(1) David Snow, Upward Bound House (UBH) Executive Director, welcomes guests during Upward Bound House' Ground breaking Ceremony of its new Emergency Family Shelter in Culver City on Thursday, March 12, 2009. (2) Santa Monica Councilmember Bobby Shriver and Los Angeles Councilmember Bill Rosendahl discuss the rendering of the future Upward Bound House  family Shelter. (3) (left to right) Culver City Mayor Scott Malsin, Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, and UBH Executive Director David Snow hold a shovel while posing for a portrait during the ground breaking ceremony. (4) UBH President of the Board, Booker Pearson, Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas and UBH Executive Director David Snow during the presentation. (5) The artist rendition of the future Upward Bound House Emergency Family Shelter.

The UBH Family Shelter will provide 18 units for children and their families, plus 2 units for on site staff. The facility will serve approximately 210 children and their parents each year.

About Upward Bound House: UBH is a community-based 501 (c) (3) nonprofit social service agency located in Santa Monica California that provides affordable housing for homeless families with children and very low-income seniors. Founded in 1990, the non-denominational agency fulfills its mission through three programs. Family Place, a transitional housing facility for homeless families with minor children has graduated over 850 individuals, including over 525 children from the program into permanent, independent housing since opening in 1997. Senior Villa, an affordable housing facility for the very low-income elderly houses 90 individuals every night. And the S. Mark Taper Intergenerational Center, which brings together the three generations housed at Upward Bound House, where they interact and receive services that enable each resident to lead an enriched, empowered, and independent life.