A recent study conducted by Jamboree Housing, United Way and UCI revealed some very interesting details about the homeless population in Orange County. Understanding these... Read More
Commercial Real Estate Women of OC celebrated the organization’s 30th year last evening at their annual recognition dinner and presented their Spire Award – for... Read More
JCC Care youth group volunteered to make over 250 lunches to give to the homeless living on the streets in Orange County. On January 15th,... Read More
A HUGE thank you to our 200 volunteers and donors who provided food, funding and services this past Thanksgiving holiday. With your help, American Family... Read More
The Orange County Woodworkers Association makes and donates over 4000 hand crafted wooden toys to children in Orange County each year. As they have for... Read More
The Orange County Cold Weather Armory Emergency Shelter program provides shelter and services for the homeless at the National Guard Armories during cold weather months. The... Read More
Each month, American Family Housing would like to introduce a volunteer who has gone above and beyond in their service to our organization. This month... Read More
Last fall, right around the time Dean Harrell rolled a sleeping bag on the hard ground of the newly opened Courtyard homeless shelter in Santa... Read More
Since the opening of Potter’s Lane in early February, American Family Housing has proudly and successfully moved in 13 veterans who were once chronically homeless.... Read More
In addition to the beautiful plants donated by Village Nurseries, a group of entrepreneurs came together to develop and donate an aquaponic garden to Potter’s... Read More
American Family Housing and its veterans are continuously grateful for the contributions made by Village Nurseries. This organization donated more than 160 plants, trees and... Read More
American Family Housing is deeply appreciative of the patriotic members of the Surfside Quilters Guild in south Orange County, who gathered to craft six of... Read More
Now that American Family Housing’s Potter’s Lane is home to our nation’s veterans, there’s a big need for simple things! Help our veterans enjoy a... Read More
MIDWAY CITY – The innovative Potter’s Lane housing complex on Jackson Street is now home to the first group of homeless military veterans who will... Read More
In Midway City, California, American Family Housing and GrowthPoint Structures have come to the rescue to help house the area’s homeless veterans. Potter’s Lane, which... Read More
Gayle Anderson was live in Midway City with American Family Housing, a non-profit organization dedicated to permanently ending the cycle of homelessness, constructing Potter’s Lane.... Read More
A bold new solution for homelessness is rising in California’s Orange County. On September 21, the nonprofit organization American Family Housing set up the first of 54... Read More
An Orange County nonprofit is hoping that used shipping containers can provide shelter that is quick and economical but also permanent and homelike. Click here... Read More
MIDWAY CITY – Advocates for the homeless got a first glimpse Friday of the innovative Potter’s Lane housing development that will transform cargo shipping containers... Read More
Drive through any gentrified neighborhood in a major city these days and you’ll see the construction of McMansions, mammoth homes out of scale with the... Read More
The availability of affordable housing was a recurring theme. Eve Garrow, a policy analyst focusing on homelessness for the ACLU of Southern California, remarked on... Read More
MIDWAY CITY, CALIF. (November 30, 2015) – American Family Housing (AFH) – a nonprofit organization dedicated to permanently ending the cycle of homelessness – is... Read More
1. Serve Thanksgiving Meals to the Homeless Speaking of altruism, those who want to take a step further in helping others should consider serving dinner... Read More
According to the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, 12 percent of the homeless individuals in America are veterans. In April, President Obama called on American... Read More
By Donna Gallup Before the financial crisis of 2008, most Americans contemplated the plight of the homeless just long enough to reinforce widely held... Read More
Orange County poverty is growing dramatically, along with income inequality, homelessness and overcrowded housing, according to a comprehensive survey by government agencies and charitable organizations.... Read More
WRITTEN BY SHAFAQ HASAN At services on Sunday, April 30th, at the First United Methodist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, someone left 18 cents in... Read More
After years of homelessness, I graduated college and a competitive Master’s program. What about the other million-plus homeless students in the US? By Jessica Sutherland... Read More