Brady Westwater

Tue, 17 May 2005 16:12:56 -0800

I agree with your comments on the new Midnight Mission, but I would like to add a few clarifications. First, the building has received zero governmental funds and the only public funds it might receive are for exterior security cameras. Second, it is not a temporary shelter for the homeless; it is a place where the homeless can be helped to make the transition between being homeless and being able to care for themselves in their own housing. But unless their clients can solve the problems that caused them to become homeless, just giving them shelter will not prevent them from ending up on the street again. Lastly, while the building is well designed, it is very much built on a budget and anyone who thinks that that affordable haircuts and a gym in an area where diabetes is one of the largest killers are luxuries, is missing the whole point of what it takes to give people back their lives.

LAist: Midnight Madness

Brady Westwater