Erik was thrown right in at the deep end in his role as Senior Director of Programs – during his first two months in the job, nearly every member of program staff had to take time off work for one reason or another, and Erik found himself on a steep learning curve as he covered […]
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A week before Christmas, one of our clients had picked up food from the FID Food Pantry. On Christmas Day, she noticed a homeless gentleman on her porch, leaving and then returning. This happened throughout the day. She went about her day and decided to cook some food, for herself and this gentleman if he
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Barbara was living in a homeless shelter in 2007 when she first saw a flyer for The Women’s Room. She says the encouragement, acceptance, and understanding that she found there were things she really needed at the time. It was through the help of the shelter she was living in that Barbara managed to get
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It took a long time and a lot of money before Robert was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. He was refused disability and by the time he finally got a diagnosis he had been made homeless and worn out the hospitality of all the friends and family who had been letting him couch surf. After a
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Kyneisha was first referred to Friends In Deed from Elizabeth House where she had spent time as a soon-to-be mother. After having her baby boy and graduating their program, Kyneisha moved out to Monrovia and began working a steady job at a local hardware store. By this point she was no longer getting any financial
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Ten years ago Chamaine and her then six-year-old daughter were homeless in Pasadena. Ultimately they were able to receive services through Union Station that led to permanent housing, but during that difficult time Chamaine remembers meeting staff members from Friends In Deed and thinking how kind they were to her and her daughter. Fast forward
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The Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center Sisterhood exists to support not only the synagogue and the local Jewish Community but also the wider community. At Friends In Deed we have been privileged to have a partnership with the Sisterhood for several years now, through which they express that care and support for the Pasadena community
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Nathan is the grandson of Janet Wood, a volunteer in The Women’s Room who passed last fall. Janet was a dearly loved member of the Friends In Deed community. During her volunteer shifts she oversaw the laundry area and was always accompanied by her dog, Toby. When choosing a project for his Eagle Scout award,
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Matt is a swim instructor and, when his job was put on hold due to the pandemic, he needed something to put his time and energy into. He was seeing people volunteering on TV and knew he wanted to make his own contribution. Having often driven past Friends In Deed House, Matt contacted us and
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Sandy was first introduced to Friends In Deed through her friend, Eloise. The month before Ryan had been able to help Eloise, who is a property manager, get rental assistance for one of her tenants in desperate need and Eloise had said, “thank you so much for all your help, would it be okay if
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