From a Random Act of Kindness to

800 HOMES & COUNTING

From a Random Act of Kindness to

800 HOMES & COUNTING

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Celebrate Another Mother

With Mother’s Day quickly approaching, join us in raising $50,000 to create 25 homes for young mothers aging out the foster care system.

Sponsor a Home Creation On-site

  • Sponsoring the creation of a home in the individual or family’s apartment
  • Location is typically in the South Central area
  • $7k donation
  • Up to 15 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
  • Only available if/when the daily Los Angeles COVID caseload drops below 500 cases/day
  • ASOH provides all items for the home including refreshments and lunch for you and your family
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Sponsor a Virtual Home

  • A virtual home sponsorship has been popular way to participate during the pandemic
  • $7,000 donation
  • A video of the home creation is dedicated to the sponsor and often the sponsor chooses to dedicate the home (to staff or clients)
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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 $7,000 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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Create Your Own Fundraising Campaign

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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Congratulations Jennifer and family on your new home! 💕

Jennifer’s home has already begun creating positive changes in her life. She is spending more time at home with her family. She is working towards her dream of owning her own business. And is already paying-it-forward by volunteering with #ASOH to create homes for other former foster youth. 👏

Welcome to the #asenseofhome family Jennifer! We know great things are in store for you!

A huge thank you to @captialgroup for making this #homecreation possible, we couldn’t have done it without you!

#volunteer #giveback #donate #fosteryouth #Tranistioningagedyouth
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📢 Calling all foster care advocates! 📢⁠

We are currently accepting donations of gently used furniture, home goods, and essentials. All items directly benefit youth transitioning out of the foster care system and into their first-ever homes. ⁠

You can also purchase items directly from our Amazon Wishlist! Click the link in our bio to learn how. ⁠

#donate #giveback #sustainability #ASOH #asenseofhome #fosteryouth⁠
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These are just a FEW of the amazing former foster youth we have created homes for.

Each smile is the representation of the light and love ASOH strives to share with the world.❤️❤️❤️

#asesnseofhome is proud to provide #homecreations for former #fosteryouth and their families, transforming spaces and lives!

Follow #ASOH on TikTok to see more!

#formerfosteryouth #endhomelessness #donate #volunteer
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Who doesn’t love a good transformation from an empty space into a loving home?

Thank you to our amazing volunteers for making Malaka and her daughter’s #homecreation possible!

#fosteryouthawarenessmonth #fosteryouth #ASOH
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The entire #ASOH team would like to wish a very Happy Mother’s Day to all of our amazingly strong, resilient, and wonderful mothers! 💕💐

More than half of the #homecreations provided by #asenseofhome for women who were formerly in the foster care system have children of their own. The mothers we serve are beyond grateful to receive this gift, as well as the love and support they receive from our community of volunteers.

Thank you to everyone who has taken the #mothersdaychallenge and is helping us reach our goal of raising $50K to furnish homes for 25 young mothers. If you haven’t already taken the #mothersdaychallege, there is still time! Click the link in our bio to learn how.

#mothersday #giveback #volunteer #fosteryouth #endhomelessness #formerfosteryouth #homedecore
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“I can finally reach my life goals. It’s going to show them they can do it too.” We couldn’t have said it better ourselves! 👏👏👏

Our #homecreations create the foundation on which our beneficiaries can reimagine their lives and work towards a brighter future for themselves and their children, breaking the cycle of poverty and housing insecurity.

Help #ASOH #CelebrateAnotherMother this #MothersDay by making a pledge and tagging a mother you want to celebrate! Click the link in our bio to learn more.

#giveback #endhomelessness #fosteryouth #formerfosteryouth
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#homecreations mean more than furnishings to these young mothers – they mean housing stability and the start of a new chapter in their lives and in the lives of their children. ⁠

70% of women who age out of the foster care system will become pregnant before they turn 21. They are also 600% more likely than the general population of the same age. At #asenseofhome 50% of the women we serve are young mothers. ⁠

#ASOH takes pride in knowing 100% of our beneficiaries have successfully maintained their housing and report feeling confident and hopeful about their future. ⁠

As Mother’s Day approaches we encourage you to take the #mothersdaychallenge, make a pledge and ask a mom in your life to do the same. Click the link in our bio to learn more! 💕⁠

#mothersday #giveback #endhomelessness #fosteryouth #formerfosteryouth #transformation #beforeandafter #homedecore #design⁠
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When was the last time you jumped for joy?

At only 23 years old Malaka has overcome so much. From aging out of the foster care system to experiencing homelessness and losing her partner. Malaka and her 7-year-old daughter My’kayla are thrilled to jump into their new life.
Watch the #asenseofhome team transform Malaka’s space into a beautiful #homecreation for her daughter and their pup just in time for Mother’s Day.

Leave some 💐🌻🌷🌹in the comments to show your love for Malaka and My’kayla and click the link in our bio to learn more about our #mothersdaychallenge!

#mothersday #giveback #endhomelessness #fosteryouth #formerfosteryouth
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