MELISSA ODOTEI TO TALK TO EAST LOS ANGELES-MONTEBELLO BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN ABOUT THE IMPACT OF HOMELESSNESS ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH AT NOVEMBER 28TH MEETING

Melissa Odotei, Family Promise of San Gabriel Valley Program Manager and Housing Navigator working with the Alhambra School District in the Alhambra Promise program, will speak on the “Impact of Homelessness on Children and Youth” at the East Los Angeles-Montebello Business and Professional Women meeting Wednesday, November 28, 2018 in the Library Room, Marie Callender’s Restaurant, 220 S. Atlantic Blvd., Monterey Park (Networking starts at 4:30 p.m. with dinner to be before 5:00 p.m.). Attendees will be able to order off the menu. The program and dinner is open to all interested people. Call or E-mail Linda Wilson (626) 307-5650 or lindalwilson@juno.com to make a reservation or for questions.

Odotei has worked with the Alhambra School District since September 2016 providing case management, housing navigation and advocacy for homeless families and those who may become homeless within the school district. From 2012-15 she was Program and Grants Manager for Oasis USA and previously she was Assistant Director for Starlight Ministries, Emmanuel Gospel Center. Odotei has a Master’s in Social Work from Boston College and a Bachelor’s in Political Science and Human Services from Geneva College.

Family Promise of San Gabriel Valley, which helps homeless families via an interfaith network of thirteen host churches and more than five support churches in the west San Gabriel Valley, has served more than 70 families through its congregational network shelter program and 99 families through the Alhambra Promise program. Family Promise of San Gabriel Valley has impacted the lives of more than 440 children since it was formed in 2011.  Family Promise of San Gabriel Valley is a 501 (c) 3 organization.

For more information about BPW or this program, call Linda Wilson at (626) 307-5650 or E-mail lindalwilson@juno.com.