Valley Oasis shines in homeless battle
PALMDALE — The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority turned the spotlight on Valley Oasis, the lead service provider for Service Planning Area No 1, and the City of Lancaster in the April edition of the agency’s The Road Home newsletter to share some positive news on the homelessness front. According to the agency, Lancaster led […]
Taking action against sexual assault
LANCASTER — This April marks the official 20th anniversary of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The annual campaign — signified by a teal ribbon — serves to bring awareness and education regarding sexual assault, victims rights, prevention, and resources. Valley Oasis and Antelope Valley College hosted a day of action workshop Thursday morning in recognition of […]
More than 80 Antelope Valley families face uncertainty after motel housing funding runs out
More than 80 families in Lancaster and Palmdale who were provided housing by an organization called Valley Oasis — through motel vouchers funded by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority — are now facing uncertainty. The money for the program comes from voter-approved Measure H — a 25 cent sales tax initiative that generates funding […]
Helping end homelessness
LANCASTER — Joel Tedholm, 64, experienced homeless off and on for a total of 15 years. “I just got priced out and I couldn’t do it,” Tedholm said. He lived in a tent in the desert sometimes. His most recent experience with homelessness lasted one year before he settled into Kensington Campus last November. Read […]
These shelters help male victims of domestic violence
DALLAS — A Texas group has opened what’s believed to be only the second shelter in the U.S. exclusively for men who are victims of domestic violence, as advocates say more men are seeking help amid changing views about male victims. “We’re trying to help men understand that it’s OK to ask for help. It’s […]
On LA County’s remote north end, the homeless are stuck. Is hope on the horizon?
At the desert edges of north Los Angeles County, where the August sun beats down with no mercy, men who live in tents or in cars near the recently shuttered homeless shelter cling to a few last, remaining hopes. Bone-thin and dazed, Bruce Reed struggled to lift himself from his bed of dirt and rocks […]
‘Dinner Basket Auction’ event set
LANCASTER – The Antelope Valley’s domestic-violence shelter will benefit from the 21st annual Starlight Garden Party. Featuring the Valley Oasis Amigas’ “Dinner Basket Auction,” the party will be held Aug. 12 at Villa de Leon, 6612 E. Ave. K, Lancaster. Read more at Los Angeles Daily News
‘Peggy’s Law’ set to punish abusers
LANCASTER – Named for a woman who was murdered by a former boyfriend who tracked her from Ohio to New Mexico to California, a new state law is aimed at helping domestic-violence victims escape their abusers. Signed last week by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Assembly Bill 978 – also known as “Peggy’s Law” – makes it […]
LAHSA Relocates 20 Displaced Residents Of Antelope Valley Facility
LAHSA Relocates 20 Displaced Residents of Antelope Valley Facility Los Angeles, CA (August 9, 2017) – Staff from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) moved quickly to relocate 20 homeless individuals from Lancaster Community Shelter, which closed Monday. The clients ranged from an 18-year-old young woman to an 87-year-old woman. Read More →
‘It’s hard for a guy to say, “I need help.”’ How shelters reach out to male victims of domestic violence
Reporting from Dallas — When Joshua Miller’s girlfriend attacked him, smashing their son’s toy guitar against his forehead, he was the one that police officers put in handcuffs. It was not until a neighbor backed up his story that police removed the cuffs and Miller found himself seeking refuge at one of the nation’s first […]