{
  "id": 14100345,
  "title": "Alex Trebek's $500K gift turned old rink into homeless shelter",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/alex-trebeks-500k-gift-turned-old-rink-into-homeless-shelter",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-12T21:39:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/in-2020-alex-trebek-and-jean-trebek-donated-500000-to-hope-of-the-valley-two-years-later-the-lead-gift-had-helped-turn-a-shuttered-60-year-old-roller-rink-into-the-23000-square-foot-107-bed-trebek-center/articleshow/134902182.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In 2020, Alex Trebek and his wife, Jean, donated $500,000 to Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission. Two years later, their contribution had helped turn a shuttered, 60-year-old roller rink in Los Angeles into the 23,000-square-foot Trebek Center, a 107-bed homeless shelter designed to provide accommodation and mental health services to people experiencing homelessness.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}