The Illumination Foundation (IF) is a non-profit 501 (c) (3), non-denominational, grassroots organization that addresses the crisis of homelessness in Orange County through integrated services that provide appropriate solutions.
- Community Outreach with the Mobile Multi Service Center
- Interim Housing and Wrap-Around Program for homeless families with children
- Permanent Housing Placement for homeless or at-risk families and individuals
- Recuperative Care for homeless discharged patients
News and Events
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Illumination Foundation Awarded the Prestigious Walter B Gerken Community Service Award
This January, Paul Leon accepted the Walter B Gerken Community Service Award and grant from Pacific Life Foundation Chairman Jim Morris and President Bob Haskell. The Pacific Life Foundation has been involved with The Illumination Foundation since its founding and has committed $625,000 to the organization through 2011.
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New Mobile Multi Service Center Launched
This January, The Orange County Board of Supervisors honored Illumination Foundation with the official launch of our new Mobile Multi Service Center. This partnership with the Orange County Health Care Agency, Giving Children Hope and the Lestonnac Free Clinic travels throughout Orange County providing free medical care and wrap-around services to the homeless.
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New Recuperative Program Launched
This January, Illumination Foundation launched their Recuperative Program to manage the discharge of homeless patients from hospitals and help them successfully transition back into the community. This partnership with National Health Foundation, The Hospital Association of Southern California and Orange County Hospitals provides a safe and stable environment and comprehensive services for homeless clients discharged from local hospitals.
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Adopt A Family in 2010
The Illumination Foundation is harnessing that outpouring of goodwill from donors and extending it from beyond the holiday season to throughout the year with the launching of its Year Round Adopt-A-Family Program. You can help a family of your choice to reach self-sufficiency by making a cash donation to the Adopt-A-Family Fund. Through this program, the Illumination Foundation offers many donation levels to provide each donor the ability to help in the area in which they are most interested.
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Homeless Facts
- For most families in Orange County, homelessness was not caused by substance abuse or mental illness.
- Orange County has the highest population of millionaires per capita and a lower than average support for non-profits.
- In Orange County, a person earning minimum wage would need to work 141 hours per week to afford a one bedroom apartment.
- The majority of homeless people in Orange County are working full-time jobs.
- For the 2008 - 2009 school year, the Orange County department of education reported over 18,000 homeless children. There are many more homeless children that are not registered in schools.
- Orange county has one of the highest population per capita of homeless in the US.
- There are only 3,400 temporary shelter beds available.