According to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 2013 Annual Homeless Assessment Report, southern California remains home to the largest homeless population in the country. Urban Street Angels is a non-profit organization that works to address the needs of the homeless through inviting other volunteers to participate in providing meals on a regular basis to homeless teens. Peggy Davis has coordinated their efforts with our La Mesa Sunrise Rotary on two recent occasions, and she plans to continue this collaboration. Our Rotarian families participate, creating community for themselves and trusting connections for and with the homeless, an essential first step in creating change.
The gathering of generations in the La Mesa Sunshine Rotary brings together people of all ages in an effort to model service and community as an integral part of life. Family members are included in Rotary activities and sometimes into membership itself. We hope to take experiences such as seven year old Luke’s “first time” with feeding the homeless and expand that type of action exponentially throughout future generations of Rotary families.