Transforming Lives Campaign | Los Angeles

The Campaign for
Los Angeles’ Children & Family Resource Center Campus and Teen/Young Adult Housing

THE HARSH REALITY

Unfortunately, children who experience abuse and neglect are susceptible to trauma, instability, and lack support for years to come. In fact, over 103,000 teens, between the ages of 12 and 24, are homeless or housing insecure in Los Angeles County, majority of them having been a part of the child welfare system. These teens now experience disproportionately higher rates of:

  • Unemployment
  • Homelessness
  • Substance Abuse
  • Dependence on Public Assistance
  • Lower Educational Attainment
  • Teen Pregnancy
  • Incarceration
  • Suicidal Tendencies

No child, youth, or teen should have to live this way. Everyone deserves the opportunity for a better life that includes higher education, counseling, affordable and safe housing, and career planning that leads to healthy and productive lives.

Tragically, every day in America:

  • 5 children die from abuse or neglect
  • 1 in 7 children experience child abuse or neglect
  • Every 10 seconds a case of child abuse is reported

In the five minutes that you are reading this, 30 new cases of abuse will have been reported.

OUR 2-FOLD INNOVATIVE APPROACH

1. LOS ANGELES’ INNOVATIVE CHILDREN AND FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER Campus

Los Angeles’ Children and Family Resource Center Campus will not only link us to more struggling youth for immediate assistance, but also provide a comprehensive coordination of care. By connecting with these youth, they will be linked to the resources needed to flourish in the community.

  • A Youth Drop-In Center will serve youth and teens
  • Expand the existing counseling center
  • A safe place for victims of sex trafficking
  • A home and family environment

The Children and Family Resource Center Campus will serve as a place for thousands of those in crisis to come and access critical services under one roof – services that are vital to their success.

2. NEW TEEN/YOUNG ADULT HOUSING

Los Angeles is home to the largest child welfare population in the nation with approximately 30,000 children and young adults on any given day. Seventeen (17%) percent of those individuals are between the ages of 18 and 21, and less than four (4%) percent of teens who have been in the child welfare system will graduate from college.

Olive Crest is expanding its services by building 12 new, two-bedroom units adjacent to the Family and Children Resource Center Campus.
In addition to stable housing, all teens are offered customized life-skills support to ensure college success, breakdown barriers to employment, and address emotional wounds that would otherwise be carried into adulthood.

READ BROCHURE

the Groundbreaking Ceremony

On November 5th, 2025, we celebrated the first groundbreaking of this project at our office in Los Angeles. Thank you to all the trustees, donors, and guests who made this day special, as well as two Olive Crest young adults who shared their beautiful testimony.

FUNDING THE CAMPAIGN

A $28 million campaign has been initiated to fund the expansion and building of these two important resources, including a $2 million endowment fund for future maintenance.

We invite you to stand with us as we prevent child abuse and preserve the family… One Life at a Time®. You can join us in this mission of hope and healing as together we transform lives in Los Angeles.

Double Your Gift to Help Prevent Teen Homelessness

On March 1, 2024, Olive Crest received an extraordinarily generous $3 million anonymous matching gift challenge to help prevent teen homelessness in Los Angeles by supporting the construction of new apartment homes. We are truly grateful to the visionary philanthropic family who joined us to provide new, safe housing and reduce teen homelessness in our community.

All gifts and pledges received between March 1, 2024 and March 1, 2026, will be matched as the gifts and pledge payments are received, up to $3 million.

MAKE A PLEDGE – DOUBLE MY GIFT
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FURNISH A ROOM OR APARTMENT

This campaign would not be possible without the help of our generous donors. To honor their compassionate philanthropy, we have facility naming opportunities. Click the button below for naming opportunities available for this campaign.

NAMING OPPORTUNITIES

Follow along with our campaign as we build towards this ambitious and life-transforming goal.

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