Midnight Mission on LA's Skid Row brightens Christmas for homeless families with annual gift giveaway
Santa's village was back this Christmas Day for Los Angeles families who are homeless or near homeless, thanks to Skid Row's Midnight Mission.
"I'm happy because this event is good for the families. These times it's difficult to buy toys for the kids," said Ana Montero, a mother of five. "I got a squishy, and a puppet, and a Rubik's cube and a basketball," said a Los Angeles boy who attended the toy giveaway. "It's the relief that it brings to the parents 'cause there's a great deal of shame and sadness when a family can't provide their children with a traditional holiday," said Georgia Berkovich, director of public affairs at the Midnight Mission. "Everybody's talking about Christmas presents under the tree and a traditional holiday meal. For some families, that's a luxury.
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