The Union Rescue Mission, commonly abbreviated as the URM, is a Christian homeless shelter in the Skid Row neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
The United Rescue Mission was founded on December 4, 1891, by Lyman Stewart, a businessman who co-founded the Union Oil Company of California and Biola University.
They justified their action by saying that "it [the URM] was the only place in Southern California with a concentration of patient social services like homeless shelters and drug and alcohol programs.
[2] In 2020, Hudson Pacific Properties, a real estate investment trust, pledged $500,000 to URM as a part of the company's efforts to give back to the communities and combat homelessness.
The fourth floor contains the Bank of America Learning Center, which offers basic education on literacy, computer training, and high school diplomas.
[14] The Los Angeles Rams' Community Service Team, cheerleaders, and their mascot Rampage volunteered to prepare and hand out meals at the shelter in December 2018.
[1] Hope Gardens Family Center, which opened in 2006 in the foothills of the neighborhood of Sylmar, is a 71 acres (29 ha) residence exclusively for single women.