It's Women's Day! As we celebrate the strength and gifts of women today, we are mindful that 15,000 women are homeless in LA County, and 80% of women and children experiencing homelessness have also experienced domestic violence. That's why empowerment, one of Door of Hope's...
First-time homelessness increased by 16% last year across LA County, which means that current families who successfully beat homelessness are being replaced by new homeless families entering the system. Door of Hope's new prevention program helps these families before they become homeless - addressing their immediate financial crisis, preventing eviction,...
We shared Rachel's story last year when she sent us a donation and letter. But we just received another donation and note with lots of great news – we just had to share it! When Rachel and her family first arrived at Door of Hope, she...
Your giving has life-time impact, and no Door of Hope graduate's story is better proof of that than Krista who completed our program in 2015. Krista has made a lot of progress since we shared her story last year! When Krista first came to Door of Hope in 2014 she...
Home for Christmas has a whole new meaning for recent graduates of Door of Hope! Last Friday, nearly 50 families with over 100 children celebrated Christmas at Door of Hope’s annual Alumni Christmas Party! A family photo booth, steak dinner, and nearly 500 toys given away were...
Make a New Year's resolution now to Run for Hope this January! Join our team and participate in the Pasadena 5k/Half Marathon at The Rose Bowl on January 20, 2019. You'll help us raise awareness and funds to support our families at Door of Hope! Will...
We have so much to be grateful for this last Thanksgiving! 25 recently homeless families, now living at Door of Hope, celebrated Thanksgiving with gratitude for many things we take for granted: "Today, I am most grateful for not living in my car!" says one...
As wildfires have been sweeping across southern California, we pray for each family who tonight is without a home. Door of Hope families can certainly empathize with them, but none more than Christina and her four kids who lost their home and all their belongings in...
Door of Hope, an organization that transitions homeless families to permanent housing and self-sufficiency, just launched a homelessness prevention program with a goal to prevent homelessness for 50 families in the coming year! Due to high housing costs in LA, combined with the limited earning potential...