Homelessness and poverty are issues that too many families experience, but it is also an issue that some families have the privilege of never knowing. According to LAHSA’s pre-pandemic homeless count, within L.A. city, the number of people experiencing homelessness is 41,290, a 14.2% increase over last year. It has become an issue impossible to…
Lent begins on February 17, 2021. This year, as we are still reeling from the loss and pain of a worldwide pandemic and unprecedented societal polarization, we might be tempted to think, “I’ve been forced to give up so much already! Why do I need to give up more for Lent?” This year, in the…
HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY! Please join the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Los Angeles (SVDPLA) in its mission to serve those in need. We currently have an opening for a full time, Case Manager position in our Social Services Department at the Cardinal Manning Center (CMC) to work in our LAHSA…
We should habitually show our loved ones concern and affection all year-round, but celebrating Valentine’s Day with a nice date forces us to pause and admire the subject of our attention. It is a chance for us to reaffirm our intentions and to be present in the everyday habits we use to show love, or…
Almost a year has passed since stay-at-home orders have been issued, and waiting patiently in the safely our homes is getting increasingly harder to do. At the beginning of the pandemic, schools, offices, parks, restaurants, and many things we love doing were made unavailable to us, but we did our part and stayed away in…