....On July 6, 2005, for the first time ever, social service providers and formerly homeless individuals took to the streets alongside law enforce-ment, business and property owners to clean up Skid Row. One hundred strong we marched to show that drug activity and the criminal element that it attracts to the area will no longer be tolerated.

....Why should this matter to you? Because if you are our neighbor — whether you live in the lofts, condos and apartments throughout South Park, the Financial District, the Historic Core and Fashion District, or in the single room occupancy buildings in Skid Row — you are part of a larger Downtown community, all of which will benefit when the streets of Central City East are safe.

yyYou will also be making history. Never before have the Central City East Association (CCEA), the Midnight Mission, Union Rescue Mission, many other social service providers, formerly homeless individuals and families living in and around Skid Row joined forces in an effort to fight for a common goal.

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A Walk To Remember
by Chris Coates
Downtown News Staff WriterStaff