What began in 2013 as a shower program at Hollywood church has grown into the Hollywood Hub—a centralized community resource center providing support for people experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity. By consolidating multiple services to one location, the Hub is designed to increase access to care, improve efficiency, and bring dignity to guests seeking support.
Located at Hollywood church, the Hollywood Hub provides personal care services such as showers, clothing, hot meals, case management, and housing navigation. These services are made possible through a collaborative partnership between Compassion Connection (shower ministry), the Hollywood church, Los Angeles City Council District 13, and Homeless Health Care Los Angeles. Soon, the Hub will also include laundry services.
“The ministries that we offer should reflect the needs in our community,” said Andrew Froemming, program manager for the Hollywood Hub and Hollywood church administrator, “and homelessness is a huge need within our community.”
Froemming pitched the idea to offer multiple services at one location to anyone who would listen. Los Angeles City Council District 13 heard his plea and helped the church apply for the Encampment Resolution Fund, resulting in a $7 million grant to be used in 2025-2027. So far, this grant has helped the church create a custom five-stall shower and has allowed the Hub to employ 21 full-time workers.
“At some other facility, you might have to wait a few hours in line to get a shower, and then wait again to talk to your case manager,” said Froemming. “Then, if you needed a meal, you might wait another hour or two. When you add all that up, it can take an entire day just waiting in line. We brought these services into one place and reduced the waiting, making it much more efficient. People can come in, access what they need, and move on with their day—whether that’s looking for a job, going to school, or whatever they need to do to improve their life.”
According to the annual report from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, in 2025, nearly 75,000 people experienced homelessness on a given night in Los Angeles County. The service planning area Hollywood church is in had the highest population of people experiencing homelessness—16,955. This is the community the Hub serves, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Currently, the Hub serves 400 to 450 guests a week. With the new laundry services, they anticipate serving 500 guests each week.
Froemming, who helped launch Compassion Connection more than 10 years ago, works to ensure the culture of Compassion Connection—improving on the services offered while demonstrating genuine care for clients—remains true as services have expanded through the Hub.
“To be able to see people have their needs met, to be able to see people who, maybe for the first time in a very long time, realize that somebody genuinely cares about them and that they have worth and value and that God loves them,” Froemming said, “that’s incredible.”
