First Residents Move Into LTSC Flagship Housing: 248 Affordable Apartments, 63 Set Aside for Unhoused Veterans
Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC) said in its November 10 community newsletter that the first residents have moved into Go For Broke Plaza and First Street North Residences, its flagship project in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles County, California. Built around the Go For Broke Monument, which honors Japanese American veterans of World War II, the project provides 248 affordable apartments, with 63 set aside for unhoused veterans, and secures public and commercial space for the future of Little Tokyo. LTSC asked the community to spread the word to help unhoused veterans make First Street North Residences their home.
The newsletter also said a grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation will help LTSC strengthen on-site resident services at the new development: as residents move in, LTSC will establish a comprehensive range of culturally appropriate in-house services, workshops, programs and resident engagement activities, which studies link to greater stability and health for residents and the properties where they live.
Also in the newsletter: LTSC is seeking volunteers for its quarterly Umeya Market on Thursday, November 19, which brings free clothes, food and activities to residents of its Skid Row/Little Tokyo affordable housing, with two-hour shifts available from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; LAFLA will hold a Zoom session on Thursday, November 12, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on how one-time disaster aid, such as FEMA or insurance payments, can affect eligibility for public benefits including SSI, CAPI, CalWORKs, CalFresh, SSDI, SSA and Medicare, with pre-registration for one-on-one attorney consultations after the presentation; and Changing Tides' Mahjong Nights continue at Gardena Buddhist Church on Dec. 3, Jan. 7 and Feb. 4, from 6 to 9 p.m., free, with no RSVP required and open to all ages.
Little Tokyo Service Center is a nonprofit serving Little Tokyo and surrounding communities in Los Angeles, with work spanning affordable housing, social services and community development.
(Source: Little Tokyo Service Center)
Source: Little Tokyo Service Center
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：位于洛杉矶小东京的 Go For Broke 纪念碑，纪念第二次世界大战的日裔美国军人。CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: The Go For Broke Monument in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, honoring Japanese American soldiers of World War II. CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
