FormerlyHomelessToRun theBasketballCourtMarch
16
Pastorsandmembersoftheir congregations,highschool studentsandstaffmembersand formerlyunhousedmembersof societynowlivingproductivelives willparticipateintheinaugural CommunityBasketball Tournamenttoraisefundsfor Holliday'sHelpingHands.
ThetournamentalsomarksthestartoftheHolliday's HelpingHandsFoundationScholarshipapplication processinwhichhighschoolstudentsinterestedin pursuinghighereducationviaatradeschool,twoyearcollegeorfour-yearuniversitymaypickuptheir applications.
Amongtheevening's festivitiesarelivemusic, celebappearances,food andcashprizes.
"Whatbetterwaytocallattentionto theneedsofLA'shomeless communitythanbydrawing togethermembersfromallsectors ofourcommunitytojointogether foraneveningoffunand excitement,"saysMissKatina Holliday,founderandCEOof Holliday'sHelpingHands.
MissHollidayestablishedher eponymousnonprofitin2018tohelpLA County'sgeneralhomelesspopulation aswellasyoungmothersrecently releasedfromincarceration.
Holliday'sHelpingHandshas createdaformulathathasbeen especiallyproductiveforclients thatinvolvesthemdeveloping "Roadmaps"fortheirfutures.
Thesearedetailed, comprehensiveplansthat helpthemhonetheir lifestyleskills,planhome budgets,prepareforjob interviewsandbecome goodneighborsand citizens.
ThenonprofitalsooffersitsShine AmbassadorProgram,whichtrainsand preparesthemforjobsinvariousfields includingfoodservice,landscape maintenance,screenprintingandcustomer service.
HHHcurrentlyboastsa workforceof200ranging fromsocialworkto maintenance.
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