From our Founder

No one wakes up one day and says, “You know what? I think I’ll start a charity! Oh, and I’ll make the charity one of the toughest subjects out there. A subject that most people turn away from and that most people don’t want to face.” Nobody gets a 501(c)(3) up and running with that thought. No one!

I never dreamed that I would have a 501(c)(3) or be the CEO and Chairman of a charity board. But I am, and it forces me out of my comfort zone every day. It stretches me as a person and it makes me grow.

I also see a love, a fearlessness, and a determination in my volunteers that is unmatched. When you can go to Skid Row and look homelessness in the eye, stare it down, grab it by the sleeve and say, “I’m not afraid of you!” When you can do that, you become a warrior with a will to fight the darkness, the soul crushing hopelessness, and the mental disease that sometimes causes people to feel safer on the street than with a roof over their heads.

To you, my volunteers and donors, saying Thank You is not enough. What I should say is that I’m in awe of you. Your white light is blinding, your humanity is like nothing I’ve ever seen before. On behalf of my mother who helped so many with so little before she left this earth, I am in debt to you. And having you by my side makes me feel like I can do anything. Let’s Do This!!