How We Build Bright Futures

Hope through Housing provides 30 onsite after-school programs within National CORE communities, providing a safe, nurturing after-school environment, when youth are most likely to get into trouble. Each program runs for at least three hours on weekdays, with a minimum of one hour of homework assistance for four days - resulting in more than 98,000 hours of homework assistance annually! We also ensure youth receive a healthy snack and participate in activities that promote academic enrichment, improve physical fitness, support violence prevention and character building, and offer exposure to college and career information.

Additionally, the Building Bright Futures initiative aims to expand on the success of Hope through Housing's after-school programs by focusing on increasing college and career readiness for community youth through activities during after-school programs, school success celebrations, business leader presentations, college-prep workshops, and scholarship support.

How We Build Pathways to Economic Empowerment

Pathways to Economic Empowerment seeks to improve the financial and social well-being of our families through financial education, workforce development and one-on-one financial coaching. The program is designed to foster economic mobility and to help low-income residents in National CORE communities and surrounding neighborhoods to achieve stability and self-sufficiency.

Through a combination of financial literacy workshops, community partnerships, and individualized coaching, residents receive support, guidance and accountability to reach their personal and family goals. Pathways to Economic Empowerment provides a combination of group workshops and individual coaching designed to meet the following specific resident outcomes:

• Improving knowledge of and access to financial resources
• Increasing income through employment
• Decreasing debt through debt reduction & consolidation, and ending debt accumulation
• Increasing credit scores
• Increasing short- and long-term savings
• Increasing homeownership

How We Encourage Senior Health & Wellness

Basic Needs

To ensure that basic needs are met, Hope through Housing provides connections to nutritional food sufficiency programs, rental assistance and support, entitlement and benefit program assistance, Section 8 and other housing assistance, transportation, money management, utility assistance, disaster preparedness, and safety education.

Psychical and Mental Health

To help residents maintain their health and well-being, onsite staff monitor and assist with health management linking seniors to vital health resources and provide fitness and community engagement activities to promote health and well-being.

Social Connectedness

To reduce feelings of loneliness and isolation, Hope through Housing nurtures social and civic engagement and connection with others through computer classes, networking groups, and other recreational activities and opportunities of interest.

COVID-19 Emergency Response & Resilience Fund

During this challenging time, the Hope Through Housing Foundation is uniquely positioned to respond to the immediate and sustained needs of thousands of low-income families and seniors across Southern California and Texas. Utilizing our on-site Community Centers and long-standing relationships with residents living within National CORE affordable apartment communities, we have the ability to deliver resources and support right where residents live throughout and beyond the COVID-19 crisis.

Your donation will help provide crucial support to homebound seniors, those with disabilities, and other vulnerable residents during this time of crisis, including:

• Distribution of food, household items, and other needed supplies to ensure residents can safely remain at home while meeting their basic needs.
• Resource coordination and virtual well-being checks to connect residents with community resources and other important health information - including medication and grocery delivery, unemployment assistance, and transportation.
• Healthcare navigation to ensure residents have quality information about COVID-19, access to medical support, and assistance understanding and receiving quality medical care.
• Economic and employment assistance to ensure residents remain housed and are able to meet their ongoing household needs.

100% of funds contributed to the COVID-19 Emergency Response & Resilience Fund will be directed toward HTHF expenses to support resident response and recovery activities.

Donate to the Delivering Hope Campaign and be entered to win "The Child!"

Who doesn't love Baby Yoda? This popular Mandalorian character is a fan favorite of the newly released series on Disney Plus. His official name, "The Child," may be deceiving as he is 50 years old, but only an infant of his species.

Anyone who donates (any amount) to the Delivering Hope campaign will be entered to win this exclusive plush toy.

Donations made through 11:59 PM on Thursday, November 12th are eligible. Winner announced on Friday, November 13th.

Donated by Michael & Jayne Ruane.