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The mission of First Place for Youth is to help foster youth build the skills they need to make a successful transition to self-sufficiency and responsible adulthood. We take a “double bottom line” approach to our mission: provide results-driven direct service to young people who need support in pursuing their goals; and advocate for public policies that will improve the lives of as many foster kids as possible.

Children of the Night is a privately funded non-profit organization established in 1979 and dedicated to rescuing America’s children from the ravages of prostitution.  

Guided by our mission to assure the safety and resiliency of children by strengthening families and their communities, Home Start, Inc., a non-profit child abuse prevention, and treatment agency has strengthened and developed San Diego’s families and communities since 1972.

Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles County (NHS) serves as a catalyst for local residents, business and government representatives to work together to build stronger neighborhoods, improve the quality of life for families of modest means and to revitalize communities into neighborhoods of choice. NHS strengthens communities through the development and maintenance of quality affordable housing, creation and preservation of affordable homeownership opportunities, support of local leaders, providing financial education and increasing the financial independence of families and people in need

Cal-Earth, the California Institute of Earth Art and Architecture, is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to providing solutions to the human need for shelter through research, development, and education in earth architecture. We envision a world in which every person is empowered to build a safe and sustainable home with their own hands, using the earth under their feet.

Foothill Unity Center helps neighbors in crisis attain self-sufficiency by partnering with the community and using our resources wisely to provide vital support services with love and dignity. Foothill Unity Center envisions a community where *All have their basic needs met, including the need to give, *All get the necessary support to become self-sufficient, *All are treated with love and dignity ... all the time. The Center is a federally designated Community Action Agency, part of a network of 47 organizations in California and 1,100 in the country, that combat poverty. Our target population covers the Foothills portion of SPA 3, which includes Altadena, Arcadia, Azusa, Baldwin Park, Bradbury, Duarte, Irwindale, Monrovia, Pasadena, Sierra Madre, South Pasadena and Temple City.

Our Mission: to fund safe, supportive family-oriented housing for homeless mothers and their children where they can learn the skills that empower them to lead stable, productive and independent lives. We are currently focused on supporting a home in Glendale, CA.

Ka Hale A Ke Ola is a comprehensive resource center that provides emergency and transitional shelter, adult education and training, counseling, a primary care medical clinic and facilities for child care. KHAKO is dedicated to serving the needs of the homeless and hungry on Maui by providing emergency food and housing, voicing their concerns, and empowering participants to take responsibility for their own lives, and to call on the community to assist in these actions.

TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF WESTERN HOME COMMUNITIES THROUGH PHILANTHROPIC GIFTS, STEWARDSHIP, AND EDUCATION.

Safety for women in crisis, shelter for women, women with children, and women with pets.

IFC confronts the causes and responds to the effects of poverty in our community. We believe in a community where everyone's basic needs are met, including dignified and affordable housing, an abundance of healthy food, and meaningful social connection.

To promote giving and inspire communities through the creation of home ownership opportunities and financial support.