By Jovana Lara / ABC7 KABC Originally published in ABC7 KABC. ORANGE COUNTY (KABC) -- Having an apartment of her own is a big deal for Day, a 36-year-old Army veteran. "I came back in 2012 after deployment, and I…
A former foster care youth now has a place to call his own all thanks to a new housing initiative for young adults who, because of their age, can no longer be in the foster care system.
By Tony Cabrera / ABC 7 Originally published in ABC 7. TUSTIN, Calif. (KABC) -- After spending most of his life in the foster care system and living on the streets in recent years, 22-year-old Christian Blanch finally has a…
By Theresa Walker / Orange County Register Originally published in Orange County Register. By getting property owners and others to accept renters with vouchers, a project with the United Way, Welcome Home OC, is off to a strong start. In…
By Theresa Walker / Orange County Register Originally published in Orange County Register. Orange County United Way's Welcome Home OC initiative is helping find apartments for 25 voucher holders. For three years after he aged out of foster care, at…
By Theresa Walker / Orange County Register Originally published in Orange County Register. Locally, 207 people will be featured in National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day. For Father Dennis Kriz, it’s not enough to remember homeless people who died in Orange…
Spearheaded by Orange County United Way, Effort Inspired Community to Raise $500,000 The Money Raised helped with Security Deposits, Move-in Costs, Furnishings and Support Services Success of Campaign Opens Door for up to 300 Potential Extra Housing Vouchers to Help…
By David Whiting / Orange County Register Photo by Kevin Sullivan / Orange County Register Originally published in Orange County Register. If human beings are like stars — and bright or barely twinkling we all are stars in our own…
By Spencer Custodio / Voice of OC Photo by Jessica Ruiz / Voice of OC Originally published in Voice of OC. At least 3,400 homeless people are sleeping on the streets of Orange County, according to unofficial numbers from the…
By Theresa Walker / Orange County Register Photo by Bill Alkofer / Orange County Register Originally published in Orange County Register. In the space of four hours that started before dawn on Wednesday, Jan. 23, volunteers armed with paper maps…
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