Hope-New in Los Angeles

An interfaith effort to eliminate hunger and homelessness in Los Angeles by providing food, shelter and self-help assistance to families and individuals.



In 1988 twelve area congregations founded Hope-Net to address the hunger and homeless needs in the Wilshire Center area of Los Angeles.

The Wilshire Center Interfaith Council

The Wilshire Center Interfaith Council, is an interfaith organization formed in the late 1960’s by the religious congregations of Wilshire Center to address the problems of hunger and homelessness in the Wilshire Center area of Los Angeles, California. The greater Wilshire Center area encompasses a three-mile radius.

Wilshire Center is a long established commercial and residential district in the heart of Los Angeles. Wilshire Center is a regional center for commercial office, shopping, residential, and cultural activities. The greater Wilshire Center encompasses a three-mile radius from Wilshire and Normandie. The total employment is about 488,000 with about 636,000 residents.

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The Pluralism Project and Interfaith News

In the past forty years, immigration has dramatically changed the religious landscape of the United States. Today, the encounter between people of different religious traditions takes place in our own cities and neighborhoods.