Irvine, Calif. (April 26, 2023) — South County Outreach and 24 aligned nonprofits partnered with the Orange County Community Foundation (OCCF) on April 26 for Help Them Home, a collaborative online Giving Day to support efforts in combating homelessness and its devastating impact on the Orange County community. South County Outreach today announced 76 donors contributed $25,857 to support of our mission to help end hunger and homelessness in Orange County . In total, OCCF’s Help Them Home Giving Day raised $2,243,947.
South County Outreach is dedicated to providing individuals in crisis and families in need with enough food, housing, and other support necessary to achieve stability and self-sufficiency. The more than $25,000 will make possible to feed the growing number of clients in our food pantry and provide rental and utilities assistance to those who come to SCO for help.
In addition to South County Outreach, other participating organizations included American Family Housing, Casa Teresa, Inc., Charity On Wheels, City Net, Colette’s Children’s Home, Inc., Families Forward, Family Assistance Ministries, Family Promise of Orange County, Friendship Shelter, Inc., Grandma’s House of Hope, HomeAid Orange County, Homeless Intervention Services of OC, Illumination Foundation, Mercy House Living Centers, Orange County Rescue Mission, Inc., Our Father’s Table, Pathways of Hope, Robyne’s Nest, Serving People in Need, Inc., StandUp for Kids, Orange County, The Eli Home, Inc., The Salvation Army Orange County, Thomas House Family Shelter and WISEPlace.
“We are incredibly grateful for the support of our donors and entire community for making this year’s Help Them Home Giving Day a success,” said LaVal Brewer, President and CEO of South County Outreach. “Your belief in our mission makes it possible for us to deliver vital programming and raise important awareness for food insecurity and homelessness in Orange County.”
“We send a heartfelt thank you to the organizers and donors who supported our Help Them Home Giving Day,” said Shelley Hoss, president and CEO of the Orange County Community Foundation. “The generosity of our community continues to give hope to those who need it most and fuels our nonprofit sector’s valiant efforts to end homelessness in Orange County.”
For more information about Orange County Community Foundation Collaborative Giving Days, please visit https://www.oc-cf.org/giving-days/.
