Charles, a Navy veteran who lives at Veterans Park in Pomona, is pursuing higher education with the help of a Building Bright Futures scholarship he received in June 2023. His wife, Alexa, takes part in financial empowerment workshops through Pathways to Economic...
Meet Olufemi and Sebastian, two remarkable young adults whose lives have been profoundly impacted by the compassionate mission of National CORE and Hope through Housing – an endeavor dedicated to providing stable, affordable homes and vital resident services. In her...
Zeinab Fakih was unsure of what to expect when she first volunteered for Women of Hope at Mountainside community center’s Read to Kids event, but it did not involve buying a television. Kids in the after-school program gathered for her story, engaged in related...
Four days a week, Gregory Quezada carries platters of food to the lively Sunset Heights community center in Rancho Cucamonga. As children in the after-school program watch him walk the pathway to the door, they gleefully call out “Good afternoon, Mr. Greg!” It all...
This story was originally published in our Dreams of Hope commemorative book for our An Evening of Hope Gala, A Million Dreams in 2018. Stay tuned for an update from Valerie and others at our 30th Year Anniversary Gala this October! Valerie Aguilar is an honor...
Local Soccer Star Pilots Fitness Program for National CORE Residents It is Monday afternoon at the affordable housing community of Promenade in West Covina and a group of residents has gathered, waiting in anticipation for their weekly fitness class. Uzi Tayou, a...
