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Before “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek died in 2020, he and his family had donated $500,000 to the Los Angeles, California homeless nonprofit Hope the Mission that helped it raise millions to bring the Trebek Center to life. Hope the Mission purchased the 23,000-square-foot Skateland, a former roller rink in the San Fernando Valley. The 107-bed Trebek Center provides over 100 transitional beds to people experiencing homelessness as well as a dining hall, lounge areas, substance-use counseling, job training and placement, and mental health care. “I’m not one of those people who thinks that we can’t deal with the homeless near my house because that’s bad,” Trebek said before his death. “I wish more people would react in a positive way to reaching out and trying to help their fellow member of the community.