The Gnomes – Chelsea F., Jay B., Jenny S., Jonathan U., Lauren H., Madison S., and Miles C. -- are proud staff members of Families Forward, coming together from departments across the organization with one shared commitment: helping families in Orange County find stability, dignity, and a path home. This year, we’re joining forces for the 2026 Help Them Home campaign to strengthen our mission to end homelessness in our community.
Every donation fuels the programs and support services that help local families rebuild their lives. With your partnership, we can expand our impact and open more doors to housing and hope.
Together We Grow. Together We Thrive.
Thank you for supporting this vital work.
The Gnomes
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.