RANDY ECONOMY: MY WORLD: Remembering Santa Monica Mayor Ken Genser: Family asks that a donation be made to the Ocean Park Community Center in his Honor

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Remembering Santa Monica Mayor Ken Genser: Family asks that a donation be made to the Ocean Park Community Center in his Honor

(Santa Monica, CA)
By: Randy Economy
Sunday, January 10, 2009

The family of Santa Monica Mayor Ken Genser, who passed away on Saturday afer a three month illness, is asking that in lieu of flowers, that a donation be made to the Ocean Park Community Center.

Genser was known for his leadership on issues ranging from affordable housing and tenant protection, land use and zoning policies to environmental quality, workers rights, parks, public safety and funding for schools.

The Ocean Park Community Center was near and dear to his heart.

The mayor began his 30 year career serving the public through appointment to a city Task Force for Revision of the Housing Element, and was a founding member of the Community Corp. of Santa Monica.

A memorial service is being planned.

The Ocean Park Community Center is currently building two new buildings in Santa Monica and is looking to significantly expand several crucial programs to help more homeless people get off the streets.

To provide the funding for this expansion, OPCC is conducting a capital campaign, “From Homelessness to Hope,” through which $18 million has been raised so far. The goal is to raise $19.5 million.

One of the new buildings is the OPCC Annenberg Access Center, which opened in September 2007 at 503 Olympic Boulevard in Santa Monica. This is a drop-in center where OPCC provides services for those people who are still living on the streets, such as showers, restroom facilities, sack lunches, and medical services.

In the process of delivering these services, OPCC's staff and volunteers seek to engage with the clients, build trust, and then help them take the steps necessary to get them into shelter and/or treatment and on their way towards a permanent home.

The second building, the OPCC Cloverfield Services Center, contains two transitional housing programs-a 30-bed shelter called Daybreak, specifically for mentally ill homeless women, and a 25-bed program called Safe Haven for those who have been on the streets the longest and who have mental illness, substance addictions and/or physical disabilities. The OPCC Cloverfield Services Center is located at 1751 Cloverfield Boulevard in Santa Monica.

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