New
Directions' Veterans Village Diner has been designated as
the official training and deployment site for the Los Angeles
Homeless Service Authority's (LAHSA) annual county-wide homeless
count. Volunteers, homeless individuals as well as formerly
homeless individuals, will help with the count and conduct
surveys from 8:00pm to 3:30am on January 25, 2005. The Diner
will serve fresh coffee with hot soup and sandwiches for all
participants.
The
Homeless Count, taken over a 3-day period, is important to
all homeless service agencies as they depend on this count
to prove needs when applying for funding.
New
Directions Inc. Honored by the
British
Academy of Film and Television Los Angeles
Britannia
Awards Event Raises $10,000 for NDI!
On
Thursday November 4, 2004, BAFTA/LA
hosted the annual Britannia Awards, honoring extraordinary
individuals who have made significant contributions to the
international entertainment industry: Tom Hanks; Dame Helen
Mirren; DBE; and Jim Sheridan.
Last
month, BAFTA/LA's executive director Donald Haber said their
board decided NDI's work was valuable and deserving of the
spotlight. The decision to honor New Directions meant
a portion of the evening's proceeds was donated to NDI. That
was worth $10,000.
New
Directions came to the attention of BAFTA/LA through honoree
Tom Hanks, who along with his partner Gary Goetzman are long-time
supporters of New Directions.
