Volunteers Making a Difference BYLINE: Kim Clary, Chair, Volunteer Committee and Rikki Smoot, Member, Volunteer, and Fundraising Committees PPTFH has been very fortunate to have so many new volunteers join our group. This large increase in our volunteer base is so timely given the greater number of unhoused persons coming into the area. We are […]
Tag Archives: PPTFH 2021
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Sep
Sep
State of Emergency Powers and Los Angeles’ Homelessness In 2015 Mayor Garcetti and Los Angeles City Council members introduced a motion to declare a state of emergency on homelessness but no action was taken on the motion. After 2015 the City went on to declare a shelter crisis emergency under the state code. While some […]
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Jul
Jul
Local Agencies Partner with PPTFH on Hillside Fire Prevention Task force BYLINE:Sharon Kilbride, Chair, First Responder Committee On June 1, 2021, a taskforce operation led by WLA LAPD commanding officer Jonathan Tom was prompted by recent fires. Captain Tom enlisted the help of PPTFH First Responder volunteers (Bruce Schwartz, Helga Jessen, Dede Vlietstra, Sharon Kilbride), […]
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May
May
Generous Donations to Engage Homeless Individuals BYLINE: Kim Clary, Chair, Volunteer Committee Several months ago, Chase Hill, a Palisades High School student, his mother Kathy Cavaiola and Gerhard Pichel, a Lutheran parishioner, were featured in a PPTFH Newsletter for their generous donation of hygiene kits, masks, gently-used clothing and blankets. With help from the local […]
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Mar
Mar
First Responder Committee Update: 2020 Data and Car Dwelling during COVID BYLINE: Sharon Kilbride, Communications Committee PPTFH First Responder volunteers had a busy year in 2020. Our team engaged 672 new individuals coming through the Palisades. Volunteers assisted by LAPD and Beaches and Harbors cleaned up remnants of 280 abandoned homeless campsites, all of which […]
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Jan
Jan
A Christmas Miracle BYLINE: Sharon Kilbride, Communications Committee On December 25, 2020, we were surprised by a double-masked Santa in my front yard with a bag of gifts for the children at my house. It turns out that this Santa was one of our success stories. Scott Davis, formerly homeless in Pacific Palisades for over […]