A Sense of Home

ASOH will bridge the current gap for former foster youth between exiting the system and helping them secure housing, fully furnish, and maintain permanent supportive housing through an exclusive new partnership with LA County DCFS. This partnership will significantly increase the number of youth we serve through direct referrals from DCFS of youth who receive Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) vouchers—providing them with Home Creations, mentorship, and connections to comprehensive resources to ensure homelessness prevention and stability.

A Sense of Home (ASOH) recently launched its “Pay it Forward Alumni” (PIFA) Mentorship Program, where former foster youth program recipients give back as peer mentors and volunteer their time, advocate for policies impacting foster youth, and provide valuable feedback used to improve ASOH’s programming. Our goal is to expand our PIFA community and increase engagement by providing program alumni with a variety of benefits including professional development, networking, advocacy and leadership opportunities, and connection to community.

A Sense of Home provides critical housing support for 150 transition-age foster youth (TAY) throughout L.A. County a year. Our model revolves around Home Creations, where our team of volunteers and "alumni" youth transform empty, unworkable living spaces into fully functional and emotionally comforting homes by selecting over 250 customized items (furniture, home goods, and appliances) for each TAY. We also equip youth with skills and resources to achieve their full potential through wrap-around services, mentorship and a community of support.

A Sense of Home’s model revolves around Home Creations, where our team of volunteers and “alumni” youth transform empty, unworkable living spaces into fully functional and emotionally comforting homes by selecting over 250 customized items including furniture, home goods, and appliances for each transition-age foster youth (TAY) served in Los Angeles County. By also connecting each youth to wrap-around services, providing mentorship and a community of support, ASOH equips youth with skills and resources to achieve their full potential.

A holistic approach to transform the lives of at-risk foster youth who “age out” of the system by creating their first ever homes