrie-norris-secures-2-9-million-to-house-orange-countys-homeless-veterans/ […]
