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"To provide dignity, care, and compassion through action, with the example that each person can make a difference. To educate and advocate acceptance and understanding of each other's differences. To ultimately bring about the realization that we are all a vital part of this world and with extended effort put an end to homelessness, hunger and hatred."

Our mission is "Growing Children, Strengthening Families and Changing Neighborhoods" to ensure that low income at risk families receive quality services, when they need them, regardless of why, from caring people. Lydia's House, established in 1990 by Eugene and Patrice Sheppard, takes a holistic approach to family development and provides multi-faceted services to end the cycle of poverty. Over the past 16 years, Lydia's House has grown to provide youth intervention services, including a homework center for children ages 6-12, tutoring, and mentoring for youth ages 13-17, teen parenting/ pregnancy prevention. Lydia's House adult intervention services include adult literacy , entrepreneurial development, computer training, substance abuse prevention counseling and housing for seniors. Their work with families living in far southwest and southeast neighborhoods of Anacostia, Bellevue, Congress Heights and Washington Highland began in 1989 at a shelter for homeless families. Under their leadership, Lydia's House has served hundreds of families, often paying rent to prevent eviction, providing food and paying utility bills. Lydia's House provides fist time homebuyer training and works with lenders, real estate brokers and other industry partners to promote home ownership.

Rebuilding Together Howard County mission is: repairing homes, revitalizing communities and rebuilding lives. We are committed to improving the lives of the elderly, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and families with children; all homeowners in Howard County who have worked hard, but can no longer afford to keep up with repairs. Today, the need is even greater in the midst of the difficult economic climate. Rebuilding Together Howard County has repaired and renovated over 880 homes in Howard County- at no cost to the homeowner. We are committed to making sure that everyone in Howard County lives in a safe home and safe community.

Neighbor to Neighbor (N2N) empowers people and promotes housing opportunities through counseling, education, supportive services, community partnerships and the provision of multi-family affordable housing N2N fosters positive outcomes and stable housing along with all points of the housing continuum, from homelessness through home ownership

First Place’s mission is to set new standards for supportive community development, integrating adults with autism and other neuro-diversities into the fabric of society through housing, employment, healthcare, lifelong education, supportive systems and culture. Our goal is to ensure that housing and community options are as bountiful for this population as they are for everyone else.

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.

BCM Georgia envisions caring communities where everyone has a home and the opportunity to thrive. Our mission is to keep people from becoming homeless and work to elevate their possibilities for economic empowerment.We provide emergency assistance, supportive housing, and financial education programs that strengthen our community and empower our neighbors.

Our mission and vision is to make investments in real estate and people to revitalize neighborhoods in our communities. We have been in service of our neighbors in Birmingham for forty (40) years empowering our neighbors to make their dreams of homeownership possible, stabilizing communities against the dangers of foreclosure, education, and counseling services.

Incarnation House is an after-school program that serves the needs of youth at North Dallas High School to bridge the gaps and help them succeed, no matter the challenges present in their daily lives. The mission is to prepare homeless and housing insecure youth for life success by providing access to educational, emotional, and other support services.

Amber Reineck House is a 501(c)(3) dedicated to acquiring affordable properties to be used by non-profit organizations as housing and treatment services for persons seeking long-term recovery. Our vision is to reduce stigma associated with addiction by building a recovery-friendly community, providing education, and increasing acceptance and support.

Habitat for Humanity of Wake County brings people together to build homes, communities and hope. More than 28,000 families in Wake County have an affordable housing need. Habitat Wake partners with low-income families (earning 30-60% of median income) to build and buy safe, affordable homes. Homeownership provides a stable home and the chance for families to save for education and retirement. The homeownership program includes hands-on sweat equity, home construction, mortgages set below 30% of household gross income and new homeowner education. Habitat Wake engages thousands annually as volunteers, donors, and sponsors. Habitat Wake also repairs homes, typically for older homeowners, and supports global building in Honduras, Cambodia, and Malawi.

The purpose of the Orange County Rescue Mission is to minister the love of Jesus Christ to the Least, the Last and the Lost of our community through the provision of assistance in the areas of guidance, counseling, education, job training, shelter, food, clothing, health care and independent living communities. Programs are available to individuals of any faith, gender or race.