HomeMy WebLinkAboutAdministrative Reviews ARX1973089 - Project Description20444 Magnolia Street, tington Beach, California 92646
Phone: (714) 962-3333
11 May 73
LYNN:- Statement of purpose
during the summer months. If the project proves valuable for the community,
we would hope to keep, it open after the. summer.
Religion hardly enters the picture (except perhaps for the name). The project
is an effort on the part of the Church to be of service to the community, even
tho most of the young people served will probably not live here at all.
We originally envisioned the place as a coffee shop; actually we probably
would not attract coffee drinkers. The Franciscan Fathers operate similar
projects in downtown Los Angeles, San Francisco and Portland.. We think'that
SS Simon F, Jude Church in Huntington Beach, wishes to open a facility at
6th and Walnut in downtown Huntington Beach. The name of the facility is`
LYNN ( Love Your Neighbor Now).
We would be staffing the facility with volunteer help; there would be no
income or salaries connected with LYNN. Our Church would finance the rent
and utilities etc. Later on, if the venture proves of value to the community,
financial help might be sought from civic groups or other Churches.
We feel that there is a need in downtown Huntington. Beach for a listening
post for young people from the beach area; a place where they can talk out
problems and be assisted in finding possible solutions.
If we were to describe the facility in a phrase, it migi.t.be called a
counselling center. However,, we would have few if any professional
counsellors; we have almost two hundred parishioners who have volunteered
to help with the project and they would staff it each night from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Huntington Beach can also profit from such a venture.