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Los Angeles, CA
Joined December 2014
Join us on June 7th for our 35th Anniversary Celebration honoring @MayorOfLA Karen Bass and Veteran & ACOF Tenant Derek Henderson! To purchase tickets please visit: tinyurl.com/ACOF35th
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PBS NewsHour TONIGHT! Airs at 6pm PST - watch to see ACOF Tenant Wallace Richardson and ACOF President and CEO Dora Leong Gallo discuss ‘The obstacles preventing homeless veterans from finding housing in Los Angeles.” pbs.org/newshour/show/the-ob… #veterans #homelessness #housing
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Today we’re celebrating the people who make our lives easier and our offices run smoothly day in and day out. Many thanks to our admin staff for your hard work and dedication. #AdministrativeProfessionalsDay
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Did you know that only 16% of CFO’s are women? On this #InternationalWomensDay, we honor our CFO, Renae DeMent, who is celebrating 20 years at ACOF this year. We are grateful to Renae for her commitment to our mission and her stewardship of ACOF's financial health.
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Today marks the 20th anniversary of Dora Leong Gallo’s tenure as CEO of @ACOForg. Under her guidance, our portfolio has grown 240%, and operate 43 supportive housing communities throughout Los Angeles and Orange County. 🎉 We congratulate Dora on this remarkable achievement! 🎉
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Her steadfast belief in ACOF’s mission inspires our staff daily in our efforts to develop and manage permanent supportive housing for 2,600 individuals previously experiencing homelessness and mental illness.
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Dora’s tireless policy and advocacy work resulted in local, state, and federal legislation that has accelerated the delivery of #permanentsupportivehousing.
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We are excited to announce our first workshop of 2023! Join us on February 2nd for another segment in our #HHHMadeThis webinar series! This time featuring Lorena Plaza by @ACOForg 🙌 Registration info can be found here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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As we enter a the #MLKDay weekend, and honor the work of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we are reminded of the importance of service, advocacy and justice. We take this opportunity to invite our staff and supporters to find ways in their local communities to serve.
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Here are our top 3 ways you can take action + Bonus 🎁 1. Donate to support the efforts of the @theKingCenter 2. Support organizations that focus on social or racial justice @GivingCompass 3. Support your local black-owned businesses
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Bonus 🎁: Lets impact #homelessness by volunteering for the upcoming #HomelessCount. cc: @LAHomeless @RivCoNow @SBCounty
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Current and former staff regularly donate to ACOF. Here are a few reasons why you should too! Choose to make your year-end, tax deductible contribution to ACOF today at donate.acof.org.
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ACOF's Family & Children’s Services help students, like Angel and Ava, with after-school enrichment programs that inspire them to take control of their education. Make your year-end gift today to support the vital on-site services that ACOF provides at donate.acof.org
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ACOF is excited to have hosted @MayorOfLa at our Lorena Plaza construction site today, for the signing of her first executive directive to expedite #affordablehousing permitting! (1/2)
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Because of Mayor Bass’ Executive Directive, projects like Lorena Plaza will move through the development pipeline much more quickly, aiding ACOF's mission to end homelessness for people affected by mental illness with permanent supportive housing. Thank you, Mayor Bass! (2/2)
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Help ACOF continue our #mission to provide permanent quality supportive housing with vital on-site services for tenants like Kim, a graduate from our Professional Development Program, by making your year-end gift today! donate.acof.org/
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.@ACOForg's West Terrace affordable housing unwrapped at 6604 S. West Boulevard la.urbanize.city/post/west-t…
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Answer: Build more deeply affordable and supportive housing with services. #HomelessnessIsAPolicyChoice #caleg
Fill in the blank: “To solve California’s homelessness crisis, policymakers must __________.” #HomelessnessIsAPolicyChoice
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