Venice-Santa Monica Free Methodist Church calls itself a community growing in Christ. It offers community groups for…More men, women and couples, and a private Christian middle school and high school.</p> <p>It also has community outreach programs of Macarthur Park, geared towards helping the homeless, and a meals-on-wheels program which serves those who can't get out and get food for themselves.</p>

This used to be a motel and now it is the Upward Bound House, a community-based, social services agency. There was a…More vital need for an emergency shelter for homeless children and their families in Los Angeles. In addition to the public funding, the S. Mark Taper Foundation and other foundations made up the difference. Notably, the Community Center has been named in honor of the S. Mark Taper Foundation's generous gift.</p> <p> </p>