Executive Director Blog

Hello UCO supporters. A quick Covid-19 update on our modified drop-in center, client services and annual Gala fundraiser. First, a HUGE thank you to Councilmember Suzie Price; Sandy from UUCLB; Natalie from […]

Hello to friends and supporters of Urban Community Outreach. For people who are homeless, the biggest impacts of the Covid19 disaster have been the closures of some local food banks and […]

UCO staff continues close communication with health department officials and City leadership to ensure that we follow recommended Covid-19 prevention practices.  We thank the leaders and staff of First Congregational Church […]

The current election cycle ends tomorrow.  In partnership with First Congregational Church and L.A. County Registrar, the drop-in center was pleased to share our dining hall with a vote center yesterday.  We […]

We have been busy during the past two weeks.   On February 7, 2020 one of our senior clients (64 yo) moved into the new senior low-income housing. He was a […]

Hello UCO Supporters. The last Sunday in January was a sad and busy day.  Our staff and 30 volunteers were shocked by the news of Kobe Bryant’s death – some shed […]

As we celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, we enter the year 2020 with intention to do all we can to reduce the misery of homelessness and poverty […]

Our drop-in center was bustling on the last two Sundays, as we hosted about 400 people with the help of over 100 volunteers.  Thankfully, we had members of Uplift Charity (an […]

As we find ourselves amid a busy holiday season – we are continually touched by the generosity of those in our community.  During the Sunday following Thanksgiving, we were able to enhance our […]

Thanksgiving is almost upon us – we have much to be thankful for, including the over 70 volunteers who helped us yesterday.  This past week brought an abundance of much needed […]