An illegal immigrant family living with their 6-year-old son on Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles would have been better ...

YouTuber Nick Shirley has found a family of migrants with young children “living like dogs” on Los Angeles’ Skid Row. He interviewed the Colombians from their tent in the notorious downtown ...

So, what a perfect way to make this a mini-Lenten retreat. We are supposed to see Jesus in everyone we meet. It is hard to ...

After the deaths this month of two newborn babies on Skid Row, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors called Tuesday for a ramping up of services for pregnant women living on the streets. The ...

87% of women living at Union Rescue Mission were not up to date on cancer screenings.

A New Era America, a privately funded, community-led initiative built around what it calls a “mental-health-first” model, is formally launching in Los Angeles Skid Row after quietly piloting its ...

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LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Shirley Raines, the beloved nonprofit founder and CEO who helped care for the homeless on L.A.'s Skid Row, has died, her organization said Wednesday morning. She was 58. "Ms.

California's Skid Row has been hiding a dirty secret as countless dogs are starved, drugged and denied medical care while officials reportedly turn a blind eye. Animal advocates say the situation has ...

This photo provided by Melissa Acedera shows Shirley Raines washing a person's hair in Skid Row, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Melissa Acedera via AP) (Melissa Acedera) Shirley Raines, a social media creator ...

Shirley Raines, a social media creator and nonprofit founder who dedicated her life to caring for people experiencing homelessness, has died, her organization Beauty 2 The Streetz said Wednesday. She ...