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    We help parents experiencing financial hardship provide a stable home and education for their children. Because no family should eve experience homelessness and every child deserves the opportunity for a brighter future!
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In Support of RaiseUp Families
RaiseUp Families stabilizes parents from vulnerable communities who face unexpected financial crises so their children can focus on their education, giving them the opportunity for a better life. These families live paycheck to paycheck and have fallen behind in rent due to an unexpected financial crisis. 
 
Our mission is to stabilize families in their homes before an eviction occurs, then provide them with skills and resources to become self-sufficient so their children can focus on their education, giving them the opportunity for a better life. Established in 1994 as Westside Homeless Prevention (and later known as Westside Homeless Partnership), RUF’s founders completed 2 years of research on how best to create life-long stability. 
YOUR GIFT MATTERS

$5,000

is the average cost of rent and utilities for 2 families for the first two months in our nine-month HandUp Housing Program, ensuring that children have a safe and secure place to call home

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$1,200

provides one month’s rent, utilities, and continuing education courses to help parents increase their earning potential

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$500

gives 2 families safe after-school care for their children while parents are working

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$250

purchases a mattress and bedframe for a child sleeping on the floor or sofa

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$100

helps 1 adult secure transportation to get to and from work

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$50

offers a parent a 30-minute counseling session with a licensed clinician

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$25

ensures internet service for families (via a school discount rate)

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