Richard Pink Honors URM with Specialty Hotdog

Welcome back to The Way Home, radio show and podcast presented by the Union Rescue Mission.

Frank Mottek here along with Mark Hood, the CEO of the Union Rescue Mission, on the air with Richard Pink, the owner of Pink's Hot Dogs at the corner of La Brea and Melrose, where homelessness certainly is evident and...

Mark, I know you're reaching out to businesses with a special way for people to connect with Union Rescue Mission.

Tell us more about that.

And Richard just described the situation there in the Mid-City area.

Tell us how businesses can get more information on how URM can help those that show up at their places.

Well, we would welcome any businesses in the area to reach out to us because we now have what we call need help cards.

And we want to get those out to all the businesses that would like to have them.

And basically, if you are experiencing people that are sleeping on your sidewalk or have put a tent out in front of your business, You can give them a card that tells them all about Union Rescue Mission.

It tells them the services we offer, that they can come inside, that they can have three hot meals a day, a safe place to sleep.

And even though we've been there for 135 years, we're finding out that there's people in the neighborhood that don't know we're there.

And so getting the word out, because number one, we want to get more people off the street and indoors where we can provide help.

But it's also good for the neighborhood and it's good for the businesses to know that Because, you know, Richard, something that you said that really touches my heart is you talked about your businesses on the street and you see people experiencing homelessness and that, you know, you want to make sure that people aren't going hungry.

And that goes all the way back to your mom and dad.

I want you to know that's a very special thing because there's so many people that are looking past or looking over or walking away.

And you're looking for a way to restore humanity and let them know that, hey, somebody still cares.

And I just got to tell you, to me, that is such an amazing thing that with everything else that's happened in your world, when you see someone that's struggling and experiencing homelessness, you're looking right at them and saying, hey, how can I help? And that's a truly special thing.

Well, it comes from a standpoint of gratitude as well, but it's gratitude that has some energy behind it to help others, not just gratitude and say, isn't it great that, you know, we have a successful hot dog stand.

No, it's about doing something with what you have and whether it's handing out cards to people you see on the street or whether it's raising money through some type of promotion for charity.

My parents brought me up to respect and care for other people that we live with that are our neighbors that are walking the street.

And there but for the grace of God goes I.

And I heard that so much from my mother.

There but for the grace of God goes I.

That is powerful.

It is.

Welcome back to The Way Home, radio show and podcast presented by the Union Rescue Mission.

Frank Mottek here along with Mark Hood, the CEO of the Union Rescue Mission, on the air with Richard Pink, the owner of Pink's Hot Dogs at the corner of La Brea and Melrose, where homelessness certainly is evident and...

Mark, I know you're reaching out to businesses with a special way for people to connect with Union Rescue Mission.

Tell us more about that.

And Richard just described the situation there in the Mid-City area.

Tell us how businesses can get more information on how URM can help those that show up at their places.

Well, we would welcome any businesses in the area to reach out to us because we now have what we call need help cards.

And we want to get those out to all the businesses that would like to have them.

And basically, if you are experiencing people that are sleeping on your sidewalk or have put a tent out in front of your business, You can give them a card that tells them all about Union Rescue Mission.

It tells them the services we offer, that they can come inside, that they can have three hot meals a day, a safe place to sleep.

And even though we've been there for 135 years, we're finding out that there's people in the neighborhood that don't know we're there.

And so getting the word out, because number one, we want to get more people off the street and indoors where we can provide help.

But it's also good for the neighborhood and it's good for the businesses to know that Because, you know, Richard, something that you said that really touches my heart is you talked about your businesses on the street and you see people experiencing homelessness and that, you know, you want to make sure that people aren't going hungry.

And that goes all the way back to your mom and dad.

I want you to know that's a very special thing because there's so many people that are looking past or looking over or walking away.

And you're looking for a way to restore humanity and let them know that, hey, somebody still cares.

And I just got to tell you, to me, that is such an amazing thing that with everything else that's happened in your world, when you see someone that's struggling and experiencing homelessness, you're looking right at them and saying, hey, how can I help? And that's a truly special thing.

Well, it comes from a standpoint of gratitude as well, but it's gratitude that has some energy behind it to help others, not just gratitude and say, isn't it great that, you know, we have a successful hot dog stand.

No, it's about doing something with what you have and whether it's handing out cards to people you see on the street or whether it's raising money through some type of promotion for charity.

My parents brought me up to respect and care for other people that we live with that are our neighbors that are walking the street.

And there but for the grace of God goes I.

And I heard that so much from my mother.

There but for the grace of God goes I.

That is powerful.

It is.