Come share in our joy and see firsthand an innovative and cost-effective approach to interim housing!
In just a few weeks the first homeless clients in Northridge will start moving into the NEW 107-Bed Trebek Center, but before we open, we are going to have an Open House where you can come see the site that is going to change the face of homelessness in San Fernando Valley, by providing housing for 107 people and nearly 300 people annually.
April 29th, 2022
Help Open the NEW TrebekCenter!
$150,000 Still Needed: DONATE TODAY!
Our 250-Mile Run from Death Valley to Hope of the Valley is over . . . but our fight to bring awareness to the homeless crisis in Los Angeles isn’t. Our 18-day journey has been anything but easy and parallels the struggle so many of our homeless guests experience exiting the lowest place in their lives (Death Valley) and emerging at a place called Hope! That’s why it’s so critical that we open the NEW 107-Bed Trebek Center – the first shelter of it’s kind in Northridge, CA.
There are over 60,000 people living on the streets of Los Angeles.
FOUR people die on our streets every day.
Shelter should be a human right.
Help us bring our unhoused neighbors home.
Help open the NEW Trebek Center!
So far we’ve raised $600,000.00!
We are just a little over a month away
from opening the NEW Trebek Center
and still need $150,000.00
Four Ways You Can Help
Bed-in-a-bag ($50.00): Any time we open a new shelter, we need to purchase two sets of bedding for each bed.- Become a Plank Sponsor ($500.00): Made from the roller rink floor, each sponsored plank will have the donors name etched into the wood and displayed in the Trebek Center.
- Sponsor a Trebek Center Bedroom ($5,000.00): For those who are able to make a flat sponsorship of $5,000 or higher, we will name one of the Trebek Center bedrooms in your honor! (107 – Bedrooms). You will also receive a limited edition commemorative t-shirt with a special quote from the late Alex Trebek and artwork by Ryan Murray.
- Become a Trebek Tribute Wall Sponsor: If you are in a financial position to give more than a $5,000 gift, please considering giving a major gift of $10k, $25k, $50K, $100k or $250k and become part of the Trebek Tribute Wall, a replica inspired by the original Jeopardy! Wall! One of the squares will have your name in it, memorializing your generosity to the Mission and support of Alex Trebek.
Visit us @hopeofthevalley and Share Our Story!
February 22nd, 2022
Why Are We Running 250-Miles?
Death Valley to Hope of the Valley Run
January 15th, 2022
Death Valley to Hope of the Valley
The 250 Mile Run to End Homelessness
Starting February 23rd, Ken Craft (Founder/CEO of Hope of the Valley) and Rowan Vansleve (President/CFO) are going to run from the lowest, the hottest, the driest… the most isolated place in the United States—Death Valley—to a place called HOPE. For those who have been to Death Valley, you know that not much lives there; the terrain and temperatures are inhospitable. It is called Death Valley for reason; that is where things die.
Death Valley is the perfect analogy for what happens when people become homeless. When people lose their housing and are forced to live unsheltered, they slowly start to die. Mental, emotional and physical capacity diminish. Dreams die…Hope dies! The flicker of life slowly gets extinguished. We must move people from a place of death to a place of hope!
The 250 mile run will illustrate the inevitable struggle that takes place when a person determines to exit the Valley of Death and move to the Valley of Hope!
On Wednesday February 23rd, they will attempt, physically and mentally, the most difficult challenge of their lives. Over a 18-day period, they will put their bodies to the test, running an average of 15-17 miles per day over formidable terrain to make a point, increase awareness and raise much needed funds for the Mission. Hope of the Valley is on the verge of opening the Trebek Center but still needs to raise approximately $500,000. Their hope is to raise $250,000 through Death-Run-per-mile sponsorships and the other $250,000 through major gifts.
Please consider sponsoring Ken and Rowan with the most generous per mile donation you can afford. Example, if you sponsor $.50 per mile, you would donate $125.00. If you sponsored $1.00 per mile you would donate $250.00. If you sponsor $5.00 per mile you would donate $1,250. If you sponsor me $10.00 per mile you would donate $2,500.
No sponsorship amount is too small or too big. Equal sacrifice not equal gifts!
Special Incentive – For those who are able to make a flat sponsorship of $5,000 or higher, we will name one of the Trebek Center bedrooms in your honor! (107 Bedrooms Available). You will also receive a limited edition commemorative t-shirt with a special quote from the late Alex Trebek and artwork by Ryan Murray.
Visit us @hopeofthevalley and Share Our Story!
The Trebek Center dream team! 🙌 Here are some of our amazing staff that will be working tirelessly to get people housed.
Everyone plays a vital role in not only bettering our mission, but our community as a whole! 😇 Let’s wish them luck on their opening week 🍾
Today we took in our first handful of participants at the Trebek Center 🥳 Our participants will have access to showers, three meals a day, and most importantly.. in-house mental health therapy five days a week! 🙌 We are grateful to @councilmemberjohnlee for pushing this initiative. Without ...the Trebek Family laying the foundation we definitely wouldn’t be where we are today! Amazing things happen when the community works together.
From Skateland to the Trebek Center! Enjoy this mini clip of where it all started to what it is now. We keep a piece of the original Skateland flooring here in the Trebek Center 😁 If you’d like to come see it in person we’ll be having public tours until the 15th. RSVP at ...www.hopeofthevalley.org/trebekcenter/
Here are some candids from todays Trebek Center’s Ribbon Cutting Ceremony 🤩 We can’t wait to share more pictures and footage with you all! Until then we leave you with this.
If you’d like to visit the finished Trebek Center RSVP for a tour this weekend!
...www.hopeofthevalley.org/trebekcenter
Mothers of Hope 😇 #happymothersday to all the mothers, and mother figures out there!
We’d like to put a spotlight on the mothers who have the added pressure of experiencing homelessness with their children. Since 2020 the homeless population count in Los Angeles County has found that:
...- 20% of homeless are in family units (often headed by single mothers)
- 29% experienced domestic/intimate partner violence.
These mothers push through their struggles to not only lift themselves, but their children to a better future 🙌 If you’d like to support more mothers and families visit our website www.hopeofthevalley.org (link in bio) to see how our mission makes a difference!
Back with a housing story! 🤩 Congratulations Alicia on your new apartment 🎊 From our Reseda Cabin Community Tiny Home Site to permanent housing. Special thanks to the hard work of the Hope of the Valley staff who took part in lifting her up throughout her journey.
Let’s send Alicia and ...her #furbaby well wishes! 😊
In honor of May being Mental Health Month we’d like to highlight @kencrafthope and @rvansleve ‘s mental state after spending 100 hours on the streets. They took a cognitive test before and after the 100 hours. The after test results showed heightened anxiety, irritability, paranoia and quick to... anger. Remember to approach our unhoused neighbors with empathy because you never know what they are going through.
Thank you @templejudea and everyone who participated in Mitzvah Day and for your generous donation 😁 The clothing drive, 1500 sack lunches and 300 hygiene kits for Hope of the Valley! 😇
We are so grateful for your continued support 💜
The Death to Hope Run Video is now live! Watch the in depth video of @kencrafthope and @rvansleve run to end homelessness. Head to the link in our bio to see it all! 🤩
