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Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles is an extended family of compassionate social services that enriches the community and improves the lives of countless men, women and children of all religions, ethnicities and ages. For more than 150 years, JFS has counseled families, fed the hungry, sheltered the homeless and protected the vulnerable. As Los Angeles’ oldest and most dynamic charitable organization, JFS is a trusted source of care and support, meeting the diverse and changing needs of a diverse and changing city. As the leading Jewish social services agency in Los Angeles, Jewish Family Service LA is a trusted and critical source of support for the Jewish community. But our work does not stop there. Jewish values require – and the actions of JFSLA demonstrate – our commitment to serving everyone in the Los Angeles community, of all backgrounds and identities. The Jewish tradition teaches us to honor the dignity of every individual, to extend our practice of service and loving kindness for all, and to do our part to help heal the world. Every day, Jewish Family Service LA operates according to these values. It is clear in every service and program we offer for the people of Los Angeles. Rooted in history and tradition, we strive to build an inclusive, compassionate, and just society for all.

Access Housing, Inc. (DC) (AHI) is a nonprofit 501(c)3, community-based organization committed and dedicated to the principle that everyone, regardless of income or socioeconomic status, has a right to decent, safe, and affordable housing. The program's focus is to support homeless veterans.AHI is the first program in the greater DC metro area to focus on housing homeless veterans . The organization operates two facilities which provide safe housing to nearly 100 homeless veterans, both men and women at a given time. AHI, which works in partnership with the Department of Veterans Affairs, operates the Southeast Veterans Service Center and the Chesapeake Veterans House. These homes provide homeless veterans their own rooms, full meal service, a variety of counseling services (housing, job, mental health, PTSD, and substance abuse, as needed), barber and beauty services, a VA run medical clinic, and more. The ultimate goal of the program is to help place veterans in permanent housing. Veterans from across the DC metro area reside at the center. The wait list for veterans seeking to obtain a home at the center is extensive. To date, thousands of veterans have successfully returned to civilian life after going through AHI's program.

The Giving Spirit's mission is to serve the homeless population in Los Angeles one individual at a time by twice annually assembling and delivering “survival kits" containing basic necessities directly to as many homeless men, women and children as possible. The kits include food, drinks, hygiene products, weather protection, a blanket and other items that are useful and needed by individuals forced to live on the streets. Our purposes are multifaceted. Not only do the kits provide acute and immediate aid, they also provide an opportunity for recipients to forgo daily survival in seek of help, employment, or other support to get out of homelessness. They are suggestive about the need for the homeless to take care of themselves even in difficult circumstances. Most important, the direct giving by and contact with volunteers provides hope and a basis for action by both. We achieve this mission as a grass-roots, all-volunteer organization. By relying on volunteers, we are able to spend over 95% of the roughly $200,000+ of funds and 40,000+ of in-kind goods we raise from the public each year directly for the benefit of our homeless recipients. And we are able to provide over 2,000 volunteers each year an opportunity to serve homeless lives in Greater Los Angeles and to inform and educate them on the challenges that face our city's homeless.

Broken Wings Ministry is dedicated to Tammy's (founder of Broken Wings) brother Jimbo who died on Christmas Eve 2014 from a heroin overdose. He suffered from Opiod / mental health issues. He was a victim of the national opioid crisis in America and did not receive the help he needed. Broken Wings want to restore lives to people who are broken by addiction and mental health / trauma. We offer services in the Orlando area with emphasis on women and children suffering from opiod addiction/ substance abuse and other mental health challenges. Curently we provide services including outpatient office based therapy, animal and garden therapy. Once our residential home is purchased, clients can come and heal in a safe holistic environment (body, mind and spirit). Therapeutic interventions will aim to get at the root cause of addiction/ mental health and seek healing from triggers with effective interventions to avoid relapse. Interventions include: animal therapy, garden therapy, EMDR, talk therapy, group therapy, therapeutic massage, spirituality, develooping life skills, nutrition education and a twelve step program with family involvement. Then, after a client graduates from our program we want to follow them for life. We believe that recovery is a life long process and want to stand by our alumni. Therefore, Broken Wings will offer lifelong alumni outpatient counseling services to clients for support to prevent relapse.

The mission of the Washtenaw Housing Alliance is to end homelessness in our community.The root causes of homelessness include:poverty, including the loss of resources caused by substance abuse, physical illness and mental illness,violence, including domestic and sexual violence usually directed against women and children,racism and other institutionalized prejudices, and class privilege and discriminatory patterns of economic and social investment.Any strategies to end, or even to minimize homelessness, must be designed with these root causes in mind.In order to end homelessness, it is imperative that all members of the community, individuals, institutions, and government participate in the effort. The Washtenaw Housing Alliance models this community partnership by consisting of a wide range of organizations dedicated to helping people who are homeless and those who are in danger of losing their housing. We will work to fulfill our mission through collaboration and partnerships that address root causes of homelessness, and by making needed systemic changes that will sustain over time. Every person who is homeless or at risk of homelessness will be provided with alternatives for shelter, housing and services, including those who are vulnerable and difficult to serve.Helping persons who are homeless must include: Provision of basic necessities, including food, clothing and medical care Development and maintenance of accessible and responsive options for emergency shelter, transitional housing and permanent housing Promotion of individual autonomy through development of education and employment opportunities, debt reduction and credit assistance, literacy programs, transportation and childcare Support services to keep individuals and families in housing

TO SUPPORT AT-RISK YOUNG WOMEN TO ACHIEVE INDEPENDENCE TWO GENERATIONS AT A TIME. HOMESPACE STRIVES TO BE THE PREMIER AGENCY IN WESTERN NEW YORK THAT PROVIDES SERVICES FOR AT-RISK WOMEN AND EMPOWERS THEM TO BE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.

Hope House provides housing and support services for single unaccompanied women or women with children (boys up to age 8 only) experiencing “situational” homelessness. With up to 12 beds in a pleasant congregate living environment, Hope House encourages transformative life choices and helps women from various backgrounds, age groups, and from all walks of life.

To meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of homeless men, women and children.

A Work In Progress Sober Living Home for Women provides affordable housing and support recovering from alcoholism and drug addiction. We also provide housing for women with mental health issues that prevent them from living independently.

Providing shelter and supportive services for victims of domestic violence and homeless women and their children

Center for the Pacific Asian Family (CPAF)'s mission is to build healthy and safe communities by addressing the root causes and consequences of family violence and violence against women. CPAF is committed to meeting the specific cultural and language needs of Asian Pacific Islander (API) women and their families.

GIFT OF MARY IS A NONPROFIT CORPORATION WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TO AT-RISK AND HOMELESS WOMEN IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.