It started with children.
Angel Housing grew out of a simple realization: you cannot help a child learn if that child has nowhere to sleep. So we set out to give families something more foundational than a lesson. A home.
From a classroom to a front door
In 2009, our founding program tutored low-income and homeless students across California. Our staff went wherever the children were. Libraries, parks, motels. And kept meeting the same wall: disconnected phone numbers, changing addresses, kids with nowhere stable to live.
We realized the deepest barrier wasn't education. It was the lack of a home. So in 2013 we began housing families directly, giving priority to single mothers and their children. And we've been doing it ever since.
Sixteen years of showing up
Began as an after-school tutoring program for low-income and homeless children across California.
Started housing families directly, prioritizing single mothers and their children with housing, food, and job support.
Incorporated as Angel Housing. A California nonprofit public benefit corporation with 501(c)(3) charitable purpose.
Own and operate two communities in Los Angeles and Glendale, house around 126 families, and build our own tiny homes to reach even more.
Thousands of lives changed, one family at a time
For more than fifteen years, Angel Housing has been a lifeline for families across Los Angeles. We have helped place more than 1,000 families into permanent homes, including thousands of children who finally have a safe place to sleep, do their homework, and simply be kids.
Our work does not stop at housing. We have fed and clothed countless families and individuals, distributing food, groceries, and basic necessities to homeless and low income neighbors, and helping families claim the food benefits they have earned. We serve homeless children and families, single mothers, and vulnerable adults alike, always with dignity and care.
We also step in before a family ever loses their home. Through eviction prevention, benefits enrollment, and rapid support, we help people who are on the edge of homelessness, so that one hard month does not become a lost home.
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We don't just place families. We build homes
Los Angeles can't build traditional housing fast enough. So we manufacture our own residential-quality tiny homes. With ADA-accessible options. And can produce many in about a month, at a fraction of the cost of motel vouchers.
Trusted partnerships
L.A. County DHS
A Master Agreement with the Department of Health Services to provide supportive housing services.
Partner Developers
One of the largest apartment developers in Los Angeles, expanding the homes available to our families.
Community partners
Churches, free clinics, and schools across the county who refer families and help them reconnect.
Ending homelessness, one family at a time
Our mission is to develop and deliver innovative strategies with a client-centered approach. Improving health, building sustainable income, and leading to permanent, long-term housing. At the heart of it is a simple belief: everyone deserves the dignity of a safe place to call home.
Dignity
We treat every family as neighbors, never cases.
Client-centered
Plans built around each family's real strengths.
Family-focused
Children and single mothers are at our core.
Lasting change
We stay until stability becomes permanent.