Abode Services Receives Generous $30,000 Grant from the East Bay Community Foundation to Help End Homelessness

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Abode Services Receives Generous $30,000 Grant from the East Bay Community Foundation to Help End Homelessness

Abode Services, a nonprofit working to end homelessness in Alameda and Santa Clara counties, is pleased to announce that it has received a $30,000 grant from the East Bay Community Foundation.

The grant originates from the Despeaux Good Works Fund at the East Bay Community Foundation. This fund was created from a portion of the estate of Harriet Despeaux, a member of Abode Services’ Board of Directors. Until her death in 2011, Harriet Despeaux was a dedicated supporter of several nonprofits in the East Bay, and a leading advocate for increasing access to affordable, supportive housing as a means of ending homelessness.

The Despeaux Good Works Fund at the East Bay Community Foundation provides the foundation with monies to help causes that Harriet supported.

“We are very grateful to the East Bay Community Foundation for this generous funding,” said Abode Services Executive Director Louis Chicoine. “By helping us provide homes to vulnerable families and individuals in our community, this gift will truly honor Harriet’s legacy.”

The East Bay Community Foundation is one of the largest sources of philanthropic support for the East Bay.  It also focuses on ensuring young children succeed in school and helping those with barriers to employment acquire job skills and get jobs.

“The East Bay Community Foundation is committed to partner with donors to invest in strong nonprofits like Abode,” said East Bay Community Foundation Philanthropic Advisor Nicole Kyauk. “We are pleased to honor Harriet Despeaux’s legacy by supporting Abode in its mission to end homelessness.”

About Abode Services

Established in 1989, Abode Services’ mission is to end homelessness by assisting low-income, un-housed people, including those with special needs, to secure stable, supportive housing; and to be advocates for the removal of the causes of homelessness in Alameda and Santa Clara counties.

Abode Services offers more than twenty programs that combine housing and services to assist homeless families and individuals in establishing stability and independence. These programs include emergency services, transitional and permanent housing, and supportive services. In FY13, we served 4,280 people, including more than 1,200 children, across our programs.

Learn more at www.abodeservices.org.

About the East Bay Community Foundation

The East Bay Community Foundation (www.ebcf.org) transforms lives by harnessing financial capital, leadership and philanthropic expertise through the power of many: partnerships with individual donors, business, government, and private foundations.  We are especially dedicated to advancing economic opportunity for those in need and the education that leads to it.  As a leading resource on charitable giving and community needs, we manage more than 500 charitable funds and endowments. 

Contact:

Paul T. Rosynsky

Communications Specialist

Phone: (510) 657-7409 ext. 326

Email: prosynsky@abodeservices.org