Focused on innovation in homelessness and housing, this year’s fundraising the Intersections luncheon will be held at the Masimo headquarters in Irvine. We are thrilled to honor Joe Kiani, the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Masimo, for his leadership in addressing homelessness in south Orange County. 

 

With your support, Friendship Shelter is working to end homelessness through permanent housing solutions. Living in an area with expensive housing and limited public resources, it's critical that we find innovative solutions to help people move out of homelessness and into permanent housing.

 

Ending homelessness creates healthier communities, resulting in healthier businesses, customers, employees, and local economies. Many want to be part of the solution but don’t know where to begin. For more than 35 years, Friendship Shelter has focused on studying, understanding, and transforming its approach to ending homelessness – and the results speak for themselves. Since 2019, we've seen a 23% reduction in homelessness in south Orange County and a 60% decrease in unsheltered homelessness in Laguna Beach, where Friendship Shelter’s outreach and shelter programs operate.