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Jan Perry to Lead Homeless Resource Group
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Rafu Staff Report
Jan Perry, former three-term Los Angeles City Council member who represented Little Tokyo and most of Downtown Los Angeles from 2001-2013, has been named executive director of Shelter Partnership, Inc., an organization at the forefront of programs and policy addressing homelessness.
Jan Perry
Perry was chosen for this role after the tragic death in March of Shelter Partnership, Inc. co-founder and long-time executive director Ruth Schwartz. Initially, Perry will step into this role on an interim basis.
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The Rafu Shimpo, Perry said, “This transformative organization, launched in 1985, has a long and successful history of developing housing and resources for the local homeless community.