Mountain Views News, Pasadena Edition [Sierra Madre] Saturday, November 19, 2016

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2016

SECTION B

AROUND SAN GABRIEL VALLEY

JOHN NICOLORO MEMORIAL DEDICATED 

AT PAMELA PARK 

HELP US HELP OTHERS

St. Teresa of Calcutta said, “We often think that 
poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. 
The poverty of being unwanted, unloved, and 
uncared for is the greatest poverty.

 The East San Gabriel Valley Coalition for 
the Homeless (ESGVCH) is a faith-based 501c3 
non-profit charitable organization incorporated 
in 1994. ESGVCH’s mission is to bring hope 
and restore dignity to people without homes by 
providing shelter, alleviating hunger, assisting 
with basic daily needs and assisting families to 
regain housing. The ESGVCH also strives to raise 
community awareness and works collaboratively 
with other organizations to end hunger and 
homelessness primarily in the East San Gabriel 
Valley. ESGVCH believes that all are called to turn 
attention beyond themselves and to assist those 
who suffer; especially the poor, the hungry and the 
homeless. All those we serve live below the federal 
poverty level. 

 Winter Shelter Since 1995, ESGVCH has 
provided night time shelter for persons with 
nowhere to go. From December 1st to March 
1st, the program operates with six churches who 
donate their facilities and provide volunteers 
who minister to the needs of our guests. Up to 
220 guests are admitted each night. Last year 
1032 unduplicated men and women attended the 
shelter with a total of 15,200 bed-nights (occupied 
beds) during the 91 day period. Services provided 
include meals, showers, clothing, medical and 
dental care, case management and referrals to 
other agencies who can provide additional needed 
services. Transportation is provided nightly at six 
pick-up and drop-off spots in the East San Gabriel 
Valley. The following morning our guests are 
returned to the 6 pickup spots from where they 
were transported the night before. 

 Bridge Program ESGVCH provides emergency 
and transitional housing for families with minor 
children. Each family is case managed with the goal 
of obtaining permanent housing. This program is 
limited and available only when sufficient funding 
is received. 

 Emergency Assistance Center (EAC) The 
Emergency assistance center is offered on a walk-
in basis, and includes meals, showers, hygiene 
products, transportation assistance and referral 
services. A designated number of motel vouchers 
are available each month for families, elderly and 
those who are ill or disabled. It is located at 1345 
Turnbull Canyon Road, Hacienda Heights, CA 
91745, Phone 626-333-7204; hours are from 8:30 
a.m. to 

1:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Numbers have 
been steadily increasing. Last month the numbers 
were 176 unduplicated client visits, 597 duplicated 
client visits, with a total of 773 client visits.

 Encore Program Provides group counseling 
and individual therapy for addiction recovery. 
After the successful completion of these programs, 
clients are transitioned into clean and sober living 
homes. 

 Interfaith Homeless Memorial Service The East 
San Gabriel Valley Coalition for the Homeless 
brought faith leaders from across the region 
together Wednesday, Oct 26 to pay tribute to the 
561 homeless people who died in the county from 
November, 2015 through September, 2016. “We 
wanted to give them the love and recognition they 
deserve.” Representatives from Temple Sholom 
of Ontario, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
day Saints, the San Gabriel Valley Islamic Center, 
the His Lai Temple and the Catholic Archdiocese 
of Los Angeles spoke in remembrance of those 
homeless and to urge attendees to help in any way 
they can. 

 St. Teresa of Avila said, “God has no body but 
yours, no hands, no feet on earth but yours, yours 
are the eyes with which he looks with compassion 
on this world, yours are the feet with which he 
walks to do good, yours are the hands, with which 
he blesses all the world.” As Winston Churchill 
said, “We make a living by what we get, but we 
make a life by what we give.”

 Contact Us. East San Gabriel Valley Coalition 
for the Homeless Mailing Address: P.O. Box 
93256, City of Industry, CA 91715, 1345 Turnbull 
Canyon Rd., Hacienda Heights, CA 91745 Website: 
WWW.ESGVCH.ORG Phone: 626-333-7204 
Email: esgvch@aol.com All Donations Are Tax 
Deductible 


By Joan Schmidt

 Recently something very wonderful happened 
at Pamela Park. There was a Memorial dedicated 
to the late John Nicoloro; there was an impressive 
rock, with a memorial inscription on it and 
beautiful plantings.

 John served on the Monrovia-Arcadia-Duarte 
Town Council for eleven years. A modest man, 
none of us realized he had a scholarship to Harvard 
where he received his education. He read all the 
time and was the source of knowledge on many 
topics. His purpose was to improve the Monrovia-
Arcadia-Duarte areas and make them a very 
desirable area to live. Recently a new building was 
purchased for a new Live Oak Library-John had 
championed that cause for over 30 years.

 He was a beloved family man, who left behind 
wife Lucy of 53 years, and children, Michael, 
Christine, Johnny and Nancy, their spouses and 
grandchildren, who were very special to him. They 
all proudly attended.

 Besides his family, Field Deputy Brian Mejia, (For 
Supervisor Antonovich), Captain Chris Nee who 
was Commander of Temple Station during John’s 
tenure, Liaison Deputy April Nelson, Probation 
Officer Kevin Paris, Town Council Members Dave 
Hall, Terrence Williams and Linda Sells, who was 
also a personal friend for many years also attended.

 It was a beautiful, sunny day and many residents 
and Sheriff’s Deputies came over to honor this 
special man. I would like to thank John’s family for 
sharing him with the Community for many years 
and the beautiful event photos as we were back 
East and could not attend. Please come by Pamela 
Park to see the Memorial and learn of all the great 
programs and events available to the community.


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