Homeless But Human Skid Row Pop-Up Festival - Event

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   Homeless But Human Skid Row Pop-Up Festival - Event

Rych McCain International/Nationally Syndicated Entertainment Columnist

Homeless But Human!

Skid Row Pop-Up Festival

  

 
     The Help Give Care Foundation, Inc. founded by former Music Exec Henry Butler and wife, Casting Director Leah Daniels-Butler has partnered with NBA Great turned Chef, Charles Oakley and the Charles Oakley Foundation joined forces to host “Who I Am: Homeless But Human Pop up Festival.” To feed and entertain the people on skid row in Los Angeles during BET Weekend. Other participating sponsors included AHF, BLACC, Bludso’s BBQ, TriStar Products and more food, entertainment. Haircuts, giveaways and just plain fun and fellowship.

     The event took place in Gladys Park on Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles as part of BET Week. LA leads the entire nation with over 58,000 homeless people. And the numbers keep growing.

Paster Chep Crawford Blessing food

Paster Chep Crawford Blesses the food to be served.    

Charels Oakley (far right) working his magic on the grill

   


Former NBA great Charles Oakley (far right) now a chef and foundation creater worked his magic on the grill to the delight of hundreds of visitors from the homeless commuinity.

    

L-R: Christian Saucedo & Laura Diaz giving HIV Tests

 


    Free HIV testing was offered courtesy of the AHF (Aids Health Foundation). Many wisely took advantage of the service.

    

The AHF Test Van on site

 

Master Barber Garrick Dixon doing it!

 
    Master barber Garrick Dixson gave free haircuts and had dozens of men looking good before the event closed. He also had samples of his own personally manufactured grooming products that you can Purchase. His place of business is "In The Cut" Barbershop, 11300 Magnolia Bl., North Hollywood, CA., 91601. Tel: 1-818-762-8788. Catch him on facebook@Garrick Dixson.

Garrick Dixson Grooming Products Line

 






Dixson proudly displays his grooming products sign.

 

L-R:  Zay, Dre & TJ  "High Key"

  Up and coming vocal group "High Key," was one of the many performers on the live stage.


  

Leah Daniels-Butler

How did all of this begin? Co-Founder/Sponsor Leah Daniels Butler explains, “Well, my husband and I have a foundation that we started called Help, Give, Care and that’s basically what we do. We want to help, we want to give and we want to care for the people who can’t always do it for themselves. How this particular event started was, we had a son who was actually homeless. And by choice, he does have a support system but for what ever reason, he chose to check out on the real world. We are in the process of hopefully getting him the help that he needs. But until then, I think what it did, it just brought awareness. Sometimes it just ignorance. You’re ill informed or you just don’t know. You might look at a homeless person and think they’re on drugs. You don’t know their situation but for me I automatically assume drugs.”

L-R: Jeanea Corvi, Gary Corvi & Leah Daniels-Butler

     She continues, “Until it hit home, and it hit our core, then it was like ok no. Some of these people are out here by choice, some are homeless not by choice. Some are a paycheck away from being homeless. It just makes us look at it in a different way. Really see them as human beings, not just people on the streets panhandling. That is what started this particular event three years ago. My husband is real good friends with NBA legend Charles Oakley who heads the Charles Oakley Foundation.” They then joined with the people who work daily in the trenches with the homeless community to help secure the park site, the kitchen and facilities, food, security and over all general coordination of the event.  

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