When it comes to demonstrating care and concern for our homeless brothers and sisters, ministries of charity and of justice are equally important to us. Each Tuesday, from 11am - 1pm, volunteers distribute over 120 sack lunches (as well as personal hygiene items and clothing as available) to homeless adults who call the streets of Hollywood home. On other days our church staff refers homeless adults and families to shelters and to neighboring congregations who offer a similar hunger ministry. 

If you are looking for ways to help, but are not available on Tuesday mornings, we always need donations of the following:

ITEMS NEEDED FOR HOMELESS MINISTRY

Pre-packaged Individual Servings of:

            Tuna Salad

            Chicken Salad

            Sardines

            Vienna Sausages

            Pudding Cups

            Jell-O Cups

            Fruit Cups

            Cookies

            Crackers (saltines, or ‘sandwich’ packs like cheese/peanut butter)

            Raisins

            Fruit Snacks

            Juice Boxes

            Bottled Water

We also hand out personal hygiene items, travel size, including:

            Deodorant

            Shampoo

            Soap

            Lotion

            Toothpaste

            Toothbrush

            Comb/Brush

            Band-Aids

Also needed:

            Socks

            Shoes

            Clothing Items in good condition

Donations may be placed in the Donation Box in the Courtyard on Sunday mornings,

or brought to the Church Office Monday – Thursday between 10am and 3pm.

Please email for more information.

 We also have a bi-monthly ministry opportunity we call PATH Cooks. Every other month (remaining 2011 date: December 4th) we prepare and serve dinner for the residents at the PATH (People Assisting the Homeless) Facility in Hollywood. We gather in the main kitchen at HUMC at 2:00pm on a Sunday afternoon, prepare a delicious meal, then transport it over to the PATH facility and serve dinner (at about 5pm). We're always happy to have new hands, and faces, help out with this ministry. Please email Laura for more information.

While this important ministry of outreach is extremely important - we also recognize that there is much work to be done to eliminate the causes of homelessness and create much needed affordable housing in Hollywood. To that end, we have been a leader in shaping the vision of an interfaith task force on homelessness in Hollywood. Partnering with LA VOICE (a PICO organization), we have helped to mobilize sister congregations and build public support for the creation of supportive services and permanent supportive housing in our community. Strategy and organizing meetings are held regularly here at the church.

For more information on the homeless feeding program or on the efforts towards ending homelessness in Los Angeles, contact Rev. Kathy.