BBC NEWS | World | Americas | Katrina challenge for LA mission
BBC NEWS | World | Americas | Katrina challenge for LA mission: "With up to a million people displaced by Hurricane Katrina, cities across America have been offering shelter, including the city of Los Angeles.
The largest group of several hundred evacuees have been housed at a Christian outreach ministry based inside a former hospital complex, called the Dream Center.
'When they come in, you can see the Hollywood sign,' said Jake Rogers, one of the young staff members who has been working flat-out to help the evacuees.
'For about 90% of people I talk to, nobody's ever been to California before,' he added.
It may be close to America's dream factory, but the 10-year-old church mission is far removed from the manicured lawns of nearby Beverly Hills.
It provides community services, refu"
The largest group of several hundred evacuees have been housed at a Christian outreach ministry based inside a former hospital complex, called the Dream Center.
'When they come in, you can see the Hollywood sign,' said Jake Rogers, one of the young staff members who has been working flat-out to help the evacuees.
'For about 90% of people I talk to, nobody's ever been to California before,' he added.
It may be close to America's dream factory, but the 10-year-old church mission is far removed from the manicured lawns of nearby Beverly Hills.
It provides community services, refu"
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