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Dear Friends, Our congregations respond. Our congregations drive change. Our congregations, each rooted in different faiths, understand that we need to take care of each other. Together, through the Valley Interfaith Council (VIC), our congregations created Valley Shelter more than 30 years ago to respond to a growing crisis of homelessness in the San Fernando Valley. In 1984, under the leadership of VIC, and with the support of Mayor Tom Bradley, we came together to buy the old Fiesta Motel on Lankershim Boulevard in North Hollywood. The motel became Valley Shelter and served 40 families who were allowed to stay for one month each. Our congregations volunteered—we cooked, we danced, and we tutored the kids. We listened to the parents’ challenges and we supported the families and their transitions out of homelessness. In 1986, VIC facilitated the merger of Valley Shelter and a new non-profit called LA Family Housing (LAFH). LAFH immediately began to grow and expanded its footprint on Lankershim—adding administrative offices, a health clinic, and a second shelter for homeless individuals. Today, LAFH owns 23 properties across the city and helps 5,000 people as they work to break the cycle of poverty and homelessness. Los Angeles continues to confront a homelessness crisis much like the one that caught the attention of VIC leaders back in the early 1980s. More than 5,000 individuals in the Valley alone experienced homeless in 2015. LAFH has established itself as a regional coordinator and leader in the fight against homeless and has continued to rely on the support of all of us and our congregations in working towards the goal of ending homelessness. LAFH is excited to launch a new development on the original site of the Valley Shelter: The Campus at LA Family Housing. The Campus will include 50 new units of permanent supportive housing—housing that includes services such as mental health counseling and job skills training, a 6,000 square foot health clinic, and nearly 5,500 square feet of new office space to house the service providing program staff. This spring, Valley Shelter will be razed to make way for the new Campus. We invite you to join the VIC and LA Family Housing to celebrate the legacy of Valley Shelter by sharing any photos or memories or experiences you had either as a volunteer, donor, resident, or staff member. We also invite you to save the date and join us at Valley Shelter (7843 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood 91605) on Sunday, February 21 st 2016 at 1 pm to celebrate the history and legacy of Valley Shelter and look forward to the future. Rabbi Steven Carr Reuben Wendy Greuel Former Chair Civic Leader VIC Board of Directors Staff Member, Office of Mayor Tom Bradley 1984 – 1986 Board Member, LA Family Housing P.S.- To learn more about LA Family Housing, visit: www.lafh.org BOARD OF DIRECTORS President & CEO Stephanie Klasky-Gamer Chair Gary Meisel Warner Bros. Pictures Vice Chair Michele Breslauer Children’s Law Center of Los Angeles Treasurer David Doyle Bank of America Secretary Daniel M. Howard, CPA Lodgen, Lacher, Golditch, Sardi, Saunders & Howard, LLP Lisa Applebery Wells Fargo Bank, Community Lending & Investment Wayne Brander U.S. Bank Karen Brodkin William Morris Endeavor Steve M. Brown Hoffman Brown Company Audie Chamberlain Lion & Orb Zeeda Daniele Fannie Mae Wendy Greuel Civic Leader Matthew B. Irmas Irmas Charitable Foundations Deborah Kazenelson Deane Edelman Public Relations & Communications Robyn Lattaker-Johnson RLJ Media Management & Consulting Albert Lemus Lowe Enterprises Bonnie Litowsky Accounting Blair Rich Warner Bros. Pictures Jeremy Sisto Actor Ross E. Winn, Esq. Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP Michael Ziering Diagnostic Products Corp. LIFETIME DIRECTORS Audrey Irmas Robert J. Irmas (1951-2015) Sydney M. Irmas (1925-1996) Trudy Louis (1914-2004) Rev. John Simmons (1917-2013) 7843 Lankershim Blvd. North Hollywood, CA 91605 TEL (818) 982-4091 FAX (818) 982-3895 www.lafh.org
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Dear Friends, Our congregations respond. Our congregations drive change. Our congregations, each rooted in different faiths, understand that we need to take care of each other. Together, through the Valley Interfaith Council (VIC), our congregations created Valley Shelter more than 30 years ago to respond to a growing crisis of homelessness in the San Fernando Valley. In 1984, under the leadership of VIC, and with the support of Mayor Tom Bradley, we came together to buy the old Fiesta Motel on Lankershim Boulevard in North Hollywood. The motel became Valley Shelter and served 40 families who were allowed to stay for one month each. Our congregations volunteered—we cooked, we danced, and we tutored the kids. We listened to the parents’ challenges and we supported the families and their transitions out of homelessness. In 1986, VIC facilitated the merger of Valley Shelter and a new non-profit called LA Family Housing (LAFH). LAFH immediately began to grow and expanded its footprint on Lankershim—adding administrative offices, a health clinic, and a second shelter for homeless individuals. Today, LAFH owns 23 properties across the city and helps 5,000 people as they work to break the cycle of poverty and homelessness. Los Angeles continues to confront a homelessness crisis much like the one that caught the attention of VIC leaders back in the early 1980s. More than 5,000 individuals in the Valley alone experienced homeless in 2015. LAFH has established itself as a regional coordinator and leader in the fight against homeless and has continued to rely on the support of all of us and our congregations in working towards the goal of ending homelessness. LAFH is excited to launch a new development on the original site of the Valley Shelter: The Campus at LA Family Housing. The Campus will include 50 new units of permanent supportive housing—housing that includes services such as mental health counseling and job skills training, a 6,000 square foot health clinic, and nearly 5,500 square feet of new office space to house the service providing program staff. This spring, Valley Shelter will be razed to make way for the new Campus. We invite you to join the VIC and LA Family Housing to celebrate the legacy of Valley Shelter by sharing any photos or memories or experiences you had either as a volunteer, donor, resident, or staff member. We also invite you to save the date and join us at Valley Shelter (7843 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood 91605) on Sunday, February 21st 2016 at 1 pm to celebrate the history and legacy of Valley Shelter and look forward to the future. Rabbi Steven Carr Reuben Wendy Greuel Former Chair Civic Leader VIC Board of Directors Staff Member, Office of Mayor Tom Bradley 1984 – 1986 Board Member, LA Family Housing P.S.- To learn more about LA Family Housing, visit: www.lafh.org
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President & CEO Stephanie Klasky-Gamer
Chair Gary Meisel
Warner Bros. Pictures
Vice Chair Michele Breslauer
Children’s Law Center of Los Angeles
Treasurer David Doyle
Bank of America
Secretary Daniel M. Howard, CPA
Lodgen, Lacher, Golditch, Sardi, Saunders & Howard, LLP
Lisa Applebery Wells Fargo Bank,
Community Lending & Investment
Wayne Brander U.S. Bank
Karen Brodkin William Morris Endeavor
Steve M. Brown Hoffman Brown Company
Audie Chamberlain Lion & Orb
Zeeda Daniele Fannie Mae
Wendy Greuel Civic Leader
Matthew B. Irmas Irmas Charitable Foundations
Deborah Kazenelson Deane Edelman Public Relations &
Communications
Robyn Lattaker-Johnson RLJ Media Management &
Consulting
Albert Lemus Lowe Enterprises
Bonnie Litowsky Accounting
Blair Rich Warner Bros. Pictures
Jeremy Sisto Actor
Ross E. Winn, Esq. Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman &
Rabkin, LLP
Michael Ziering Diagnostic Products Corp.
LIFETIME DIRECTORS
Audrey Irmas Robert J. Irmas (1951-2015)
Sydney M. Irmas (1925-1996) Trudy Louis (1914-2004)
Rev. John Simmons (1917-2013)
7843 Lankershim Blvd. North Hollywood, CA 91605 TEL (818) 982-4091 FAX (818) 982-3895 www.lafh.org
Please help LA Family Housing celebrate the history & legacy of VALLEY SHELTER Sunday, February 21st at 1pmVALLEY SHELTER l 7843 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood 91605
Please share any photos and experiences you have from Valley Shelter as a volunteer, donor, resident, or staff member! Email your photos & memories to [email protected] by Feb. 15th. Please RSVP to [email protected].
In 1983, the Valley Interfaith Council (VIC) purchased the old FIESTA MOTEL on Lankershim Boulevard in North Hollywood. This motel became VALLEY SHELTER—the first crisis housing property owned by LA Family Housing (LAFH) —where the organization served 40 families. This spring, the 33-year-old Valley Shelter will be razed to make way for the brand-new CAMPUS at LA FAMILY HOUSING.
