Ilse J. Oetiker Accelerated Learning & Living Fund
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This fund began as a gift provided by an anonymous donor in memory of his wife and is designated as an endowment for one of Harbor Interfaith Services’ key programs: The Ilse J. Oetiker Accelerated Learning & Living Program (ALL). ALL is a transitional housing program for homeless families in which the head of household lives in an agency-owned apartment building while she/he completes a certificate program or a degree to commence a family-supporting career. The program includes 24 families from across the South Bay, providing up to 18 months of housing and case management as well as support for tuition, books, fees, and childcare. Harbor Interfaith Services (HIS) is a nonsectarian nonprofit agency that served 8,300+ in 2018; 1,245 were from Long Beach. HIS is the county’s official Lead Service Provider for homeless services for Service Planning Area 8. Its mission is to empower the homeless and working poor to achieve self-sufficiency by providing support services including shelter, transitional housing, food, job placement, advocacy, childcare, education, and life-skills training.
This fund began as a gift provided by an anonymous donor in memory of his wife and is designated as an endowment for one of Harbor Interfaith Services’ key programs: The Ilse J. Oetiker Accelerated Learning & Living Program (ALL). ALL is a transitional housing program for homeless families in which the head of household lives in an agency-owned apartment building while she/he completes a certificate program or a degree to commence a family-supporting career. The program includes 24 families from across the South Bay, providing up to 18 months of housing and case management as well as support for tuition, books, fees, and childcare. Harbor Interfaith Services (HIS) is a nonsectarian nonprofit agency that served 8,300+ in 2018; 1,245 were from Long Beach. HIS is the county’s official Lead Service Provider for homeless services for Service Planning Area 8. Its mission is to empower the homeless and working poor to achieve self-sufficiency by providing support services including shelter, transitional housing, food, job placement, advocacy, childcare, education, and life-skills training.
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