:: St. Joseph Center ::





	St. Joseph Center has achieved significant recognition as an outstanding charitable partner in helping solve problems of needy families and individuals on the Westside of Los Angeles. The Center's Executive Director, Rhonda Meister, is recognized as a leader in the community on the issues we address every day. Our 2004-05 Annual Report is available as a PDF, as are our most recent print Newsletters: 2006 and 2005. Our 2003-04 Annual Report is also available. Join our email list to receive our periodic e-newsletter. Every year St. Joseph Center achieves notable success in each of our programs:



	Temporary Location Change for Some Administrative and Family Programs St. Joseph Center's Hampton site programs will be housed at a temporary location until spring 2008 due to construction. Our temporary physical address is 400 West Pico Blvd, Santa Monica 90405 (the corner of 4th Street & Pico in Santa Monica). Our mailing address continues to be 204 Hampton Drive, Venice, CA 90291 and our phone numbers are unchanged. Join St. Joseph Center's Email List Sign up for St. Joseph Center's email list to receive occasional newsletters and special announcements. It's the best way to keep up with what's happening at the Center! Click this link to join the email list. Become a Mentor! St. Joseph Center is recruiting mentors for Sisters for Success and St. Joe's Bros, our mentoring programs for teen girls and boys. If you want to make a difference in your community by making a difference in the life of a young person, contact us today! Homeless Service Center Relocates in Venice St. Joseph Center has relocated its Homeless Service Center. The center has moved to 404 Lincoln Blvd., at the corner of Lincoln and Flower. Learn more about the relocation.


	St. Joseph Center takes a comprehensive view of problems, integrating many services into long range solutions that provide the advantage of sustainable change.


	More than 1,000 working poor families presently use Center services. We provide job training and referrals to improve employment situations. We also provide safe, creative environments for children of all ages through all-day childcare, mentoring, tutoring and family recreational activities.


	St. Joseph Center provided more than 16,000 grocery bags last year through its family Food Pantry and served more than 24,000 hot nutritious meals at Bread & Roses Café, an innovative free restaurant for the homeless.


	The Center offers help to more than 2,500 homeless men, women, and children each year through street outreach, emergency services, crisis intervention, case management and referrals. Our comprehensive programs provide job training and placement, meals, and access to affordable housing.


	The Center offers a compassionate alternative for those unable to manage their government benefits due to mental illness or instability. Our staff assures that formerly homeless mentally ill men and women remain housed, in treatment, and on a path to self-sufficiency.


	This year, St. Joseph Center's ongoing Planting Hope, Growing Lives capital campaign will culminate in the construction of a new building at 204 Hampton Drive to replace the deteriorating facility the agency occupied for 20 years. Construction has now begun on our new home, which is scheduled to open in early 2008. It will provide safe, modern facilities for family, senior, and job training programs and improved administrative offices. Learn more about our exciting building project (link opens in new window).