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SOFESA

the fire within

aka SFS   |   Los Angeles, CA   |  www.sofesa.org

Mission

Our principal goal is to help eliminate survival mode among homeless families by creating opportunities for them to stop and ‘stare into the fire.’ History proves that when we are provided this opportunity we invent & create leading us to healing.

Ruling year info

2008

Executive Director

Jess Echeverry

President

Deacon Charlie Echeverry

Main address

8726 S Sepulveda Blvd Suite D2651

Los Angeles, CA 90045 USA

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Formerly known as

SORE FEET SAVIORS

EIN

26-1454148

NTEE code info

Homeless Services/Centers (P85)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Blog

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Problem: Homeless parents and their children are living on the streets of Los Angeles and surviving. The availability of shelter for them even on an emergency basis is non existent. Families need a safe, clean, healthy shelter to begin the process of healing.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Emergency Street Outreach

We fundraise to provide up to 3 nights motel stay, emergency food, personal items, gas, etc for pregnant women and families with children who are homeless. $750 per family helped, goal of one family per month ($9,000 budget).

Population(s) Served
Families
Children and youth

Program offered to community members interested in engaging and journeying with homeless families. Educational sessions and seminars to help average community members and local businesses to break myths and understand insights into lived experience of homelessness.

Population(s) Served
Activists
Emergency responders
Retired people
Self-employed people
Unemployed people

Where we work

Awards

OneLifeLA Service Award & Grant 2020

Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Videos

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

SOFESA wants to help families come off of the streets and have safe, clean and healthy shelter so the process of healing can begin. We wants to provide emergency shelter and resources.

Our strategy is to apply for grants and to kick off a Major Donor Campaign to bring in the funds necessary to keep our Outreach Program open and available to its fullest capability for our families in need to come off of the street.

We have Family Advocates available to outreach and create relationships with each family. We have the experienced and structure set up to provide for these families what they need in their most crucial time.

We have been helping families in emergency situations now since 2007. We have been limited to how many families and how much we can help each one because of lack of funding.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We share the feedback we received with the people we serve, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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SOFESA

Board of directors
as of 05/12/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Deacon Charlie Echeverry

Black Brown Collective

Term: 2007 -

Jess Echeverry

Mommaletics

Deacon Charlie Echeverry

Black Brown Collective

Rose Heffernan

CASA Advocate/Heffernan Court Reporting

Jeff Hilger

Legal Peace

Tricia Mora

Right at Home

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Not applicable
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 5/12/2023
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Multi-Racial/Multi-Ethnic (2+ races/ethnicities)
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

The organization's co-leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Latinx
Gender identity
Male, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

Equity strategies

Last updated: 05/12/2023

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Data
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
Policies and processes
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.