Leading recuperative care provider partners with mission-based food company to reach vulnerable populations LOS ANGELES, January 13, 2020 – There was a meeting of the minds when National Health Foundation (NHF) signed a contract to bring Everytable’s food to its guests experiencing homelessness. NHF believes in removing barriers to health and Everytable affirms that […]
Local nonprofit secures 92 beds to reduce the community spread of the virus LOS ANGELES, May 28, 2020 – In partnership with the City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, and a local hotel, National Health Foundation (NHF) is now operating a temporary housing program through […]
Even before COVID-19, Los Angeles’ issues of homelessness and the housing crisis were deeply intertwined. At a time when rent prices and unemployment rates are at a record high, with more and more families depending on state and federal support to survive, it comes as no surprise that both issues are at the forefront of […]
Despite the unexpected transitions caused by COVID-19, we are very excited to announce the on boarding of five new board members to NHF! This week’s spotlight features Christina Miller. NHF Marketing & Communications Manager, Stephany, had the opportunity to chat with Christina to learn more about what inspired her to join NHF. Q: What is […]
Miss Rosie came to National Health Foundation’s (NHF) Mid-City recuperative care facility via our partner agency, People Concern. NHF and People Concern work together to provide pathways to housing for individuals requiring the medical oversight that recuperative care provides. The People Concern outreach team had met with Miss Rosie a number of times and had […]
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Supervisor Hilda Solis, Los Angeles City Councilman Gil Cedillo, California Assemblyman Miguel Santiago and other community leaders joined hundreds of residents at a unique celebratory “block party” announcing the grand opening of a new 62-bed recuperative care homeless facility in the Pico-Union neighborhood of Los Angeles. Developed by National Health […]
Some 544,000 people in the United States have no shelter every night, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Homeless families make up over one-third of this total. Beyond exposing them to weather, crime and unsanitary conditions, homelessness can also damage people’s self-esteem, making them feel helpless or hopeless. Being homeless is […]
Get to know Wade Trimmer, National Health Foundation’s new executive director of housing and homeless services. As someone trained in architecture, how did you wind up in the nonprofit world? My interest in architecture led me to securing an apprenticeship at a firm in San Diego. From there, I moved to Los Angeles to continue […]
National Health Foundation has been awarded an $829,920 grant from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, the lead agency in the U.S. Housing and Urban Development-funded Los Angeles Continuum of Care, in partnership with the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, to help its efforts to provide more emergency shelter – also known as […]
Solomon Banks shares his joy of hearing a sound he hasn’t heard for more than three years: The jangle of keys in his pocket. “It has been so long since I have had a place to call my own,” he said. After a recent hospital stay, Banks was discharged to National Health Foundation Recuperative Care. […]
