Who We Are About Homelessness Services & Programs Get Involved Ways to Give Need Help? Contact Us COVID-19 Update Give Now Graduation After the successful completion of 12 months in the FreshStart residential program students celebrate their graduation and begin the transition to independent living. Graduation is the culmination of the FreshStart Program. A minimum of 30 credits is required in order to graduate from the program. Students receive a certificate of completion and a Los Angeles Mission watch. Students who take elective classes are able to achieve Honors or High Honors. Students are allowed to invite family and friends to join them for the graduation banquet and commencement ceremony. The week before graduation students attend an outing to a local amusement park and a dinner adventure. After completion of the FreshStart Program, students have the option to join the LifeStart program for up to an additional 6 months at the Los Angeles Mission. Note: Graduating the program is not a condition of employment at the Los Angeles Mission. YOU MAKE THE DIFFERENCE Help Change Lives There are more people becoming homeless for the first time now than any time in Los Angeles’ history. Los Angeles Mission is on the front lines of providing meals, hot showers, safe shelter and other life-giving support to people in need. Help change a life. DONATE GIVE MONTHLY Who We Are Experience the Mission History Mission Statement Staff/Board About Troy Vaughn Year-End Report Financials Newsroom Community Partners Contact Us About Homelessness The State of Homelessness Stories of Change For Teachers Services & Programs Emergency Services Transition & Community: Life Start Bridge Housing Career Fair Food Boxes Free Legal Clinic Signature Programs LOS ANGELES MISSION LIFE RECOVERY PROGRAM FOR MEN Anne Douglas Center for Women LACADA Get Involved Volunteer Pray Donate Experience the Mission Events Job Opportunities Ways to Give Donate Now Monthly Giving Adopt a Meal Donate Food, Clothing & Goods Vehicle Donations Corporate Sponsorship Employee Giving Donor Advised Funds Donate Stocks & Other Assets Matching Gifts Wills & Trusts Donor Privacy Policy Blackbaud Notice Angels Courtyard/Seats of Compassion Need Help? Poverty Resources HUD-Driven Housing Stay Connected About the Mission The Los Angeles Mission exists to provide help, hope and opportunity to men, women and children in need. Our vision is to see individuals and families set free from addictions and homelessness, transformed by God to become physically and spiritually healthy. Learn More » Search for: @2021 Los Angeles Mission. 303 East 5th Street. Los Angeles, CA 90013 (213) 629-1227 ext. 400 info@lamission.net PO Box 54059 Los Angeles, CA 90054 Los Angeles Mission is a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization. Gifts are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Tax ID# 95-3134049