- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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16 people are interested
Want to help end homelessness? Volunteer at our Annual Awards Celebration.
ORGANIZATION: A Community of Friends
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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16 people are interested
OUR OPPORTUNITY IS NOW FULL. For anyone who would still like to participate with A Community of Friends at a different event, please keep an eye on our website's volunteer page ( http://www.acof.org/join-us/volunteer/) as well as on VolunteerMatch.
I would like to invite you to join ACOF on Wednesday May 20 as we host our Annual Awards Celebration, the only fundraising event that ACOF undertakes annually. This year our event will be held at Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles. The address is 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012.
We are currently looking for 15-20 volunteers to assist with the flow of the event from 3pm - 9:00pm. Duties may include set-up, registration, ushering guests to the seating area, managing the auction tables, assisting the check out table, and then helping to gather ACOF supplies after the event ends.
ACOF is a developer of permanent supportive housing that continues to increase its focus on maintaining and expanding the services provision in its buildings, which is so critical in permanent supportive housing. For that reason, the proceeds of our Annual Awards Celebration are used to help our tenants build independent lives.
Please see our website at www.acof.org if you would like more info.
More opportunities with A Community of Friends
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About A Community of Friends
Location:
3701 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90010, US
Mission Statement
Mission
A Community of Friends' mission is to end homelessness through the provision of quality permanent supportive housing for people with mental illness.
Our Values
Dignity
All people, regardless of their circumstances, deserve to be treated with respect and to have a home.
Excellence
We provide quality housing and services as a reflection of our personal and organizational commitment.
Community
Our projects and services promote sustainability and serve as a foundation for stability, health and well-being.
Description
Who We Are
Founded in 1988, A Community of Friends (ACOF) is a nonprofit affordable housing developer for people with special needs. Our mission is to end homelessness through the provision of quality permanent supportive housing for people with mental illness.
To date, ACOF has completed over 1,800 units in 44 properties, primarily throughout Los Angeles County, and has several properties in development. Thirty-nine (39) of the projects are currently in ACOF's portfolio in communities as diverse as Santa Monica, Pico-Union, Hollywood, Koreatown, North Hills, South Los Angeles and Boyle Heights.
Completed projects include substantial rehabilitation and new construction and range in size from 9 to 114 units. Total development costs for each project range from $600,000 to $18.6 million. ACOF secures all project financing, performs community outreach, assembles the project team and manages the project through all phases of development, construction activity and lease-up. Additionally, ACOF plays an active on-going role in the management of its properties including tenant selection, maintenance, resident manager selection and regulatory compliance.
ACOF has structured and secured over $450 million in project financing from public, private and nonprofit sources in the development of permanent supportive housing. Our staff manages all areas of affordable housing including: project development; residential services; asset management; accounting and human resources.
Our housing complexes provide a stable environment to more than 2,000 adults and several hundred children. To ensure that tenants stay housed and gain self-sufficiency, ACOF provides services either through our own staff or through collaborations with other agencies. Some of these services include money management, medication monitoring and management; health services; counseling and goal support; substance abuse recovery; and independent living skills. With the support and encouragement of on-site staff and affordable rents, tenants are provided a stable home and given opportunities to become productive members of their communities.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
111 South Grand AvenueWalt Disney Concert HallLos Angeles, CA 90012
DATE POSTED
April 24, 2015
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- 6 hours
- Business Casual Attire