Pastor Ron Hooks stood in Reed Park Sunday afternoon, delivering the closing prayer in a memorial service honoring homeless individuals who died during the past year.
Behind the roughly 30
By Darci Niva, Coalition Director of Westside Coalition
Food insecurity is a reality, even on the Westside. Food insecurity means is “limited, uncertain, or inconsistent access to the quality and
“For the past 20 years, the Westside Coalition has hosted a bowl-a-thon and this year we decided to add something different and fun,” said Westside Coalition Director, Darci Niva.
On
Loews Hotel
The 21st annual Celebrating Success Breakfast honors 21 previously homeless individuals who, with the support of local nonprofit agencies, have made extraordinary transitions from homelessness to lives filled
When an elderly woman arrived recently at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, homeless and seeking help, officials at the Santa Monica congregation knew what to do.
First they contacted Darci Niva
As the director of a local nonprofit group that aims to alleviate hunger and poverty, Darci Niva doesn’t have gobs of money to spare. So when the Westside Coalition
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the bowl-a-thon fundraiser supporting the Westside Coalition.
The annual bowl-a-thon is the only fundraiser supporting the Westside Coalition, a non-profit partnership of 42
By Jessica Handy
The Kiwanis Club of Santa Monica is the lead sponsor again this year for two outstanding upcoming community events. The Santa Monica Public Library's Super
The numerous social service agencies based in Santa Monica likely wouldn't be able to function by themselves.
Westside Family Health Center regularly offers primary care to clients of
On, Feb. 6, there will be 900 bowlers representing various businesses, social service agencies and local government, competing in a unique and special fundraising event: SuperBowl-A-Thon 19.
The event benefiting
