"The Opportunity to expand our emergency housing programs comes at a critical time in the history of Orange County," explained Maria Mazzenga Avellanda, Executive Director at Pathways of Hope. She continued, " There are thousands of homeless in the county, many of them families with children, and every day we receive multiple calls from families in need. We're excited and grateful to have the opportunity to partner with HomeAid to expand our shelter beds and help greater numbers of families."

     Founded in 1989, HomeAid Orange County's purpose has been to build the doorways for Orange County's homeless, giving them the opportunity to move from benches to beds to self-sufficiency, allowing them to return to self-reliance, self support and independence. Through the strong support of Orange County's home building community and the community-at-large, more than 50,000 individuals have found the doorway they needed to begin their life anew in one of the HomeAid Orange County's 49 developments. Year after year, HomeAid remains a dedicated pathway to help end the despair of homelessness, and while the journey is a challenging one, the first steps toward self-sufficiency begin here and now."

     "The interior [of the new Second Step Building] will contain eight units providing a total of 25 new shelter beds, ranging in size from studios to three-bedroom units, giving Pathways flexibility with the families they serve."

Excerpt from Builder and Developer Magazine, September 2012 issue, page 32

 To learn more about HomeAid please visit www.homeaidoc.org 

HomeAid's Doorways for Hope

Transitional Housing - Adults; Interfaith Shelter Network (ISN) 

• We currently have 8 residents, 6 employed and the others actively seeking employment.
• Congratulations to one of our residents who graduated and was able to move into permanent housing.
• CareerWise provided 40 hours of career counseling and 20 hours of computer lab availability.
• Nurse Karen provided 20 hours of health screening.
• Volunteers donated 262 hours of service this month to help the ISN residents.
The Kelly Thomas Memorial Foundation, Eastside Christian Church, National Charity League, Rock Harbor-Fullerton, and Hope International University all provided meals for our residents.
The RVers in Mission (a ministry of the United Methodist Church in California) "camped out" in our parking lot and worked on a variety of projects, included installing a ventilation fan in our shower room and repainting.
We have housed a total of 27 people .

Transitional Housing - Families; New Vista Transitional Living Center 

• 14 adults and 24 children were housed this month.
• Life Skills Classes - This month our clients continue a series on Parenting including topics on parenting styles, boundaries and dealing with guilt.
• While the parents are in life skills classes, Pathways provides on-site babysitting for the babies and toddlers and the older children get to enjoy a weekly art class provided by our faithful volunteer Miss Gail Griswold. This is a favorite weekly activity for many of our children and she has such a way with them and has really brought out some amazing talent. 
• CareerWise provided 8 hours of career counseling for our clients.  
• Special thanks this month to Savosh Inc, Tree and Landscape Services; who took care of a tree that unexpectedly fell on our property.

Transitional Housing - Families; Anaheim Interfaith Shelter

• 8 adults and 13 children were housed this month
• Over half of our units have been re-done and are housing clients again.
• CareerWise is offering bi-weekly sessions to our clients.

Distribution Center - Walk-in Center

Open Monday-Friday from 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m.

611 S. Ford Ave., Fullerton CA

• 684 food boxes were distributed in September.
• 85 New Clients came to the DC this month.
• We are thankful for our weekly volunteers who logged a total of 267 hours in September to serve our clients.
• Because of your generous donations, the Distribution Center continues to serve our clients a total of 4 times a month.
• Trader Joe's and Mother's Market continue to provide fresh and frozen food to supplement our regular canned and dry foods.
• If you would like to donate to our Food Bank, these are the items we currently need; 15 oz. canned beans (i.e. pinto, pork & beans, refried beans), 15 oz. canned meat (i.e. tuna, SPAM, small cans of Vienna Sausages), granola bars and individual drinks.

• Dinner and Auction Fundraiser Sponsors; Mary Edwards, Fritz and Cindy Von Coelln, Phyllis and Jerry Bond, Janice and John DeLoof, Beverly and Richard Gunter, Nancy and Brian Jordan, Ray Schumaker and Barbara Winter
• Cynthia Peck and Angelo's and Vinci's Ristorante for donating the facility and providing dinner for our auction fundraiser.
• The Phelps Foundation for providing matching funds for Bed and Bag Program.
• McAulay and Wallace Mortuary for printing costs for our fall fundraiser
• Fundraiser Volunteers; Vicki Alvarez, Eric Azariah, Diana Bock, Paul Broden, Fran Carey, John DeLoof, Minard Duncan, Gary Gruber, Pam Findley-Flor, Barb Jennings, Nancy Jordan, Linda Kelton, Joanne Larson, Janet McGarvey, Molly McGarvey, Dodie Sailor, Valerie Schutz, Irene Shaw-Broden and Joni Stein
• Employees Community Fund of the Boeing Company
• Allergan
• Rockwell Automation
• Savoch Inc, Tree and Landscape Services
• The RVers in Mission - a ministry of the United Methodist Church in California
• CareerWise
• Eastside Christian Church
• Fuller Theological Seminary
• Fullerton First United Methodist Church
• Hope International University
• National Charity League of Fullerton
• The Needlework Guild
• Rock Harbor, Fullerton

We need volunteer help to serve our community.

If you are interested in volunteering contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Nancy, at Nancy.Somerville@pathwaysofhope.us or call 714-680-3691 to find out the specifics of what our current volunteer opportunities are.

Current Volunteer Opportunities Include:

• Adopt-a-Room at our newest transitional living site - Anaheim Interfaith
• Dinner Providers for our Interfaith Shelter Network (various nights available), Call Michael at 714-738-0534 to sign up.
• Food Sorters and Baggers at our Food Distribution Center (need to be able to lift 50 lbs.) Call April at 714-738-0255 for details.
• Newsletter Stuffing - upcoming dates are November 2nd, December 1st and 15th. Call Christy at 714-680-3691x223 for details.
• Board Committees - in an effort to manage the growth our organization is going through, and that we anticipate in the near future, our Board members are now serving on committees to address and meet the needs of this organization. These committees include; 

1. Program Committee - committee members interview staff, guests and clients about our programs and review current programs to see how they are working. They will make suggestions on on program improvements, additions and any changes that need to be made so we can provide the best services and experiences for our guests and volunteers.

2. Faith and Community Engagement Committee - is responsible for developing and maintaining relationships and communications with the community. The first priority for the committee is to create a succinct and clear message of our mission and programs for our existing and potential partners. With the addition of the Anaheim Interfaith Shelter this committee has an excellent opportunity in Anaheim!

3. Board Development Committee - is working on reviewing the current strengths and needs of the current board. As we asked the board to complete a survey, we found out wonderful information about their experiences and talents. We will definitely put this information to good use.

 The Fullerton Faith and Community Forum, a partner of Pathways of Hope, is offering an afternoon training to help community members understand how to help others access available resources in Orange County. The training will take place at Fullerton First United Methodist Church (114 N. Pomona, Fullerton) on Friday, November 2 from 12:00-4:00pm and again on Saturday, November 10 from 12:00-4:00pm. For more information and to RSVP, email trainings@211oc.org

The Interfaith Shelter Network provides stable housing for adults who are seeking to regain self-sufficiency in their lives. Some of the most basic things can make a  

world of difference as our participants apply themselves to finding work and saving money toward permanent housing. We are always in need of the following items:

·Blankets and linens (twin-size, new or in good condition)

· New Pillows

· Bath towels (new or in good condition)

·Laundry detergent

· Full-size personal hygiene items, especially

  men's deodorant, shaving cream, and razors

· Cleaning supplies for the kitchen and bathroom