Families Forward

06/03/2026

Read the rest of this touching letter from one of our four Back to School Program volunteer leads, Maureen, at: https://link.families-forward.org/20260602

05/26/2026

We spot our Chief Program Officer, Christy! 🔎 She spoke to the team at CBS LA (as part of their Coffee with CBS series) about the need for affordable housing and housing support for families who are working and living in Irvine.

05/26/2026

05/12/2026

In appreciation of our volunteers! ♥️ Families Forward recently honored and celebrated volunteers Tom and Debby Allday at the OneOC Spirit of Volunteerism event.

Tom and Debby have been volunteering with Families Forward for over 9 years and 2 years, respectively. They are deeply dedicated to ensuring that families can access fresh and healthy meals through our Community Market and Thanksgiving Program, and go above and beyond by donating their time and efforts to other Families Forward programs throughout the year.

Thank you to all of our volunteers - including Tom and Debby - who are the heart of our organization and impact thousands of local families each year through their dedication!

04/24/2026

Thank you to the Families Forward community for your incredible generosity and the spirit of giving!

Your support of Families Forward means that so many more families who are our friends and neighbors can plant strong and permanent roots in our communities, focus on nourishing their children, and grow hope for a better future - because when we grow together, we thrive together!

The results are in! This year’s Help Them Home Giving Day raised an incredible $1,748,456 to support 26 local organizations working to prevent and end homelessness in Orange County—expanding access to housing, services, and long-term stability for our most vulnerable neighbors. We’re deeply grateful for the generosity of 1,990 donors whose support made this impact possible. Thank you to our donors and community partners for being part of this important work.

04/23/2026

Thanks to your incredible support, we surpassed our goal and raised $167,000 to support more families in our community as they work to provide safety and stability for themselves and their children.

🌱 A safe, affordable place to call home
🌱 Fresh, nutritious meals on the table
🌱 Support with career and education goals for parents to provide the best futures for their children
🌱 Counseling and other resources to grow and find success

Thank you for joining us in this work to support every family in our neighborhood with the roots that make a healthy, thriving future!

04/23/2026

Thank you to the Families Forward community for your incredible generosity and spirit of giving! An amazing 262 supporters joined us to Help Them Home - because it takes our community to create a community where more families can grow and thrive! 🌱

04/23/2026

THANK YOU! You joined us to Help Them Home and fulfilled all of our matches - doubling your impact while ensuring that more families and children can access the housing, meals, and resources that they need to grow into a thriving future in Orange County.

Thank you to our final two Giving Day Match Sponsors - Bob Davis and Susan Hori, and the Maple Family Peace, Love, and Sunshine Fund (the latter of which was fulfilled so quickly we were not able to announce when it unlocked!) for their generosity and partnership with Families Forward. 💐🌻🌱

04/23/2026

Help Them Home has been extended, and your early morning donation allowed us to fulfill our $5,000 match from the Henigan family. Thank you!

In these last few hours of Giving Day, 🌱 donate now to help more Orange County families grow and thrive. At the same time, your donation will be matched by our friends Bob Davis and Susan Hori (up to $5,000) - doubling your impact.

We have two final matches to unlock and we need your help! 🌱 families-forward.org/givingday

04/23/2026

Help Them Home ends soon—this is our final push to unlock our last two matches!

Donate now at families-forward.org/giving to help families grow and thrive AND to double your impact.