Welcome to our team fundraiser page—this year, we’re The Hip-Peas! 🌱 We’re proud to support Families Forward and its mission to prevent and end family homelessness by providing access to housing, food assistance, and critical resources. We believe every family deserves a safe place to call home and the opportunity to build a stable future.
Your support during Giving Day helps ensure that local families receive the assistance they need to regain stability and thrive. Every donation, big or small, makes a meaningful difference in the lives of children and parents working toward a brighter tomorrow. Thank you for joining us and helping us grow hope in our community!
The Peas 🌱
Adriana Evaristo – Career Coach
Brian Swartz – Food Program Facilities Supervisor
Briana Velasquez – Senior Family Navigator
Damai Vergara-Hegi – Data Integrity Specialist
Gary Showalter – Housing Program Manager
Hanna Ibrahim – Affordable Housing Manager
Lesli Rivera – Information & Referral Specialist
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.