Welcome to the Families Forward Volunteer team page! As volunteers we care deeply about our organization and mission. At Families Forward, our goal is to prevent and end family homelessness by providing access to housing, food assistance and resources. We believe that every family deserves a home and the opportunity to thrive.
We wanted to take this opportunity to share our mission with you. Your donation will ensure that local children and families receive the critical housing and food assistance they need to regain stability.
Thank you for helping families grow and thrive!
Together we grow, together we thrive
With your support to Families Forward during Help Them Home 2026, more children and families experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity will have access to the resources they need to blossom.
All across our region, families of all shapes and sizes are working to find and maintain stable housing—overcoming the lack of affordable housing and the high cost of living in Orange County. Families Forward's team of dedicated staff, volunteers, supporters, and board members envision a future where every local family has a home and the opportunity to thrive. Guided by this vision, we work to tackle the pervasive issue of homelessness for families with children, and improve the lives of more than 17,000 of our neighbors last year. From providing food assistance, career coaching, mental health counseling, to financial literacy education, we’re as committed to strengthening overall well-being as we are to ensuring everyone has a place to call home, grow and blossom into success, and thrive.