Help End Homelessness, Don’t Miss Lummis Day, York Park Celebration

Here are the highlights of Councilmember José Huizar’s weekly newsletter of events in Council District 14:

• Volunteer to End Homelessness

Get to know your homeless neighbors: Volunteer May 31 to June 2.

The 100,000 Homes Campaign is a national movement of over 100 communities working together to find and house 100,000 vulnerable and chronically homeless individuals and families by July 2014.


100,000 Homes Northeast LA is a grassroots community effort in collaboration with the local nonprofit organization, Recycled Resources for the Homeless. Our goal is to house the most vulnerable and chronically homeless residents of Northeast LA, including the communities of Highland Park and Eagle Rock.

We need you to volunteer for NELA’s homeless “Registry Weekend” on May 31 to June 2.


Friday May 31: Evening Training
Saturday June 1: 6 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Sunday June 2: 6 a.m. – 9 a.m.

We will be conducting an in-depth survey of the homeless residents in the communities of Highland Park and Eagle Rock. There are many ways to volunteer for this important community event.

For more information, contact Casey MacGregor at (323) 379-9271 or Rebecca Prine at (323) 697-0001. You can also email homelessregistryNELA@gmail.com.

Click here to register online.

• 8th Annual Lummis Day Festival

Sunday, June 2, 10:30 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Heritage Square Museum, 3800 Homer St.
, Los Angeles, 90031

Seven Los Angeles Neighborhood Councils have come together to support the 8th annual Lummis Day: The Festival of Northeast Los Angeles. This celebration of Northeast L.A.'s cultural diversity, history and creativity, will take place Sunday June 2 at two historic landmark locations and runs from 10:30 a.m. – 7 p.m.  Admission to all events is free.


The main stages for Lummis Day’s performances will again be located at Heritage Square Museum (3800 Homer St.), where the best of home-grown Northeast L.A. music, dance, food and community resources will be presented on four stages amid the historic buildings preserved on the unique museum’s grounds.

The diverse styles and traditions of this year’s music (featuring 17 bands) include rock music from Boyle Heights and Japan, Cuban jazz, folk, mariachi, Americana, Gospel, indie rock, reggae and jazz. Dance groups will present modern dance, folkloric, American historic and flamenco traditions.  Some of the historic buildings at Heritage Square Museum will be available to festival-goers via docent-led tours.


As always, the two-part Festival’s opening morning event will take place at Lummis Home (200 East Ave. 43), where the day begins at 10:30 a.m. with readings by critically acclaimed poets. The Lummis Home site will also feature art exhibits, book sales and crafts.

The Festival’s art exhibit will continue at Lummis Home until 5pm while performances—music, dance, puppet theatre—as well as community and family activities, shift to nearby Heritage Square Museum, beginning at noon. Visitors to Lummis Home can enjoy the interior of the century-old home, influenced by mission architecture and Pueblo Indian dwellings, and can stroll through the beautiful native plant gardens that surround the building.

For more information, go to www.lummisday.org.

• York Park Celebration

Saturday, June 8, 10 a.m., Corner of York Boulevard & Avenue 50.

After sitting vacant for years, funding was finally secured last year to purchase and turn the empty lot at York Boulevard and Avenue 50 into a community park, a project launched through Councilmember Huizar's community driven York Improvement Plan. Councilmember Huizar invites you to join local businesses and community leaders for a special announcement and an exciting update on the park project.

Refreshments will be provided.

For more information or to RSVP, contact Nate Hayward at (323) 254-5295 or nate.hayward@lacity.org.