Covenant House California Event Provides “Soul Food And Soles” To Homeless Youth

LOS ANGELES - Feb. 13, 2015 - PRLog -- (LOS ANGELES, CA) –  Food and clothing are considered essentials for any homeless youth. As a result, February 6, 2015 was a night of celebration at Covenant House California (http://www.covenanthousecalifornia.org) (CHC), the largest provider of services for homeless youth in California, when it hosted the event “Soul Food and Soles.”

Working with the organizations Step into My Sole (http://www.stepintomysole.org/), Haveasole (http://www.havasole.com/), and Postcards Central American Soul Food (http://www.postcardscas.com/) , CHC designed the event to be an evening of fun while providing food and new shoes to its residents.

Each homeless youth who attended the event received a pair of new athletic shoes from either Step into My Sole or Haveasole. One hundred meals of delicious soul food were also provided by the Postcards Central American Soul Food Truck.

Eighty youth were there to enjoy the festivities along with 15 of CHC’s dedicated volunteers.   Both Haveasole and Step in to My Sole also donated an additional 100 pairs of shoes to CHC for other needy youth.

“Tonight was dignifying and empowering – 80 youth with brand new shoes, and stomachs filled with the best soul food in SoCal,”said Noel Russell, CHC’s Community Involvement Coordinator.  “Our youth were honored by these generous gifts - and loved by those who gave them. We are inspired by the support of the organizations that made this possible – our compassionate community which helps further our mission to serve all children with absolute respect and unconditional love”

Covenant House California is a non-profit agency that saves the lives of at-risk and homeless youth. Every day, 365 days a year CHC reaches out to youth living on the streets and offers them hope and opportunities to turn their lives around. Since 1988, CHC has impacted the lives of more than 170,000 homeless youth. For more information on Covenant House California or to make a donation go to: www.covenanthousecalifornia.org or call (323) 461-3131.