Community Wellness Campaign
Housing Works has always been on the front lines of Los Angeles’ homelessness crisis, doing whatever it takes for as long as it takes to house people struggling with chronic homelessness and health crises. Our dedicated team of 50 frontline workers are a lifeline of compassion, services and support to more than 1,000 currently and formerly unhoused people.
Today, like many in our community, Housing Works finds itself on very different front lines:
- Members of our staff, participants and the board of directors have been directly impacted by the fires that ravaged the Altadena community. We are committed to doing whatever we can to support them even as we are faced with even more people who find themselves unhoused.
- Members of our staff are also on the verge of facing homelessness and food insecurity themselves due to the high costs of living and high-stress environments that goes along with this work every day. Staff wellness is critical to maintaining the high-quality care we provide for our participants, and we believe investing in our team’s mental, emotional, and physical well-being ultimately benefits the entire community as a whole.
In response, Housing works is launching the Community Wellness Campaign, an opportunity for friends committed to social justice to come together to say YES to partner with us to prioritize staff wellness and sustainable career pathways.
We are looking for 200 people to commit to walking beside us to care for our circle of community. We need you, dear friends, to join this campaign with a donation of $50-$100 per month, or more if you are able.
Your monthly donation will directly fund:
- Access to wellness programs, including mental health support and mindfulness resources
- Professional development opportunities to help our staff grow in their roles
- Emergency relief, offering financial aid to employees facing unexpected hardships such as natural disasters, medical emergencies or personal tragedies.
These investments will empower our team to continue providing the care that is essential to the well-being of our participants. Together, we can create a healthier and more sustainable work environment for those who give so much to others. For further Information or to donate directly, please contact kpimentel@housingworksca.org
Adelante! Onward!
Celina Alvarez
Executive Director , Housing Works
Housing Works
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Executive Director: Celina Alvarez
Mission
Our mission is to create housing and service options that model, with respect and dignity, sustainable, environmentally sensitive, affordable communities for people of limited resources.
Begin to Build a Relationship
We know you care about where your money goes and how it is used. Connect with this organization’s leadership in order to begin to build this important relationship. Your email will be sent directly to this organization’s director of development and/or Executive Director.
Help Get More of the Unhoused into Permanent Housing
Housing Works has a nationally recognized approach to guiding people off the streets and into permanent housing. They use hope, empowerment, and encouragement plus a resourceful base of proven programs that go beyond housing to include enrichment services that help those they work with maintain that housing.
With lack of housing at dire levels, Housing Works’ goal this coming year is to provide on-site services for 400 more clients and to add two building sites. They also plan to expand their reach by creating a framework to pass on their institutional knowledge and train a new generation of advocates.
All of this requires the support and generosity of the community. Housing Works’ goal is to raise $7 million to increase their reach as they tackle the humanitarian crisis of homelessness in California. Every dollar helps them reach this goal.
Key Supporters
Immaculate Heart Community
The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
Santa Monica College: Dr. Nancy
Greenstein (Board Trustee)
SoCal Gas: Neil Navin (Senior Vice President of SoCal Gas) Corporation for Supportive Housing
L.A. Care The Guibord Center
Remi Kessler (Film Producer) The Sprague Foundation
Mary Kirchen, Founder of Housing Works
Saba Mwine-Chang (HW board member and Deputy Chief of DEI LAHSA)
Gary Blasi (Professor of Law Emeritus, UCLA School of Law)
Mollie Kaiser – Private Wealth Advisor
Dr. James Thing (Professor of Sociology)
Zella Knight (Homeless Advocate serving multiple L.A. agencies)
Linda Peacore (HW Board Chair and instructor, Westridge School)
Dulce Acosta (Senior Principal Director of USC Community and Local Government Partnerships)
Roland Palencia (former Community Benefits Director – L.A. Care Health Plan and Founder and President of BreakSpell Consulting)
Heather Sanchez (Head of Business Banking – Farmers & Merchants)
Val Zavala (retired – 30 years – broadcast journalist KCET)