Highlights
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Operation Welcome Home
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger came aboard the USS Midway in San Diego on June 3, 2010, to announce the creation of Operation Welcome Home, a program designed to help new military veterans re-enter society. The Weingart Center was there too as a special guest! Every year, 30,000...
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Our Open Door Program Produces Amazing Success Rates for Parolees
Finding a job when you have a felony on your record can feel insurmountable to men and women exiting the prison system who often have no resources, no support system and little to no work experience. Add mental health issues, substance abuse problems and challenging economic times,... -
Weingart Center on 103.5 KOST radio -- Sunday, May 30 at 6AM
Our President & CEO, Gregory C. Scott, will be interviewed by Christine Martindale on 103.5 KOST radio on Sunday, May 30 at 6AM. Don't forget to wake up early and listen to what is happening at the Weingart Center. -
Weingart Center on 95.5 KLOS -- Sunday, April 25 at 6AM
Our President & CEO, Gregory C. Scott, was featured on Cynthia Fox's 'Spotlight on the Community' segment on 95.5 KLOS radio on Sunday, April 25 at 6AM. Did you miss the broadcast? Listen to it now! Hint: fast-forward about 24 minutes to catch the start of the... -
City Attorney Carmen Trutanich Visits Weingart Center
On April 12, 2010, City Attorney Carmen Trutanich visited the Weingart Center Association to tour our facilities and discuss the new approach to the Safer Cities initiative. Safer Cities, a targeted enforcement program for the Skid Row area, has succeeded in lowering crime rates, but some... -
Streets or Services Program Helps Chronically Homeless People
STREETS OR SERVICES PROGRAM HELPS CHRONICALLY HOMELESS PEOPLE-- Growing up the child of parental abandonment due to addiction, incarceration, or non-involvement is often the start… Spending time in foster care, often abused, and having no place to go upon turning 18 only exacerbates the...