Union Station Homeless Services is proud to announce its inaugural participation in the 135th Rose Parade® presented by Honda, with a whimsical and heartwarming float entitled “Bee the Solution.” This float, featuring musical bees, a charming beehive, a Beekeeper, and a band of Bee walkers, aims to inspire the public to recognize their collective power to bring an end to homelessness. The “Bee the Solution” theme creatively embodies the 50th-anniversary tagline of Union Station Homeless Services, using a lighthearted and playful approach to raise awareness about the most pressing crisis of ou ..read more

Union Station Homeless Services announced today the creation of two new positions reporting directly to Sarah Hoppmeyer, Chief Programs Officer. These positions will help serve the expanding needs of the organization as it works to support and end homelessness for the most vulnerable members of our communities.    Rachel Giles has been named  Senior Director of Clinical Support.  As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Giles will consult with staff on best practices and approaches to working with program clients. In addition she will oversee the data outcomes and q ..read more

Union Station Homeless Services announced today it has been awarded a generous grant of $30,000 from Bank of America to help combat homelessness in Pasadena and the San Gabriel Valley. Since 2001, Bank of America has supported Union Station’s efforts towards rebuilding lives and fulfilling Union Station’s vision where all people are valued and able to thrive at home and in the community. Over the past year, the need for support has increased as the 2023 Pasadena Homeless Count revealed that the number of people experiencing homelessness in the city grew to 556, an eight percent rise from last ..read more

Union Station Homeless Services announced the organization’s new Board of Directors Officers, and the election of new members since the last officer installation.  Serving as Chair will be Jesse Torres, Principal, ArroyoWest, LLC, with Vice Chair, Angela Serranzan, Attorney at Hackler Flynn & Associates and the Treasurer, Charles Thuss, Chief Financial Officer of Inter-Con Security Systems. Jordan Corngold, Retired Music Editor at Warner Bros. will serve as the Secretary, and Becky Chuen, Senior Vice President of Oak Tree Capital Management will serve as the Assistant Secre ..read more

Union Station Homeless Services announced today that Mario Hess-Winburn will be joining the organization as the new Chief Development and Communications Officer and reporting directly to Anne Miskey, CEO.   Hess-Winburn comes with over a decade of experience in the development and communications field. He leads the 10-member team in its work on Major Gifts, Annual Giving, Gift Planning, Corporate/Foundation Relations and Communications for the entire organization. “We are delighted to have Mario join us to help guide our work with our 50th anniversary year,” stated Anne Miskey, CEO ..read more

In our 50th Anniversary year, Union Station Homeless Services is pleased to partner with Dayspring Pens to offer special tokens to some of the amazing people who have been a part of celebrating our 50 years of working in the community and housing thousands of our neighbors. Since adopting the Housing First model, and focusing on wrap-around trauma-informed and harm reduction services, we have seen a 97% success rate of clients who have been housed and have not returned to homelessness. Located in Virginia Beach, Dayspring Pens specializes in crafting one of a kind, luxury gift pens made uniqu ..read more

Since 1973, Union Station Homeless Services has helped our most vulnerable community members rebuild their lives and end homelessness. This year the organization is celebrating 50 years of working in the community with volunteers, staff, donors, and clients to help house thousands of our neighbors.   Union Station started in 1973, by a local faith group who were upset by the reality of people in their community living on the streets. After a few years as a faith-based program, the group formalized as an independent, legally constituted nonprofit organization in 1984 with i ..read more

Pasadena, CA September 29, 2022 – Union Station Homeless Services announced today that Ronald Streitz will be joining the organization as the new Chief Development and Communications Officer and reporting directly to Anne Miskey, CEO.   Streitz brings over 40 years of experience in the nonprofit sector to his role at Union Station where he will be overseeing a team of eight with development and communications responsibilities for raising awareness, understanding and support for the mission of Union Station. “We are delighted to have Ron join us to help guide our work with our 50th annive ..read more

With over 20 years of professional accounting, Liya Blackwood Carter joins Union Station Homeless Services as CFO to help guide the organization Pasadena, CA September 20, 2022 – Union Station Homeless Services announced today Liya Blackwood Carter has been named Chief Financial Officer at Union Station Homeless Services. Blackwood Carter will be joining the organization’s Executive Leadership Team and will report directly to the CEO Anne Miskey. Blackwood Carter has educational background in both law and finance and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Management and Master of Science degre ..read more

Everyone seems to have a solution for homelessness but only those who are working in the field and who have experienced homelessness really know what will work and what will not. Join in for an open and frank discussion will address current headlines about criminalizing those that are unhoused, returning to old and antiquated systems that prefer fines and jail time to providing true solutions. The upcoming Changing the Narrative Series: What Works to End Homelessness brings together four of the leading experts in the sector to share their insights and knowledge on Wednesday, October 26, 5 ..read more