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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.

Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry dedicated to eliminating substandard housing and homelessness worldwide and to making adequate, affordable shelter a matter of conscience and action. Habitat invites people from all faiths and walks of life to work together in partnership, building houses with families in need.

B'nai B'rith is an international Jewish organization committed to the security and continuity of the Jewish people, defending human rights, combating anti-Semitism, bigotry and ignorance, and providing service to the community on the broadest principles of humanity.

To provide for the emotional, physical, educational, and social needs of at-risk children, youth, and families, as well as to equip, support, and send leaders to provide similar services throughout the world. To accomplish these goals, LHI receives financial and service support from individuals, churches, businesses, and foundations throughout the United States and other countries.

The underlying premise of Bean's Cafe is a deep belief in the inherent dignity of every person, a belief that people will respond with kindness when treated kindly, with trust when trusted, and respectfully when respected. Our aim is not to set up a value system - determining what is right or wrong - or a way of life for persons, but to allow them to form their own. In this situation a person is not acting in a special way, and their eventual response is free, lasting, and more fully themselves.

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.  

Habitat for Humanity - New York City transforms lives and our city by building quality homes for families in need and by uniting all New Yorkers around the cause of affordable housing.

Project Hope Alliance's (PHA) mission is to end the cycle of homelessness, one child at a time. PHA focuses on kids age 5 through 24, who are often 'hidden in plain sight', and provides them with the housing, educational support, and extracurricular opportunities needed to help them realize a future that is not limited by their parents' economic circumstances.

San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity is a local affiliate of Habitat for Humanity (HFH) International. Founded in 1990, we seek to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action while eliminating poverty housing and homelessness from the San Gabriel Valley. HFH works in partnership with God and people from all walks of life to create better, permanent shelter for lower-income families. To accomplish this, HFH builds and renovates houses, providing decent homes in decent communities where people can live and grow into all that God intended. Our affiliate has built 39 homes and has 11 more currently under construction on Kenwood Street in Glendale. When these homes are complete, our affiliate will attain the important 50-home productivity benchmark and will be providing 205 men, women and children with safe, decent, affordable shelter.

New Avenues for Youth is a Portland-based nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention and intervention of youth homelessness. Our services for young people (ages 9-25) focus on the individual—their experiences, identities, needs, and goals—and helping them make positive change in their lives.

Break the cycle of homelessness. Bring together disparate groups so that each can discover the worth, dignity and potential of the other. Pioneer a service model worthy of replication. This mission unites all members of the center community in a common endeavor. Because of the depth and severity of the condition of homelessness, no less than a focused and concerted effort can bring lasting change into the lives of our guests.

The Community Hope Center’s mission is to provide assistance to all those in need in our community. We secure a “no wrong door” policy and are committed to providing resources or referrals for those who are actively searching for assistance and who are ready to forge a path towards self-sufficiency.