Press Coverage 4/10/07 — Homeless in region face more hardships - Shelter providers say they're overwhelmed Pasadena - It was a long, hard winter for one of the San Gabriel Valley's largest homeless shelters.    Read more... 4/5/07 — Pasadena homeless population drops Pasadena - The city's adult homeless population has decreased for the third year in a row, according to a preliminary report by the Institute for Urban Research and Development.   Read more... 4/5/07 — Union Station Foundation's Local Volunteers Making an Impact To Help Homeless Established in 1973 on Union Street in Downtown Pasadena, the mission of Union Station Foundation (USF) is to provide for homeless men, women and children in Pasadena and the West San Gabriel Valley.   Read more... 2/1/07 — Girl Scouts Receive Silver Award Celine Aenlle-Rocha, Terese Rutkowski, Mimi Spindle and Katie Williams of Girl Scout Troop 739 donated books and homemade "books on tape" to the Union Station Family Center in Pasadena as part of their Silver Award project.   Read more... 2/1/07 — Bowl-A-Thon To Benefit Union Station Union Station Foundation's annual bowl-a-thon, "Strike Out Homelessness," will take place on Sunday, March 4.   Read more... 1/11/07 — Study: Homeless in U.S. number 744,000 Washington - There were 744,000 homeless people in the United States in 2005, according to the first national estimate in a decade.   Read more... 1/11/07 — Local Girl Sells Cookies To Benefit Homeless Palm Crest Elementary sixth-grader Clara Jacobs raised $125 for Union Station Foundation by selling cookies during the holiday season.   Read more... 12/24/06 — Larry Wilson: Aim for healthy new year A happy Christmas to you and to yours.I'm not sure what's on your menu for tomorrow's family dinner, but we're preparing a prime rib roast at my mother Marka Hibbs'    Read more... 12/4/06 — Pasadena center offers food, shelter -- and hope Pamela Lahey wears her red T-shirt and khaki pants with all the pride of a young doctor in surgical scrubs or a rookie cop in starched blues.   Read more... 11/3/06 — Union Station The jazz was cool and the gumbo was steaming hot for An Evening for the Station, the seventh annual dinner and concert to benefit Pasadena's Union Station.   Read more... 11/2/06 — Celebrity Concert Benefits Union Station Foundation An ensemble of world-class musicians performed at the seventh annual "An Evening for the Station: A Soulful, Swinging Celebration.   Read more... 10/6/06 — Pathways helps homeless get situated Pasadena - About two-thirds of Pasadena's homeless people are categorized as mentally ill, but at Passageways, a portal to the city's well-organized network of social services, even those in the rockiest circumstances can find a smoother transition toward getting help.   Read more... 8/26/06 — Reaching Out to the Homeless: Pasadena’s Network of Programs Making a Difference Despite a network of programs and facilities in place to serve the city’s homeless—and a plan to end the problem within 10 years—about 1,200 adults and children sleep on the streets on a given night.    Read more... 6/22/06 — Troop 706 Assists Union Station It was “Lights, Camera, Carnivale!” for more than 30 residents at Union Station’s Family Center recently.    Read more... 5/29/06 — Helping Hands Needed: Union Station Up Against a Shortage of Volunteers Aging workers, summer vacations and construction hassles are causing a shortage of volunteers to prepare and serve meals at the city’s largest provider of homeless services.    Read more... 5/25/06 — Union Station Foundation Breaks Ground for New Women’s Dorm Union Station Foundation, the San Gabriel Valley’s largest private agency serving poor and homeless people, broke ground for a new Women’s Dormitory as they expand their Adult Center at 412 S. Raymond in Pasadena.    Read more... 5/4/06 — Union Station Foundation Concert Raises $20k More than 450 guests gathered for “A Celebration for Union Station” presented by the Occidental-Caltech Symphony recently at All Saints Church in Pasadena.    Read more... 4/3/06 — County to Study Homeless Services The county Board of Supervisors will consider Tuesday a massive investment in homeless services, a key element of which would regionalize the homeless problem, setting up five Skid-Row-style facilities in the suburbs.    Read more... 3/29/06 — Shelter Plans Expansion Union Station Foundation will begin construction on an expansion that will include 20 new beds for homeless women after receiving $1 million from the county of Los Angeles.    Read more... 3/9/06 — Homeless Need New Haven Ever-increasing numbers at the Bad Weather Shelter are forcing organizers to confront a daunting challenge: find a new home for the city’s most service-resistant homeless population.    Read more... 1/13/06 — Valley Ranks 4th in County for Homeless The San Gabriel Valley ranks fourth in the county in homelessness, according to a study released Thursday.    Read more... 12/22/05 — Union Station Foundation Hosts Annual Christmas “Dinner-in-the-Park” on Christmas Day Santa and Mrs. Claus will be delighting young and old at Union Station Foundation’s annual Christmas Day Dinner-in-the-Park. This community potluck brings a hearty meal and holiday cheer to all who attend, many of whom are homeless, senior citizens, alone at the holidays and families on limited incomes.    Read more... 12/15/05 — Realtors Association Raises $100,000 for Local Charities The Community Services Committee of the Pasadena Foothills Association of REALTORS (PFAR) has raised more than $100,000 for local charities this year, breaking all previous records since the committee formed 15 years ago.    Read more... 11/25/05 — Food For Thought A couple of celebrities took time Thursday to serve food to the needy and homeless at Union Station Foundation’s annual Thanksgiving Dinner-in-the-Park, often called the “biggest potluck in the nation.”    Read more... 11/17/05 — Union Station Seeking Volunteers to Serve Thanksgiving Dinner to Homeless Union Station Foundation, a Pasadena-based agency serving poor and homeless men, women and families, will hold its annual “Thanksgiving Dinner-in-the-Park” on Thanksgiving Day.    Read more... 10/24/05 — A Taste of Brazil in Pasadena The annual fundraising events for Pasadena’s Union Station Foundation are always entertaining. This year’s program announced as a “Brazilian Style” production, was no exception.    Read more... 10/22/05 — Search for Shelter Hundreds of people turned out for the 7th Annual Passageways Homeless Resource Fair in Pasadena on Friday.   Read more... 10/13/05 — LCF Residents Help Homeless Shelter Evening for the Station, an annual jazz concert to benefit Union Station Foundation located in Pasadena will be held on Oct. 22.   Read more... 9/16/05 — Regional Database to Track Homeless A new regional database will help agencies throughout the region identify homeless people and track the services they receive.   Read more... 9/15/05 — LCF Teens Volunteer at Homeless Event Enjoying a late summer afternoon in August, homeless parents and their children enjoyed games, face painting and an old-fashioned barbeque with all the trimmings.   Read more... 9/6/05 — Bad Weather Shelter Housing More Than 100 People a Night The city’s Bad Weather Shelter broke all records in 2004-05 by housing an average of 109 people per night, according to a report by the Ecumenical Council of Pasadena Area Churches.   Read more... 7/6/05 — Local Shelter Lands $1 Million Grant A $1 Million state grant to Union Station Foundation is the largest in the charity’s history and considered an endorsement of its programs serving the homeless, according to Union Station Officials.   Read more... 5/26/05 — Study Shows Homeless Shelters Inadequate The San Gabriel Valley is the worst equipped region in the county to deal with homelessness, according to a study discussed Wednesday by the Los Angeles County Office of Education.    Read more... 1/28/05 — Taking a Head Count of the Homeless Volunteers and social service providers canvassed the city’s streets and shelters Thursday conducting the 2005 count of Pasadena’s homeless population.    Read more...