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 …

  “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 …