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  • 70% of the homeless are families with children
  • 50% of the homeless are children under 10
  • Orange County has the 2nd highest incidence of homelessness per capita IN THE UNITED STATES
Who are the homeless? Are they stereotypical shabby, foul-smelling, mumbling beggars, or heroin addicts passed out in the alleys? Yes. But they are also young veterans with new brides who can barely get by on their earnings. They are mothers struggling to keep their jobs so that one day they can get their young children out of the parks and cold weather shelters and into adequate housing. 

Your donations will go toward providing essentials to our homeless families. You can earmark and follow your donations. Your personal time as a volunteer will help ensure that homeless families and individuals get the help they need, when they need it. Our commitment to you is to keep you informed and updated on the homeless crisis as we partner together to improve the lives of thousands of homeless within Orange County.

The Illumination Foundation was created out of a passion for doing the right thing; born out of the desire to give a hand up to those who have found themselves without hope or means to create a conduit to a better life for themselves and their children.

Please join us as we strive to make a difference in the lives of our neighbors and revitalize the heart and overall health of our community.

Pardon Our Dust!
We will be expanding our web site to include:

  • Volunteer registration and scheduling
  • Emergency requests for donations such as blankets and food
  • Real time availability of beds at shelters
  • Articles on the homeless in Orange County
  • Updates and statistics
  • And much more; so please, check back often!

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News & Events
June 23, 2008

Patricia Riba has a high-paced job as chief of pediatrics at a Huntington Beach community clinic, a full plate of volunteer work and an active young daughter, but what keeps her awake late at night are images of Orange County's homeless.

Riba thinks about the 21-year-old mother, eight months pregnant with her second child, who rode public buses non-stop at night because she had no place to sleep. She thinks about the homeless couple in their 70s living in their car, and the mother whose legs are both amputated, living in a motel with her children.


March 25, 2008

It's a cold February night and at the California National Guard armory in Santa Ana dozens of homeless men, women and children are crowded inside, lined up as volunteers serve them dinner.

Nearby on a plastic mat I find 27-year-old Blanca Robledo arranging two paper plates of chicken, mashed potatoes and a mix of vegetables. She beckons to her daughter, 22-month-old Vanessa, so they can give a prayer of thanks.


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