Pasadena, CA. ‘Tis the season to spread cheer to vulnerable children and families during the holidays. Union Station Homeless Services is now collecting gifts for 400 children, ages ranging from newborn to 18 years. The theme this year is “something they want, something they need, something to wear, something to read”– toys for all ages, fun patterned face masks, playful socks and new books. If you’d like to be a holiday hero and bring a smile to vulnerable children and families this year, read on to learn more.
Here are three ways to help:
1. Host a toy drive or donate a gift. Donations can be dropped off at our Admin Center at 825 E. Orange Grove Blvd., Pasadena, CA, Monday-Friday between 9:30am-4:00pm until December 16, 2020 or ordered for delivery from our Amazon Wish Lists:
From: Union Station Homeless Services
We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, is committed to helping homeless individuals and families rebuild their lives.
Union Station Homeless Services is part of a premier group of human services agencies in Los Angeles County that are leading the way to ending homelessness in our community. We are the San Gabriel Valley’s largest social service agency assisting homeless and very low-income adults and families. Since 1973, Union Station has helped rebuild the lives of thousands of people who were once homeless and without hope.
The vision expressed four decades ago by the community volunteers who founded this agency still rings true today — every person deserves a life of dignity and a safe place to call home.
With over 45 years of experience, we proudly offer a full continuum of nine programs throughout the San Gabriel Valley. Our core services include outreach, bridge housing, permanent housing, and employment. In addition, we offer basic needs such as meals and showers, and well as care coordination, benefits enrollment, and referrals to medical and mental health services.
We know that housing ends homelessness. Over the years, we have learned some valuable lessons:
- Homelessness has many faces
- Union Station has effective solutions