Every person has an intrinsic right to home, health, and dignity.
Housing and Healthcare for the Most Vulnerable Populations
Shelter & Navigation
Medical Respite & Recup
Healthcare
Housing

Carnival for Kids
Illumination Foundation’s Carnival For Kids was created to provide carefree, summertime fun for the low-income and homeless families in Illumination Foundation programs and in the surrounding school districts. Illumination Foundation brings together volunteers, community partners and corporations to ensure that parents and children leave the carnival with school supplies, and connections to vital community resources.
Interested in volunteering with a community or corporate group?
Email volunteer@ifhomeless.org
2021 Impact Report
In 2021, we served 4,362 clients, providing shelter, health care, counseling, connections to social services, housing, and hope.
- 395,715 Safe bednights were provided
- 4,362 People were served by Illumination Foundation in 2021
- 787 Homelessness clients received recuperative care services
- 655 Individuals were housed
- 477 Families were housed
- 243 Children and parents were served in our Family Emergency Shelters


COVID-19 Response
In March 2020, Illumination Foundation was selected by the Orange County Health Care Agency to lead the county’s COVID-19 mitigation effort. Six Project Roomkey sites were established in four weeks, 2,552 individuals were served by Illumination Foundation at COVID-19 program sites, and 100,306 safe bednights were provided.
What IF?
What IF this was where I was born?
What IF this was my bed?
What IF this was my community?
What IF We Worked Together To End Homelessness…
Barbara & Chris
Barbara and Chris Pincheira-Ramos were married on August 17, 2018, and soon after, the Orange County Register featured their inspiring story. Since the day that Illumination Foundation took them off the streets, life for the couple has just gotten better and better.

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Carnival for Kids
Illumination Foundation’s Carnival For Kids was created to provide carefree, summertime fun for the low-income and homeless families in Illumination Foundation programs and in the surrounding school districts. Illumination Foundation brings together volunteers, community partners and corporations to ensure that parents and children leave the carnival with school supplies, backpacks and connections to vital community resources. For more information, please email Events@IFhomeless.org.