About Children of the Shepherd
Children of the Shepherd is a non-profit organization established in 1987. Its mission is to bring faith, hope and love in tangible ways to our community.
Hollywood is a very diverse community. When you think of Hollywood you think of movie stars and fame but Hollywood is so much more. Hollywood is a community, or rather many communities clashing together. Just west of our location is West Hollywood where the LGBTQ community thrives. To the East the Hispanic Community, peoples from Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia and other Central and South American nations fill the streets with life. Around our location is a wealth of Russian and Armenian .immigrants. So many other people from around the world make up the community we call Hollywood. And then we have the people of the streets; the homeless, the hungry, the runaway and throwaway people who live on the streets .
Although they are all so different in so many ways, In many ways they are also alike: so many are poor; poor in money but also poor in heart and spirit, perhaps at the point of giving up. So many are hungry: no or little food and tough choices made each month; eat or pay the rent, the gas or their meds needed, but also hungry in spirit, hungry for meaning and life and a reason to go on, and hungry for a loving community in this fearful world in the middle of the big city. That’s were we come in.
Children of the Shepherd provides groceries to about 150 families a month, to feed their hunger.
Children of the Shepherd provides worship. As a Christian organization we bring people, all people together to share their lives and their faith or to learn and grow in their faith. Yes, all are welcome. Why? Because we are all Children of the Shepherd!
Contact
➤ LOCATION
6176 Santa Monica Boulevard
LOS ANGELES, CA 90038
☎ CONTACT
coshollywood.com
(323) 462-1447
mail to:
P.O. Box 906
Hollywood, CA 90078-0906
February 2020
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TYPES OF CARE
FOOD
Although COSHollywood is a small community based organization we have continued to provide groceries to approximately 150 families. This is not including the numbers of people who come to the door or call to ask for emergency bags of food.
Community Worship
An important part of COSHollywood is the sense of family and community generated at our worship services and Bible studies. Everyone is welcome. No need to dress up, just come as you are.
Hygiene
A basic need of life is the need to stay hygienically clean. COSHollywood provides basic toiletry essentials including soap, razors and shaving cream, toilet paper and other daily need items.
Counseling
When you are alone and lonely, needing someone to walk you through the basics of putting your life back together, COSHollywood is there. No, we are not miracle workers
Housing
Housing in Hollywood is very expensive and affordable housing is rare. Homelessness is evident wherever you look. helping our people get into and maintain housing has always been an important part of our work.
committment
Established in 1987, COSHollywood has faithfully served the Hollywood community for 33 years. In that time we have seen births and deaths, riots and shootouts and burglaries at our doors and all that the streets could throw at us and continue to serve by the grace of Gad.
“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’”