Over the last six years that I’ve spent helping the homeless community of skid row with beauty services, I’ve learned that the needs of our unhoused neighbors extend far beyond the need for shelter.

This very odd question occurred to me after Terry Messman, the editor of Street Spirit, suggested I write something for the paper in conjunction with the publication of my new book, Doodling on the ...

Don’t despair; a new lipstick will brighten your day, and wearing the right colors will lift not only your mood but that all important Self Esteem! Does this sound like ad copy of the absurd? Wish it ...

Analysis:Hughes and Gambrell were referring to a proposed new homeless center at the city’s World Trade Center downtown. They were especially concerned over a “One Stop Homeless Service Center” that ...

Shirley Raines opened the gate to her Long Beach apartment complex after one of her weekly Saturday treks to Los Angeles’s Skid Row and was overwhelmed: Boxes and boxes of donated items for those who ...

Customizable beauty brand Prose has partnered with nonprofit The Midnight Mission to provide Los Angeles’ homeless population with hair care products. On Nov. 28 the company will donate one set of ...

A former homeless beauty queen Blair Griffith is in Detroit to host a concert designed to fight homelessness. It's set for Monday Februrary 1 at the Detroit Institute for Music Education (DIME), PLAY ...