Urban Connection

Do you have a desire to serve the urban poor by building awareness? Do you have skills in writing, video production, post production, photography, graphics, or motion graphics? Maybe it’s time we talk!

Come down to Urban Connection and help us make an impact for Christ and turn this community upside down!

Many people experiencing homelessness are exhausted during the day (since they don’t get very good rest at night) and end up crashing out on the sidewalks, which may result in a fine between the hours of 5 am and 9 pm. The fine is to deter people from sleeping on the streets during these hours [...]

This past week, the Urban Connection bid a bittersweet farewell to two of our regulars, Billy & Michelle, who have recently secured housing that will get them off the streets and on the road to a better life.

This weekend, Calvary Chapel Golden Springs brought volunteers from their Evangelism 180 team to the Urban Connection for a Christmas outreach! They pulled out all the stops, too – they brought the chaplain from the Los Angeles Lakers, showed a documentary on Pastor Raul Ries, and put on a free concert with Christian rapper MC Blvd!

There’s an old saying that says “The Lord works in mysterious ways”, and it proved true this week at Urban Connection.
Volunteer teams have been working hard to prepare our 3rd floor to be used as an overflow shelter this winter, and we’re on a tight schedule to meet our December 1 deadline.
With the economy in [...]

While California is considered the best state to be in when Winter hits, it still brings with it temperatures in the 30s and low 40s and (notoriously) heavy rains. For the estimated 142,000 homeless in Los Angeles County, winter is a feared, uncomfortable season.
As a result, all of the local missions get swamped with people, [...]

Today, the Urban Connection was one of the providers at the HALO Citation Clinic sponsored by the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office. HALO, or Homeless Alternatives to Living On the street, is a program designed to help low-income or homeless individuals to clear minor citations that they would otherwise have to pay for.
Because most of [...]

Wednesday, Billy handed me a phone number in his little composition book where he keeps all his notes and important identification cards. “My phone died two months ago,” he said, “and I was talking to these people about an electric wheelchair.”
For Billy, this is very important. Without an electric wheelchair, his hands bruise or are [...]