News & Events

Ascencia News & Press

Outlook Newspapers – Glendale News Press, Burbank Leader

• “Ascencia to Host Homeless Persons Memorial Service”, December 2023
• “Ascencia Adopt-A-Family Seeks Holiday Helpers“, November 2023
• “Ascencia Rises for Its 15th Annual Gala”, May 2023
• “Ascencia Holds Share the Love Gala”, April 2022
• “Remembering 7 Lives Lost to Homelessness”, December 2021
• “Ascencia Keeps Finding Ways to Help the Homeless”, November 2020
• “Performer’s Generosity to Ascencia”, August 2020

 Pasadena Now

• “St. Francis Senior Jason Chaidez ’23 and His Eagle Scout Project”, August 2022
• “St. Francis Culinary Club’s Creative and Impactful Ways to Serve the Community during the Pandemic”, December 2020
• “St. Francis Culinary Club Holds a Fundraiser for Ascencia Shelter”, February 2020
• “‘Criminalizing’ Homeless Creates Criminals, Say Experts at Pasadena Forum”, September 2015

Crescenta Valley Weekly

•  “A Key to a Safe Place”, July 2020
• “City and Ascencia Continue to Help High Risk Citizens”, May 2020
• “GPD Connects Longtime Homeless Man with Homeless Outreach and Permanent Housing”, May 2020
• “Las Candelas Celebrates the Season of Giving”, December 2019
• “Many Stories Heard During Homeless Count”, January 2019 
• “Ascencia Welcomes New Executive Director”, January 2019
•  “Friedman Names Ascencia the 2018 “Nonprofit of the Year”, June 2018
• “Ascencia Hosts Event Fit for Royalty”, February 2018
• “Ascencia holds annual gala”, February 2017
• “Ascencia Celebrates Capital Campaign Donors”, December 2016
• “Las Candelas Ladies Serve Ascencia Clients”, June 2016
• “Protecting the Homeless During El Niño”, December 2015
• “Ascencia Celebrates ‘Coming Home”, September 2014
• “NCL Projects Benefit Ascencia”, February 2012

LA Times – Glendale News Press

• “26 ways to volunteer during the holidays in Los Angeles”, November 2022
• “On the Town: Ascencia continues to help the homeless during the coronavirus pandemic”, April 2020
• “Glendale works to protect city’s homeless from the coronavirus”, March 2020
• “Glendale police officers help reunite homeless woman with mother from Portland”, September 2019
• “More homeless seniors on the streets of Glendale”, January 2019
• “They had a name and they mattered”, January 2019
• “On the Town: Evening remembers those who are homeless and have died on the streets”, December 2018
• “Laura Duncan takes the reins at homeless organization Ascencia”, December 2018
• “On the Town: Laemmle Theater opening helps provide homeless services”, August 2018
• “Natalie Profant Komuro led homeless organization Ascencia to growth in area”, June 2018
• “On the Town: Guest chefs have secret recipe for helping homeless”, May 2018
• “On the Town: ‘A Royal Night’ gala will benefit programs supporting area’s homelessness”, January 2018
• “Glendale’s annual homeless count relies on community to help those in need”, January 2018
• “Pilot program in Glendale will help train, place homeless candidates into workforce”, November 2017
• “On the Town: Charity League honored for supporting homeless”, February 2017
• “Glendale receives $2.4 million grant that will help support homeless services”, December 2016
• “Homelessness drops 6.5% in Glendale but rises by 12% countywide; work not done, local officials say”, June 2016
• “City Briefs: Doctors House Museum to hold candlelight tour; food drive to benefit Ascencia”, December 2015
• “On the Town: Ascencia holds ninth anniversary gala at Union Station”, February 2015
• “Ascencia holds celebration for national goal”, June 2014
• “Ascencia relocates its winter shelter in Glendale”, December 2013
• “Path Achieve Glendale becomes independent, changes name”, September 2011

TruthDig

• “Unhoused and Disabled in America“, November 2022

ABC 7 Los Angeles

• “Shake Shack opens 2nd California location in Glendale”, September 2016

CBS Los Angeles

• “Officers Arrange New Clothes, Makeover, Free Flight So Homeless Woman Can Reunite With Mother”, September 2019
• “Comedian Helps To Transform Glendale Homeless Shelter Into Five-Star Restaurant”, April 2014

NBC Los Angeles

• “Volunteer Opportunities” , July 2019
• “Boy, 8, Break Dances for Southern California’s Homeless”, July 2016 

WeHo Times

• West Hollywood Approves Agreement for Ascencia to Manage Holloway Interim Housing Program, January 2024