Greater LA

Long Beach dock worker helps the homeless

Hosted by Steve Chiotakis Oct. 17, 2019 Los Angeles

Shannon James helps the homeless through her nonprofit Beacon for Him Ministries. Photo by Angel Carreras.

Shannon James has a full-time job as a dock worker at the Port of Long Beach. But she also spends a lot of time helping homeless people find housing, get off drugs, secure food, and more.

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Long Beach dock worker finds a higher calling: helping the homeless

In the Willmore neighborhood of Long Beach, countless people are waiting to enter a nonprofit called Beacon for Him Ministries (BHM).

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Credits

Host:

Steve Chiotakis

Producers:

Christian Bordal, Jenna Kagel