Union Station Homeless Services

06/11/2026

06/10/2026

Sweet treats. Real impact. 🍦

This Friday, June 12, stop by Carmela Ice Cream and turn dessert into support for our neighbors experiencing homelessness.

All day long, 20% of all in-store purchases will be donated to Union Station Homeless Services, helping provide housing, employment training, supportive services, and pathways to stability.

Bring a friend, grab a scoop, and make it a Dine Out day with us.

📍 Carmela Ice Cream, 2495 E. Washington Blvd, Pasadena
📅 Friday, June 12
⏰ All Day

05/20/2026

Emotions ran high last week as we celebrated the latest graduates of our Life Skills & Job Readiness cohort.

The room was full of everything that makes this work matter: diplomas and hugs, tears and laughter, powerful testimonies, brand-new professional headshots, and Chromebooks to carry them into their next chapter.

But the thing that filled the room more than anything else? Hope.

Hope that had been lost and found again.

As one graduate, Elizabeth, put it so beautifully: “I now have hope. I lost myself a little along the way, but I got to know me again through this class.”

This is the work. This is why it matters. And none of it happens without you.

Every gift you give helps fund programs that offer our neighbors more than just practical tools. It offers them a path back to themselves. Back to possibility. Back to a future they can believe in again.

To our newest graduates: we're so proud of you. Not just for finishing, but for showing up, doing the hard work, and choosing hope when it wasn’t easy. That takes courage.

Congratulations. We’re honored to walk this road with you. 💛

05/19/2026

A huge thank you to and fam for spending time with us at our USHS Adult Center last week 💛

In partnership with , Anna joined our kitchen team to chop ingredients, prepare lunch, and serve a meal for our residents and community members.

We’re so grateful for partners and volunteers who show up with such warmth, humility, and care. Meals are more than food. They’re a reminder that our neighbors are seen, valued, and supported.

Thank you, Anna, for helping us create a little more connection around the table!

05/16/2026

🏅This month we would like to highlight a longtime volunteer and former USHS employee :: drum roll please 🥁:: Katie! 🎉

Since 2022, Katie has been using art 🎨 to support the well-being of residents by creating spaces that foster imagination, focus, and self-expression.

During her sessions, they engage both creatively and critically, connecting through conversation and shared experiences.

Over time, they have formed meaningful bonds, and she values being part of her local community.

🧡 If you’d like to volunteer or get involved visit ushs.org/volunteer or click the link in our bio!

05/15/2026

📢 Calling all high school juniors and seniors ready to make real impact!

What if high school students could spend a week learning from people who’ve experienced homelessness firsthand, and leave knowing how to actually do something about it?

That’s exactly what our H.O.U.S.E. Student Learning Intensive is:

• A week-long immersive summer advocacy and education program. No long lectures here!
• You’ll deepen your understanding of homelessness issues and solutions. You’ll be an expert in no time!

📚What topics will we cover?
• History of Homelessness
• Naloxone Training
• Community, Advocacy & Policy
• The Power of Public Perspective & Words
• People vs. Pathology

You’ll hear from our CEO, Katie Hill, community advocates, and people with lived experience.

Tag a junior or senior who cares deeply about their community below or share this post.

This could be the experience that shapes their path.

⏳ Applications due July 12, 2026. Link in bio. Sessions take place in Pasadena.

05/14/2026

USHS held an Advisory Council event to provide the Council with a first look at our three-year strategic plan. The Advisory Council is made up of former USHS board members and committee chairs.

Special thanks to former USHS Board Chair, Rob Floe, for welcoming guests into his wonderful home.

05/14/2026

Julio Guevara has spent much of his life in survival mode.

He grew up in gang culture in the San Gabriel Valley and entered prison for the first time at 19. Over the years, incarceration became a pattern: four prison terms, with a fifth looming.

But as he faced the possibility of returning to prison again, something inside him shifted.

As Julio progressed through treatment, another challenge emerged: housing. His time in recovery housing was running out, and returning to his old environment could undo everything he was building.

Through a referral, Julio connected with Union Station Homeless Services and moved into interim housing at Casa Luna in El Sereno.

For the first time, he had a place that was his — not a motel room, not a couch, not a cell.

Read Julio’s story on The Way Home blog at the link in our bio.