{"id":199479,"date":"2026-03-01T17:03:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T17:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/199479\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T17:03:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T17:03:25","slug":"shirley-raines-death-memorial-service-held-to-honor-beauty-2-the-streetz-founder-for-years-of-service-supporting-la-homeless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/199479\/","title":{"rendered":"Shirley Raines death: Memorial service held to honor Beauty 2 The Streetz founder for years of service supporting LA homeless"},"content":{"rendered":"

LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Friends and community members gathered Saturday to honor Shirley Raines, the beloved nonprofit founder and CEO who helped care for the homeless<\/a> on L.A.’s Skid Row.<\/p>\n

The event was held at the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, where attendees reflected on Raines’ efforts. Raines died in January at the age of 58.<\/p>\n

READ MORE |Shirley Raines, Beauty 2 The Streetz founder who cared for Skid Row’s homeless, dies at 58<\/a><\/p>\n

Shirley Raines, the beloved nonprofit founder and CEO who helped care for the homeless on L.A.’s Skid Row, has died, her organization said.<\/p>\n

Since 2017, the Long Beach resident offered beauty services, food, showers and more to the homeless people of Skid Row through her Beauty 2 The Streetz<\/a> nonprofit.<\/p>\n

Loved ones described her work as a lifeline for many who often felt unseen.<\/p>\n

“Miss Shirley was a dear friend, an amazing person, and incredible giver, and she’s someone who really left a mark on the world,” said sports commentator, TV host and Beauty 2 The Streetz board member Joy Taylor. “She was an incredible, vibrant, energetic, loving person that really poured herself into the community here in Los Angeles, and it’s a really tragic loss.”<\/p>\n

Raines earned a national NAACP Image Award for the impact of her outreach. Those who attended the tribute said her dedication continues to inspire the city to view homelessness through a more humane lens.<\/p>\n

Her legacy, speakers said, serves as an enduring reminder that homelessness does not diminish a person’s humanity.<\/p>\n

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