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.heartIcon{list-style-image:url(/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/li-hearts.png);padding-inline-start: 1rem;}.heartIcon li {font-size: 1.1em;margin-bottom:10px;color:#434343;padding-left: 1rem;}.ctnt-wrap{max-width: 800px;margin:0 auto 3rem;} Furniture poverty is defined as the inability to access the basic essential items that a household needs to achieve the most basic quality of living in order to participate in society as employee and/or student. Furniture poverty is a further disadvantage to those who are already disenfranchised. Empirical evidence in environmental psychology has found that an inhabitant thrives and flourishes in …

Greatly impedes an individual or a family’s ability to properly inhabit and function in their shelter, undermining their health and productivity in work and school.

As we prepare for Foster Care Awareness Month in May, we celebrate National Volunteer Month, in April.

Did you know that those most likely to go into foster care are the children of young women who were in foster care? Young women aging out of foster care are 600% more likely to have a teenage pregnancy compared to their peers. 85% of those that A Sense of Home serves are young women. 60% have children of their own. ASOH is not only preventing homelessness but preventing the next …

  “Right is of no sex; truth is of no color.” –Frederick Douglas   It is brave to give oneself the say-so to stand in the veracity of what one believes, to do what feels right no matter what; and given the date of his birth was never recorded, Frederick Douglass estimated he was born sometime in February 1818, and later granted himself permission to celebrate his birthday on …

  Dr. Martin Luther King dedicated his life to advancing civil rights and persisted in the face of merciless oppression, hatred, and violence. And, yet, in spite of this, he generously inspired his generation and future generations to reach inside of themselves to unlock the promise of their potential by seeking a purpose-driven life: “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” Dr. King …

While we focus on solutions to tackle the epic LA homeless crisis, it is vital that we acknowledge that young people exiting foster care are the most likely to become homeless and their children are at the greatest risk of falling further into the spiral of homelessness.  Nearly one hundred times a day, a child in California is placed in foster care. Los Angeles County alone has over 33,000 foster …

“Being at “home” is a state of being that makes us feel like we belong in the world. Home is a predictable and secure place. It is where we manage our emotional and physical well-being. It is our centering place to build and grow healthy relationships, where we orientate ourselves, maintain order, organize our lives and improve our productivity as employees and students. What does “home” mean to you and …

The work is hard. The road ahead is extremely daunting. There is much to be despondent about. Yet this is the biggest opportunity that we have ever seen to fully unearth all of our talents, gifts and our collective humanity…. to be all that we can be. For if we do not, we will no longer be standing on the edge of the abyss. We will be in the abyss. …

At their best, our homes serve as our sanctuaries. They are the nests we return to for rest and nourishment before we venture out once again to spread our wings and fly. When we can make our home a place of harmony, we can expand not only the lives of all who live there but all we touch. Nurturing individuals by creating a loving home, enables them to make every …