Dick Van Dyke, Katey Sagal, Jackson Browne and Larry Miller were among many others who joined The Midnight Mission in honoring TV Guide's Mary Murphy & LA Times Steve Lopez
June 6, 2007 (Press Release) --
TV Guide's Mary Murphy was honored for her help in raising $17 million to help build The Midnight Mission’s 128,000 sq. ft. facility in downtown Los Angeles which opened in 2005 and services over 1 million homeless per year.
Steve Lopez was recognized for his dedication to continually covering homeless issues in the Los Angeles Times, his personal advocacy in obtaining housing resources and for his work on behalf of the mentally ill. After coming through the Mission in the 1930’s Henry Armstrong was inspired to become a championship boxer. Armstrong’s children have continued to support the Mission through a foundation in his name.
Midnight Mission CEO Larry Adamson stated, “We are indebted to Mary, Steve and the Armstrong family who join a distinctive group of past Golden Heart Award Winners. This award is our way of showing gratitude to them for raising awareness and giving of themselves to eradicate homelessness in our city.”
To add to the excitement The Midnight Mission secured over $50,000.00 worth of luxury items from corporate partners ranging from a weekend at the Four Season’s Beverly Hills to a ride in a Russian Fighter Jet including a personal movie chronicle of the trip. The items were bid on as part of the event to raise additional funds to support the Mission’s services.
Established in 1914, The Midnight Mission provides a myriad of services to the individuals of Skid Row to help them build a bridge to self-sufficiency. Offering basic subsistence services, educational opportunities and jobs, the Mission believes in extending a hand up not a hand out. It presents life-changing therapies like drug and alcohol treatment, medical and legal services, with the goal of ending homelessness and despair for countless men, women and children. The Mission offers these services at no charge to anyone who walks through their doors at Sixth and San Pedro Streets in downtown Los Angeles. Largely privately funded, The Midnight Mission is a California 501 (c) 3 nonprofit corporation.
Steve Lopez was recognized for his dedication to continually covering homeless issues in the Los Angeles Times, his personal advocacy in obtaining housing resources and for his work on behalf of the mentally ill. After coming through the Mission in the 1930’s Henry Armstrong was inspired to become a championship boxer. Armstrong’s children have continued to support the Mission through a foundation in his name.
Midnight Mission CEO Larry Adamson stated, “We are indebted to Mary, Steve and the Armstrong family who join a distinctive group of past Golden Heart Award Winners. This award is our way of showing gratitude to them for raising awareness and giving of themselves to eradicate homelessness in our city.”
To add to the excitement The Midnight Mission secured over $50,000.00 worth of luxury items from corporate partners ranging from a weekend at the Four Season’s Beverly Hills to a ride in a Russian Fighter Jet including a personal movie chronicle of the trip. The items were bid on as part of the event to raise additional funds to support the Mission’s services.
Established in 1914, The Midnight Mission provides a myriad of services to the individuals of Skid Row to help them build a bridge to self-sufficiency. Offering basic subsistence services, educational opportunities and jobs, the Mission believes in extending a hand up not a hand out. It presents life-changing therapies like drug and alcohol treatment, medical and legal services, with the goal of ending homelessness and despair for countless men, women and children. The Mission offers these services at no charge to anyone who walks through their doors at Sixth and San Pedro Streets in downtown Los Angeles. Largely privately funded, The Midnight Mission is a California 501 (c) 3 nonprofit corporation.
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