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A donation of 40 brand-new furniture pieces supports A Sense of Home in transforming empty residences into places of safety, dignity, and belonging. SICOTAS and A Sense of Home team members and volunteers gather during a community partnership event in Los Angeles. By SICOTAS Communications | Ontario, California | July 31, 2026 SICOTAS has partnered with A Sense of Home, a Los Angeles nonprofit, to support home transformation and disaster …

A Sense of Home celebrates prestigious recognitions from TIME and Fast Company and extends heartfelt gratitude to the volunteers, donors, partners, and community who made this achievement possible.

Empirical evidence has found that a tenancy will fail if an occupant cannot turn their dwelling into a fully functioning home. It requires hundreds of items that form a kind tool kit for life - the ability to build a healthy and productive life.

Empirical evidence has found that a tenancy will fail if an occupant cannot turn their dwelling into a fully functioning home. It requires hundreds of items that form a kind tool kit for life - the ability to build a healthy and productive life.

How can we move into 2026 with hope and unity? Explore how community building, volunteerism, and compassion can create positive change and lasting belonging.

ASOH is committed to diversity, equity, and belonging and strongly encourages all BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color), women, LGBTQ+ individuals, and those with protected class backgrounds.

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.

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 …