The Journey Home

Abode proudly welcomed hundreds of people to its 19th annual Journey Home Breakfast fundraiser on Friday morning, as leaders of the nonprofit organization discussed its successes and future plans with hundreds of community supporters.

The yearly event allows Abode to further its mission of ending homelessness in Alameda, Santa Clara, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Napa, and Solano counties.

During breakfast at the DoubleTree by Hilton Newark-Fremont, supporters made generous donations and pledges that will help Abode continue to serve more than 15,000 individuals each year. The 60-minute event – Abode’s only fundraiser of the year – was held in person for the first time since 2020.

Darrian White, Chair of the Abode Housing Development Board of Directors, served as the event’s emcee. He was joined by elected officials, local leaders, and other community members who shared a meal and learned about the powerful impact that Abode’s work is having on those in need.

Featured speakers included new Abode Services CEO Vivian Wan; Tarrah Henrie, Chair of the Abode Services Board of Directors; and Louis Chicoine, CEO of Abode Housing Development and Abode Property Management.

An Abode client, Leticia Tate-Azevedo, was the featured live speaker. She delivered a poignant speech about experiencing homelessness and how the stability of finding a home has helped her transform her life and provide for her young son.

The March 1 fundraiser also presented a video featuring seven Abode clients: Mark, Louis, Kimberly, Geno, Bernice, Harold, and Julie. Each client shared their personal story about overcoming challenges that led to them experiencing homelessness before they gained and kept permanent housing with Abode’s help. If you would like to view or share the seven-minute video of testimonials that was shown at the event, click here.

You can read more about these stories and the Journey Home Breakfast on our website at abode.org.

Donations to the annual fundraiser can still be made online on the Abode Donate web page. Also, thanks to the McMurtry Family Foundation, all gifts for the program will be matched up to $50,000 through March 8. Please note “JH Breakfast 2024” in the memo portion of the page.

Please visit our Facebook page over the next few days where we’ll be sharing updates and photos from the event.

Lastly, Abode would like to thank the event’s generous sponsors:

Presenting Sponsors
McMurtry Family Foundation
Destination: Home
Fremont Bank
Star One Credit Union
Sutter Health

Premier Sponsors
Ann and Alden Danner
Kaiser Permanente
BBI Construction
Cahill Contractors

Major Sponsors
Alameda Alliance for Health
BKF Engineers
Cargill
Heritage Bank of Commerce
Santa Clara County Housing Authority
Herman Coliver Locus Architecture
Lowney Architecture
Washington Hospital Healthcare System

Supporting Sponsors
Bernard, Balgley & Bonaccorsi LLP
Borregas Apartments LLC/Aresa Properties
Element Structural Engineers, Inc.
Gonsalves & Kozachenko, Attorneys at Law
Gunkel Architecture
Hayward-Tri-City Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
HKIT Architects
Indo ABC
PYATOK Architecture & Urban Design
Republic Services

We thank everyone who attended for their support and commitment to our mission to end homelessness.