1ST FOUNDATION CHARITABLE CORPORATION
EIN 83-2991037 · Cancer (G30)
What they do
SUITCASE JOE FOUNDATION CONTINUES to BRING ADVOCACY and SERVICES to PEOPLE LIVING IN and AROUND SKID ROW and DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (DTLA). OUR ORGANIZATION PROVIDES BASIC ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE and SUPPLIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR to UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS. WE SUPPORT THEIR HUMANITY, STORIES and INTEGRITY THROUGH NON-EXPLOITATIVE STORY SHARING and LIFE-BUILDING WORKSHOPS to MINIMIZE and HELP to ELIMINATE RECIDIVISM IN UNHOUSED PERSONS. WE ARE OFFICIAL PARTNERS WITH ONE of THE MOST ESTEEMED PUBLIC MISSIONS IN THE COUNTRY: THE LOS ANGELES MISSION and SPONSOR LIFE ENHANCING WORKSHOPS for THEIR STUDENTS. THANKS to OUR GENEROUS DONORS, SUITCASE JOE FOUNDATION CONTINUES to SPONSOR WORKSHOP SERVICES for CAREER DEVELOPMENT, FINANCIAL EDUCATION, and ESSENTIAL SUPPORT SERVICES for SKID ROW RESIDENTS and FAMILIES IN LOS ANGELES COMMUNITIES. WE PROVIDE FOOD and HYGIENE SERVICES and COLD WEATHER SUPPORT for OVER 3,000 PEOPLE WHEN and WHERE THEY NEED IT MOST. ANOTHER WET and COLD WINTER IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
How to reach them
ContactIRIS BECKETTEXEC. DIRECTOR/PRES.
Mailing addressPO BOX 268, SPIRO, OK 74959-0268
Main phone(918) 721-9477 WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailhelp@suitcasejoefoundation.org.noSource: Form 990 public record. Confirm details with the nonprofit before visiting or sending anything.
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- Recognized since
- February 2019
- County
- Le Flore
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