From a Random Act of Kindness to

950 HOMES & COUNTING

From a Random Act of Kindness to

950 HOMES & COUNTING

A Sense of Home strives to prevent homelessness by creating first-ever homes and a community for youth aging out of foster care.

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A Sense Of Home 2024 Gala

Thursday October 24th at 6:30PM

Honoring Serena & Shawn Levy
Hosted at the Home of The Honorable Nicole Avant & Ted Sarandos

Sponsor a Home Creation

  • Sponsoring the creation of a home in the individual or family’s apartment
  • $8k donation
  • Up to 24 volunteers (depends on the size of the home)
  • You will receive details of the individual or family you are creating a home for
  • Feel free to bring anything your heart desires, for example — welcome home gift baskets
  • Videos and photos provided
  • ASOH provides all items for the home including refreshments and lunch for you and your family
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Sponsor a Home in Someone’s Honor

  • Donate $8k to sponsor a home in honor of someone you adore
  • We will send an animated card revealing this gift to the individual you are honoring
  • We will send you the video of your home creation and can further dedicate it to the individual you are honoring
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Wishlist Shopping Online

  • You may want to share with your community & colleagues the ASOH wishlist asenseofhome.org/asoh-wishlists.
  • This is updated weekly to reflect the items ASOH is in most need of to install all 250+ items in the every home that we create.
  • For example if you click on our wishlist you will notice that we are in great need of crib mattresses and decor.
  • Your colleagues could shop online for this list, or you might choose to do a decor drive at your company — where everyone brings in decor to the office on a specified date and then you deliver all of the decor donations to the ASOH warehouse on a Tuesday.
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From One Kid to Another

Are you ready to change a child's life?

  • Take a look at your possessions. What don’t you really need?
  • If you are an 8-year-old, and you have out grown your amazing 7-year-old clothes — Please collect and prepare them for a child who needs these right now.
  • Neatly fold all of your favorite 7-year-old clothes and place it in one of your largest organizer boxes.
  • Then add shoes, socks, schools supplies, books, toys and games.
  • Write a note especially for the 7-year-old who is going to receive these items.
  • Create a label for the outside of the box and label “7-year-old”. Then tell all your friends to do the same!!
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Volunteer at the ASOH Warehouse in Hawthorne

  • Schedule 2 hour or 4 hour volunteer activities
  • Tuesdays through Saturdays 9:00am - 4:00pm
  • Individuals and/or small groups of volunteers
  • Create custom kits for homes
  • Build furniture
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Donate Furniture & Homewares

With every new beginning, comes the opportunity to donate furniture & homewares. We thank you for thinking of A Sense of Home for your donations.

  • It is important to note that we only accept undamaged items.
  • Donors are asked to have all items delivered by their movers or companies, such as Lugg or Dolly.
  • Deliveries are made to the ASOH warehouse: 3457 W. El Segundo Blvd. Unit A. Hawthorne CA 90250.
  • All donation deliveries must be scheduled.
  • Go to asenseofhome.org/donate-furniture-housewares for more information and to complete your donation form.
  • Upload photos of all furniture items to ensure the size will work within the small spaces in which we create homes.
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Love Library – Book Drive

We welcome and thank you for undertaking a book drive to inspire and help enhance education for the amazing young people we serve.

  • We install a Love Library in each home both for kids and for the young adults we serve.
  • To participate in the book drive, you can collect donated books or purchases.
  • Go to asenseofhome.org/love-library for our suggested reading list and where you can purchase.
  • We ask that you ship your “Love Library” packages to the ASOH warehouse: 3457 W. El Segundo Blvd. Unit A. Hawthorne CA 90250.
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Creating your own Fundraising Campaign

  • Raise $8,000 to sponsor a home creation on site
  • Go to justgiving.com/campaign/asenseofhome
  • Your team gets to create the home, or make it a virtual home creation and you will receive a video and dedicate it to a loved one or a group of individuals.
  • On-site home creations occur when daily LA COVID caseloads are lower than 500/day.
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Create Welcome Home Kits

  • Prepare welcome home baskets and kits for ASOH recipients.
  • The kits and baskets are designed to serve a specific function or to make a specific room functional.
  • For example, cooking kits ensure a fully functional kitchen and yummy cooking.
  • Go to asenseofhome.org/welcome-home-baskets for a full list of each kit.
  • Watch this video to get inspired youtu.be/kVCBWn9_F7I
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Rally your community and friends in innovative ways to ensure A Sense of Home can keep up with increasing demands for home creations in Los Angeles, and help ASOH open in cities across the country.

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EXCLUSIVE ONLINE AUCTION

Explore items available for bidding at A Sense of Home’s exclusive online auction, including a VIP Heitz Cellars Napa Valley Experience package! All proceeds will go towards creating homes for aged out foster youth.

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Moving furniture can be challenging but never with Lugg! They make a huge difference one item at a time.

Thank you so much @Lugg for partnering with us to support Elizabeth

Elizabeth, aged 24, was born into foster care and aged out at 18. After leaving the system, she experienced homelessness for two years, living in transitional housing programs when she could.Today, she’s attending beauty college and wants to pursue a license in braiding. This love for hair began when she spent hours styling her Barbie’s hair and hasn’t stopped since. Elizabeth, we are so proud of you!

Thank you again @Lugg donating your time and services to help this inspirational individual move into their first-ever home!

Interested in donating gently used furniture and home goods? Check the link in bio and ask for our DISCOUNT CODE for Lugg to help deliver to our Hawthorne warehouse!

#Lugg #LuggUsedItemDelivery #FosterYouthEmpowerment #ASOH
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Thank you @serta @beautyrest @tuftandneedle for your continued generosity! Your incredible mattress and box spring donations will not only provide a place for our recipients to get a good night’s sleep, but also give them a sense of home in their new space.

With this donation, we were able to support Imani, a mother of two with a beautiful baby girl on the way! Before having her home created, Imani had a difficult time sleeping while being 31 weeks pregnant. Now, she’s able to comfortably sleep while she counts down the moments until her bundle of joy arrives.

@serta @beautyrest @tuftandneedle, your support plays a vital role in helping us achieve our mission and makes a huge impact on our community!

#Sertasimmons #Sertamattress #Sertadonation #Mattressdonation #Partners #Asenseofhome
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Thank you @thefutureisfosterpodcast for hosting A Sense of Home’s Community Resource Navigator, Elvira, on their recent episode “More Than a Statistic: Defying All Odds as a Former Foster Youth.”

We are forever grateful to all who continue to step forward to share their experiences in the foster care system. Never stop! We are listening and in awe of your power! Watch @elvirasplaceoffical’s incredible story of resiliency and strength on @thefutureisfosterpodcast now available on Youtube, Spotify, Apple, and via link in bio.

#thefutureisfosterpodcast #asenseofhome #fosteryouthempowerment
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🎂🫶🏼 Nine years ago, #ASOH was founded, anchored in foster youth empowerment and community healing. As we celebrate our #501c3 birthday this month, we reflect on the vision that started it all with our Founders @georgiesmith_home @melissgoddard at our very first warehouse in Carson.

Thank you for your unwavering support as we work towards preventing homelessness for all foster youth and as we continue growing our community one act of kindness at a time!

We couldn’t have done it without @tedsarandos & the Honorable @nicoleavant, @jenakingg, @charlottekgilbert & @gilbertgary, @devinenews, and all of the volunteers who have been with us since day ONE!☝🏼

We did this together! ALL OF US!

#CNNHeroes #happybirthday #asoh #asenseofhome #communitypowered
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You know @ruggable for their high-quality, easy-to-wash carpets. As if you needed another reason to love this brand 😍 - behind the scenes, #Ruggable continues to donate countless rugs every month AND sponsors quarterly Home Creations for the deserving young individuals and families we serve - like Sydnee.

Sydnee recently graduated with a Phlebotomy and Medical Assistant Certification with the goal of one day becoming a Licensed Vocational Nurse. Today, she’s an amazing mother to 6-month old Sa’Riya while working as a Medical Assistant at a local housing program supporting people with mental health and substance use disorders. We are so proud of her for using her experiences to change the world and help others! Being a part of this new chapter in Sydnee’s life means everything to us!

🫶🏼 Join us in celebrating Sydnee and thanking @ruggable for all they do!

▶️ Watch the full video via link in bio.

#fosteryouthempowerment #asenseofhome #losangelesvolunteer #ittakesavillage #communitypowered
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Today marks the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month where we celebrate Latin American and Hispanic contributions and cultures. 

Did you know that 31% of the former foster youth we serve are Hispanic/Latino?

@refinery29’s Nicole Froio, Colombian-Brazilian journalist, researcher and writer, interviewed A Sense of Home’s Community Resource Navigator, Elvira Laguna, earlier this year asking the question on all our minds every day and this month especially - 

Why are Latinas so overrepresented in the foster care system? 

Join us in reflection and read the full article via link in bio.

#hispanicheritagemonth #latinoheritagemonth #fosteryouthempowerment
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#TFW you find out you are being awarded $18,750 to support achieving your educational goals! 🥹🥳

#ASOH is beyond proud to announce the 14 Alumni who have been selected to receive our 2024-2025 A Sense of Home Scholarship thanks to the generosity of Jeneva Bell Philanthropy, the Chuck Lorre Family Foundation, and Layla Bagels. Each Awardee will receive:

🎓 18,750 to use towards school tuition, transportation, books, childcare, rent and other educational expenses.

🎓 Individual support with resource navigation and money management.

🎓 Opportunities to connect with fellow Scholarship recipients and our community of inspirational former foster youth.

Join us in congratulating these hard working students as they continue their pathway towards acheiving their educational goals!

🙏🏼 to our volunteer Michael Stich for putting this heartwarming video together 🫶🏼

@jenevabell @laylabagels #chucklorrefoundation
#asoh #asenseofhome #fosteryouthempowerement #communitypowered #asenseofhomescholarship #educationforall
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@livingspaces recently joined the #ASOH community and tackled so many of our donation needs this summer! They started the season by donating an incredible number of high-quality furniture and ended the summer by lovingly coming together to create a home for Kweigne and her young family. 🏠💕

Help us celebrate Kweigne’s journey and join us in thanking @livingspaces for supporting the amazing former foster youth we serve!

#fosteryouthempowerment #asenseofhome #losangelesvolunteer #ittakesavillage #communitypowered
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