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They believe in bringing about a social change to the less fortunate communities by uplifting and enhancing their quality of life. They connect communities and organizations that share our passion and are willing to engage and uplift lives of less fortunate families, thereby providing them with the basic necessities, with service, kindness and compassion.

Babies of Homelessness is an emergency – crisis response team. We mobilize the community with volunteers to bring basic needs essentials to children living in tent cities, encampments, shelters or in their cars. We aim to provide hope to families and connect them with additional resources. Our goal is to remove the stigma “homelessness” carries, by shedding light on the youngest and most vulnerable subjected to homelessness.

The mission of the Homeless Children’s Playtime Project is to cultivate resilience in children experiencing family homelessness by providing and expanding access to transformative play experiences. We do this by: --Creating ongoing play opportunities that nurture healthy child development; --Challenging systemic injustice by advocating for policies and practices that reduce the risk of chronic homelessness; and --Connecting families with critical support services and supplies in the community to meet their concrete needs

The Running Rebels Community Organization Engages the community, youth, and their families, Prevents involvement in gangs, drugs, violence, and the juvenile justice system, Intervenes and guides youth by assisting them with making positive choices, and Coaches youth through their transition into adulthood. They accomplish this through building relationships with youth and providing the resources and skills necessary for them to become thriving, connected, and contributing adult members of their community.

WAICV was formed under the auspices of Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church. The primary role of WAICV is to fund the affiliate non-profit organizations entities, specifically, WA5C's (Wheeler Avenue Central City Comprehensive Community Center) and WATMI (Wheeler Avenue Triangle Ministries Incorporated). These Wheeler-affiliated entities seek to serve those persons located primarily within the Third Ward of Houston with issues relating to affordable housing, transitional housing, social services accessibility, food insecurity, eldercare, senior services, family services, prenatal care for at-risk populations, and mental health education and awareness.

Pine Street Inn partners with homeless individuals to help them move from the streets and shelter to a home and assists formerly homeless individuals in retaining housing. We provide street outreach, emergency services, supportive housing, job training and connections to employment. We tirelessly advocate for collaborative solutions to end homelessness. Our vision is a permanent home and community for everyone. Our values are community, teamwork, accountability and respect.

Promise House moves abused, abandoned and neglected youth toward safety and success. The agency is one of the ONLY organizations in Dallas County designed to accommodate homeless and runaway young people between the ages of 0 and 24. We provide crisis intervention, transitional housing, pregnant and parenting teen support, counseling, street outreach and education services. By connecting at-risk youth with the resources and encouragement they need to become healthy, self-sufficient adults, we work to prevent chronic homelessness in North Texas.

Our Saviour’s Community Services walks with people in community in the heart of Phillips, one of the most diverse neighborhoods in South Minneapolis. We provide dignified shelter and housing for single adults and English language classes for adults through our two programs – Our Saviour’s Housing and the English Learning Center. NOTE: During these unprecedented times, Our Saviour’s Community Services remains committed to its mission—providing shelter, housing, and education—while also ensuring the safety of our students, shelter guests, housing residents, staff, and volunteers. COVID-19 impacts each of our program in different ways. Our shelter is now operating 24/7 to provide essential services for a vulnerable population. At the English Learning Center, learning has moved online.

Stepping Stones Shelter Inc. provides a continuum of services (emergency shelter, permanent supportive housing, and post-shelter support) to homeless families with children in order to move them from crisis to a stable home environment. By offering food, shelter and supportive services in an atmosphere of dignity and respect, Stepping Stones provides hope for the future, strengthens families, and promotes self-sufficiency. We achieve our mission by providing: 1)Case management services to connect homeless families to needed services in the community, and to help families develop income and housing solutions; 2)Employment counselors who work one-on-one to provide intense employment and career counseling; 3)Tutoring for the children and GED tutoring, if needed, for the adults; 4)Post-shelter support for families that have moved on from the shelter but still need help with referrals and in-kind donations in order to remain housed.

Good Works, Inc. (Athens, Ohio)  exists to connect people from all walks of life with people in poverty so that the kingdom of God can be experienced. The Good Works Community seeks to develop new and innovative ways to love our neighbors by meeting the needs of the rural homeless, widows, at-risk children and families struggling with poverty in rural Appalachia, Ohio. We do this through direct service and by creating avenues for volunteer service. Good Works, Inc seeks to provide a COMMUNITY OF HOPE for those struggling with poverty in rural Appalachia. We provide biblical hospitality through The Timothy House (our shelter for the rural homeless), The Hannah House (our long term residential care-community), job experience programs, creative volunteer service opportunities and community development ministries in the context of Christian Community. Half of our mission is to "do it". The other half is to provide opportunities for others to serve with us. In 2011, more than 1100 volunteers served with Good Works.

The Jewish Home & Senior Living Foundation supports the San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living (SFCJL), a not-for-profit, licensed skilled nursing facility and residential community specializing in programs, services, and care for older adults. From the Home's modest beginnings in 1871 as a residential center for twelve seniors, SFCJL has grown to a nine-acre comprehensive senior care center with five distinct buildings, serving more than 420 residents with diverse care needs, and providing rehabilitation services to numerous others seeking short-term care stays. For 147 years, SFCJL has ensured that Bay Area elderly have always had a place to call home. SFCJL's mission is to enrich the quality of older adults. The vision is to become a regional resource as an integral part of a continuum of care throughout the Bay Area that provides senior adults with a variety of life enriching programs and services that are accessible, promote individual dignity, encourage independence, connect them to their community, and reflect the social, cultural, and spiritual values of Jewish tradition.

The past thirty years of protecting children, ages newborn through thirteen years, in crisis situations has made one thing perfectly clear: our job will never be done and there will always be more we can do. This mindset has led us to making great strides in preventing child abuse and neglect by extending case management services to the whole family when a child is admitted into our emergency shelter. Our Emergency Shelter services are essential in keeping children safe and secure while opening up a doorway to address the underlying issues that lead to child abuse and neglect. Critical case management (parenting classes, referrals to financial management classes and substance abuse programs, and a collaborative network of agencies and community resources) helps us to alleviate the immediate crisis situation while focusing on eliminating the cause of that situation.  Prevention is a key component to ending the violent cycle of child abuse and neglect. Our STEP Parenting program prevents child abuse and neglect by teaching caregivers valuable parenting skills and connecting them to critical community resources. Teen parents gain job skills, education, and parenting and life skills through our No Kidding: Straight Talk from Teen Parents program.