Orange CountyIllumination基金会「家庭紧急住宅」十周年 慈善午宴筹得逾27.8万美元
Orange County非营利机构Illumination基金会与HomeAid Orange County | Los Angeles合作运营的「家庭紧急住宅」（Family Emergency Homes）项目迎来十周年。该基金会第六届年度女性慈善午宴10月9日在Huntington Beach海滨海滩度假村（Waterfront Beach Resort）举行，约150人出席，共筹得超过27.8万美元。
该项目始于2016年，第一处住宅Theriault House位于斯坦顿市（Stanton），设有9间卧室，可同时安置多达8个无家可归家庭。此后十年间，项目扩展至6处住宅：斯坦顿的Theriault House、阿纳海姆的Murphy House、Gilbert House与Plumeria House、森林湖市的Shah Happiness House，以及2024年在Santa Ana启用、由CalOptima资助的儿童与家庭康复护理中心——该中心为全美首个同类设施。十年来，项目共服务540个家庭，包括1,096名儿童，合计1,883人。
基金会首席执行官普贾·巴拉博士（Dr. Pooja Bhalla）在午宴上回顾了项目十年历程。
（来源：GlobeNewswire）
Illumination Foundation Marks 10 Years of Family Emergency Homes in Orange County, Luncheon Raises Over $278,000
Illumination Foundation, an Orange County nonprofit, is marking the 10th anniversary of its Family Emergency Homes program, operated with HomeAid Orange County | Los Angeles. The foundation's sixth annual Women's Philanthropy Luncheon, held October 9 at the Waterfront Beach Resort in Huntington Beach, drew about 150 attendees and raised more than $278,000.
The program began in 2016 with its first home, Theriault House in Stanton, which has nine bedrooms and can house up to eight families experiencing homelessness. Over ten years the program has grown to six homes: Theriault House in Stanton; Murphy House, Gilbert House and Plumeria House in Anaheim; Shah Happiness House in Lake Forest; and the Children and Family Recuperative Care center in Santa Ana, opened in 2024 with CalOptima funding as the first facility of its kind in the nation for children and families. The homes have served 540 families, including 1,096 children — 1,883 individuals in total.
CEO Dr. Pooja Bhalla reflected on the program's decade of work at the luncheon.
(Source: foundation)
来源：GlobeNewswire
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图片来源：斯坦顿市政厅——首处家庭紧急住宅Theriault House所在地。图片来源：JWarren117，Wikimedia Commons，CC BY-SA 4.0。/ Stanton City Hall; Stanton is home to Theriault House, the first Family Emergency Home. Photo: JWarren117, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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