WISEPlace

✨ WOW!! ✨ Happy work anniversary and the successful completion of 6 years leading WISEPlace to our incredibly hard-working and tenacious CEO, Brateil Aghasi. 🎉👏 On your first day, the gym and the entire second story leaked and flooded the entire lobby and both floors of our building. On your third day, smoke came from the electrical outlets. Your second year, an international pandemic and a complete rebranding of the organization. And that's just naming a few things. What else? Taking us from transitional shelter only, to adding new emergency shelters, new affordable housing projects only dreamed about and talked about prior to your leadership with 30% and 50% ami affordable housing projects throughout OC. What else? Bringing in holistic workshops and extended graduate programming with over 250 workshops annually with increased volunteer, foundation, and corporate support. What else? Providing over a million dollars of new rental assistance to survivors of domestic violence in OC annually and building the only permanent supportive affordable housing to have vouchers for survivors of domestic violence in OC. Thank you for your resilience; when most would have left, you stepped up and led WISEPlace through the incredibly uncertain times beginning 2018 and now we thrive. We can't wait to see what year 7 brings for WISEPlace thanks to your vision and leadership. Happy work anniversary, Brateil! Your dedication and passion inspire us every day! 🌟 #Leadership #WorkAnniversary #Inspiration

Thank you so much for your support, EverBank! Recently #EverBankBuilds volunteers toured WISEPlace to understand how our organization supports unaccompanied women experiencing homelessness in Orange County. The grant of $10,000 will go a long way in helping us #endhomelessness for the women we serve. We are very grateful!

Do you LOVE to cook and want to give back to the community? Then we are looking for you! WISEPlace has a need for meal providers for the following dates in December. Please reach out to volunteers@wiseplace.org December Meals Needed Breakfast December 1, 8, 15, & 22 Lunch December 3, 6, 8, 13, 17, 27 & 31 Dinner December 3, 4, 6, 11, 22, & 25

Help us get ready for the holidays by volunteering at one of our inventory or wrap days! Please email volunteers@wiseplace.org for more information 😊 Inventory Days Tuesday, 12/10 from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm Thursday, 12/12 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm Saturday, 12/14 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Wrap Days Thursday, 12/19 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Friday, 12/20 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Saturday, 12/21 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Gratitude Cards Friday, 12/20 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

"Be present in all things and thankful for all." - Maya Angelou Wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving! #WISEPlace #endhomelessnessoc

While the holidays bring joy to many, it's important to remember that for women experiencing homelessness, this season can be particularly challenging. At #WISEPlace, we strive to bring light to their holidays, and we need your support! Join us in spreading joy by becoming a Secret Santa and sponsoring a woman's wish list. Meet Rosa—here's her holiday wish list. Can you lend a helping hand? We need 16 more Secret Santas! Shopping due date is December 9th. Sign up to be a Secret Santa here: https://lnkd.in/gFtaASMr

As November, National Gratitude Month, comes to a close, let’s take a moment to reflect on the blessings in our lives and spread kindness far and wide. What are you grateful for today? Share your thoughts with us! #NationalGratitudeMonth #Thanksgiving

Do have a group of friends or co-workers that are looking for a way to help for the holidays? We are in need of volunteers/donors to help with Holiday stockings for our Winter Holiday Brunch! Get your friends together to gather items and stockings to make the holiday special for women in need before December 9! For more information, please email volunteers@wiseplace.org.

🎄✨ Spread some holiday cheer by shopping our Winter Holiday Wish List for the women we serve at #WISEPlace! 🛍️🎁 We’re still in need of 57 Robes, 53 Pajamas, and 50 Slippers to keep them cozy and warm. 💤✨ Purchase from our Amazon wish list, and your gifts will be shipped directly to WISEPlace. Click here to shop>> https://lnkd.in/g-vyKyek #HolidayGiving #SupportWISEPlace

FUNDRAISING UPDATE!!! As of today, the #HopeandHousingAlliance has raised $410,014 - that's more than two-thirds of the way to our goal of $450,000 to end homelessness for 45 women! As a member of the Hope and Housing Alliance, you are the key to hope and housing for vulnerable, unaccompanied women in our #OrangeCounty community. Every dollar gets us closer! Click here to make a difference: https://lnkd.in/gKFSmAqv