Join us at our 2023 Gala
A Celebration of Humanity
Saturday October 21st
You can make a $1,000 donation here or
create a dorm-room kit with help of your friends.
Are you ready to change a child's life?
With every new beginning, comes the opportunity to donate furniture & homewares. We thank you for thinking of A Sense of Home for your donations.
We welcome and thank you for undertaking a book drive to inspire and help enhance education for the amazing young people we serve.
Michelle Rodriguez Recalls Being ‘Ripped Away’ from Mom and Placed in Foster Care at 6 at the A Sense of Home 2022 Gala.
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.
FREEDOM WRITERS PODCAST
In this week’s episode, Erin Gruwell is joined by Georgie Smith, the founder of A Sense of Home and the 2016 top ten CNN Hero of the Year.
Shared Ingredients
Georgie Smith joins Andrew Pelosi, host of Shared Ingredients, to share A Sense of Home’s mission, story, and ways to get involved.
THE SOCIAL SHIFT PODCAST
w/ASOH CO-Founder Georgie Smith
I Want Her Job Podcast
A random act of kindness to help furnish an apartment for someone who aged out of foster care altered the course of Georgie Smith’s life, and led to the creation of A Sense of Home.
Women Lead Radio
Donna Netwig, host of Women on the Journey; Tales From the Trenches, has a conversation with Georgie Smith, Founder/CEO of A Sense of Home, on creating a business around a passion for giving, and the journey of developing a 501c business.
ANTHONY TRUCKS PODCAST
w/ ASOH CO-Founder Georgie Smith
MY L.A. Community Affairs Show
w/ ASOH CO-Founder Georgie Smith
Crazy Good Turns
Young adults who age out of the foster system often bring with them a lifetime of trauma. One organization is determined to make them feel at home.
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.
Sep 18th - 24th is National Recycle Awareness Week! ♻️💚
At #asenseofhome, we envision a world where furniture and appliances are never sent to landfills but always given a second life. 🛋️🪑🛏️🖼️🍽️
On average #ASOH saves 82 TONS of used furniture and home goods annually from going into our landfills!
Do your part to help reduce waste by donating your gently used furniture and home items to ASOH. CLICK THE LINK IN BIO TO LEARN HOW. ♻️💚♻️💚
#NationalRecycleAwarnessWeek #NRAW #Sustainability #ReuseRecycle #Recycle #Donate ...
Thank you @casper for your unwavering support of #asenseofhome since the very beginning! ❤️🫶
Beds are by far the number one requested item we receive from those we serve. Before receiving a #HomeCreation, many youths resort to sleeping on the floor, on blankets, or on an air mattress.
As the costs for home essentials continue to rise, beds are becoming harder to secure, especially for those moving into their first-ever homes with little to no support.
We are grateful to have partners like #casper that we can depend on to help us move former foster youth off of the floor and into safe, comfortable, warm beds of their own. 🛏️🥰
#partners #grateful #giveback #ASOH ...
Thank you to our amazing sponsor group, @lp197forever for giving Renicia and JJ a sense of peace, a sense of community, and #asenseofhome they never had before! 🥰
We had a blast partnering with #LegacyGroup 197 to create a home for Renicia and JJ. This #HomeCreation marks the start of a new chapter for Renicia, one in which she now has the foundation she needed to achieve all of her dreams. ❤️
Welcome home Renicia!🏠💕🫶
#asenseofhome #ASOH #formerfostertyouth #homelessnessprevention #volunteer #giveback ...
As a young child, Renicia immigrated to the US after the 2010 earthquake devastated her native country, Haiti. Having never met her biological family, Renicia grew up in the foster care system where she lived with various foster families and in several group homes until she aged out of the system.
Renicia has overcome so much to get to where she is today. She is a single mother, raising her four-year-old son JJ on her own, she has obtained her very first apartment, and dreams of becoming a Paralegal to work with #FosterYouth. 🙌❤️
Congratulations on your new home Renicica! Thank you to @lp197forever for sponsoring Renicia’s #HomeCreation and giving Renicia the sense of home and the sense of family she never had. 🏠️🫶
#asenseofhome #ASOH #formerfostertyouth #homelessnessprevention #volunteer #giveback ...
Today marks the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month! 🥳
#asenseofhome celebrates the Hispanic community and brings awareness to the many challenges faced by Hispanic youths impacted by the foster care system.
With Hispanics being the largest population in the foster care system, it’s crucial that our community continues to show up for Hispanic youth aging out of the system. By creating homes for former foster youth we are preventing homelessness, alleviating financial burdens, and creating connections and through community support and resources. 🫶🏻🫶🏼🫶🏽🫶🏾🫶🏿
Join us as we celebrate#HispanicHeritageMonth!
#HHM #ASOH #fosteryouth #endhomelessness #giveback #homelessnessprevention ...
Volunteering with #asenseofhome during a #HomeCreation is an experience like no other. You become a part of something larger than yourself - an #ASOH community and
chosen family for young adults who have aged out of the foster care system. 🥰
In only 90 minutes we completely transform the empty spaces in which our recipients were living, into a fully furnished home that is cozy, bright, and personalized just for them. 🛏️💕🛋️
The spirit of a Home Creation is one of pure love, joy, and gratitude. 🫶❤️
How would you describe the spirit of a HomeCreation? Let us know in the comments below!
#fosteryouth #preventhomelessness #volunteer #givebac #actsofkindness ...
Thank you @adetailedlife for sponsoring Kameron’s #HomeCreation!! 🏠❤️ The love and thoughtfulness your team put into every detail of Kameron’s home is evident everywhere you look - from the meticulously organized shelves and drawers, to the fully stocked kitchen!
We are #grateful to have partners like #adetailedlife who understands the practical and functional needs of our recipients who have never had homes of their own before.
Congratulations Kameron, hope you enjoy making wonderful memories with your family and friends in your first-ever home! 🫶💕
#asenseofhome #asoh #fosteryouth #homelessnessprevention #grateful #giveback #organization #homedecor #interiordesign ...
Welcome home Kameron! 🏠️❤️
We are so proud of how far you have come and thankful you reached out to #asenseofhome to help you and your family with a #HomeCreation. 🫶
At only 19 years old, you exhibit so much strength, optimism, and love for your girlfriend Lily and her son LJ. We are honored to help make your first apartment feel like a home. 🥰
A huge thank you to @adetailedlife for sponsoring Kameron’s Home Creation and to all of the #ASOH volunteers who helped welcome Kameron home! 💕
#fosteryouth #homelessnessprevention #giveback #volunteer ...
Today we are in #LongBeach creating a home for Kameron with our amazing sponsors @adetailedlife! ❤️ We can’t wait to get started and create a space for Kameron and his family that they so deserve! 🫶
Check back in #transformationtuesday to see Kameron’s #beforeandafter. ...
Thank you to our volunteers from @MychalsLearningPlace! 🙌❤️
Elsie, Karina, and Anthony were a huge help in the #ASenseOfHome warehouse. Together, they assembled packages of bedroom essentials for our next #HomeCreation recipient! 🥰
We love collaborating with our community partners like Mychales Learning Place. If you’d like to learn how to get your organization involved with #ASOH, click the link in our bio!
#volunteer #giveback #fosteryouth #homelessnesprevention ...
Did you know 250+ items are provided in every #HomeCreation⁉️
That’s like getting a new home essential everyday this year!On the 250th day of the year we are spotlighting each of the truly essential items that it takes to transform an empty space into a home. 🛋️🪴🪑🛏️🖼️🍽️
When aging out of the system, many of the foster youth who obtain their own housing, do so with little to no furniture or home goods. Think back to your first apartment. What items did you go without? What items do you consider essential today? TELL US IN THE COMMENTS.
Have extra essentials to share? CLICK THE LINK IN OUR BIO TO DONATE! 🫶❤️
#giveback #payitforward #resuse #interiordesign #fosteryouthmatter ...
Like many youth impacted by the foster care system, for Monica receiving a #HomeCreation was a healing experience. 🫶
Growing up, Monica lived in several homes and had very few belongings to call her own. Now, that has all changed! Not only does she have a stylish bedroom AND living room, but she now has a fabulous workspace where she can comfortably focus on her school work.
Congratulations Monica! We hope you are enjoying your new space! 💖
#asenseofhome #ASOH #fosteryouth #interiordesign #beforeandafter #backtoschool ...
Monica, thank you for reaching out to #asenseofhome and entrusting us to create a space for you that feels like home, brings you peace, and empowers you to achieve your goal of becoming a Dentist! 👏❤️
Your confidence and positivity inspired our team to design a home for you that is as bright and joyful as you are! 🌞
Thank you to all of the amazing volunteers who transformed Monica’s empty space into home. We couldn’t do what we do without you! 🥰
HELP US WELCOME HOME MONICA IN THE COMMENTS BELOW!
# ASOH #fosteryouth #interiordesign #volunteer #giveback ...
September 5th is International Day of Charity! 🥳Sharing the anniversary of Mother Teresa’s passing, we honor her and her philanthropic efforts by encouraging our communities to follow in her footsteps. 🙌
There are so many ways you can show your support for charities like #asenseofhome.
❤️ SPONSOR a #HomeCreation.
❤️ #DONATE furniture, home goods, or monetarily.
❤️ Host a GIVEING DRIVE.
❤️ Organize a FUNDRAISER at your school, workplace, or with friends and family.
❤️ #VOLUNTEER with #ASOH.
❤️ LIKE AND SHARE this post to help us grow our community and reach even more former foster youth!
#InternationalDayOfCharity #giveback #endhomelessness #fosteryouthmatter ...
Thanks so much to this awesome #volunteer group from @boeing! They spent the afternoon assembling donated furniture for our next #HomeCreation. 🏠️💞🛋️
These pieces will help turn a space into a home for a former foster youth! 🫶
#ASOH #asenseofhome #interiordesin ...
Nicole traveled all the way from Las Vegas, Nevada to receive a #HomeCreation from #ASenseofHome!!
Despite living out of state, Nicole was determined to make her space feel like a home. We are thrilled to have provided Nicole and her son with furnishings and home essentials, turning their empty space into a warm and cozy home. 💞
As a single mother, Nicole’s main priority was to provide a good life for her 3-year-old son and this Home Creation will help her do just that. Congratulations on your new home Nicole! 🥳
Click the link in bio to request your own Home Creation.
#FormerFosterYouth #ASOH #fosteryouthmatter ...
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