When Mariana Gonzalez was 9, her family moved from Colombia to the United States, seeking better opportunities. Her parents immediately found jobs, but they also found the cost of living much higher than expected. “We lacked a support system during financial...
When Aime Bakundukize was 8, his family fled war-torn Mozambique for asylum in the U.S. But while they benefited from safety and security, he lost his friends and found himself unable to connect with others because he didn’t speak English. “When you find out that you...
Corona Del Ray resident Trinity Shaker, 19, said she’s destined to become a pediatrician. Born with a heart defect, her passion for the medical science that saved her life is unwavering and she wants to travel the world to bring the gift of medicine to children in...
Tasha Sadler always dreamed of becoming a pediatric nurse, but she was always too busy – first helping her ailing mother and then raising her two daughters – and the goal seemed unachievable. “My girls are my whole world, and everything I do, I do for them,” she said....
Ezra, 7, eagerly pointed to a word being held by a service coordinator and carefully sounded it out, dazzling himself and others as they cheered for his energetic and correct response. At Sunset Heights, the Hope Through Housing Summer Enrichment Program introduced a...
In 2023, Hope through Housing supplied more than 2,000 much-needed backpacks and school supplies to children in underserved California and Texas communities. With 42 events and 105 volunteers, we gathered almost $1,300 in donations, as described in our annual Impact...
