LA's Homeless Blog: Project Y!MBY Is Successful

Thursday, December 08, 2005

Project Y!MBY Is Successful

Today, over 250 people living on the streets of Hollywood were able to connect to services. Over 200 community volunteers personally helped people access services like mental health, employment, homeless court, and even massages. Over 30 service providers participated.

The morning rally was led by honorary Hollywood Mayor Johnny Grant, Mayor Villaraigosa, U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness Director Philip Mangano, County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, West Hollywood Mayor Land, State Assemblyman Koretz, and L.A. Councilmember LaBonge.

This Project Y!MBY Connect Day was Los Angeles County’s version of rallying the community to help the homeless. Cities throughout the country performed their own version of Homeless Connect Day. Here's more information on this day.

1 Comments:

dgarzila said...: This shhould be done everyday.

I would have been out there with you but I am having about with Bronchitis. I did make it to act in the pageant in the Los Angeles Cathedral.

Why can't we have this everyday. Not just one day out of the year?; 11:30 PM

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: Name: Joel John Roberts; Location: Los Angeles, California, United States

Joel John Roberts is the CEO of PATH Partners, a nonprofit organization which helps communities integrate services with housing. PATH Partners includes six housing and service agencies: PATH, Achieve Glendale, Gramercy Housing Group, PATH Ventures, PATH Dallas, and PATH Partners Associates. As a leader in housing and homelessness, Roberts’ is modernizing support services to emphasize strategic outreach, housing, and cross-sector partnerships. In 2004, the Hollywood Museum awarded Roberts the Legacy Award recognizing his leadership in social responsibility and humanitarian achievement. In 2007, Roberts was recognized by UCLA as a community “trendsetter.” Recently, Affordable Housing Magazine highlighted Roberts’ leadership in the development of the PATHMall, winner of the prestigious 2007 American Institute of Architects award. Having served as the Chairperson for the LAHSA Advisory Board, Roberts currently serves on the Emergency Food and Shelter Program board, the Bring L.A. Home Blue Ribbon Panel, and the Long Beach Human Relations Commission. Roberts is the author of numerous opinion pieces on homelessness, as well as a book, “How To Increase Homelessness.”

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