Champion Spotlight


Spotlight – Pacific Home Decor

HIF Champion Spotlight Pacific Home Décor - HIF Champion! Pacific Home Décor (PHD) has helped to strengthen HIF’s Renovation Program through their generous support of our projects, providing high quality and custom made cabinets for years, including helping to transform a Unity Care home for foster care youth, Maitri Domestic Violence Shelter, and low-income housing [...]

Spotlight – Fashion Furniture

HIF Champion Spotlight Fashion Furniture Rental: Generously providing style and function to our Renovation Program!! For over ten years, Fashion Furniture Rental has supported HIF through our events and Renovation Program. They have helped us provide much needed stylish and functional pieces for domestic violence shelters, transitional homes, and agencies throughout the Bay Area. Fashion [...]

For over 20 years ProFloors has been a vital part of our Renovation Program, providing over $100,000 of in-kind donated services and materials. They have also supported our events and are currently a key part of our Trades Cohort for our Major Gifts Campaign, making a three year pledge to help achieve our fundraising goals. Their commitment to our mission and serving our communities through the highest quality service and outcomes for shelters and agencies has helped to make our Renovation Program unique within the nonprofit sector in the Bay Area.

Champion Spotlight – Samaritan House

Samaritan House, one of San Mateo’s leading nonprofits, is the largest food distribution agency in the county and recognized as a role model in the community. Their free service offerings include shelter and housing assistance; medical and dental clinics; clothes for children; personalized case management and much more. Each year, they provide services and resources to more than 14,000 low-income and homeless San Mateo County residents in need, including families with children, seniors and individuals living with a disability, veterans and homeless adults.

Champion Spotlight – Sequoia

As one of the largest privately held property management companies on the West Coast, Sequoia has more than 400 team members who provide unparalleled customer service to residents living in more than 16,000 homes. They believe it’s the little things they do for both their residents and team members that go a long way. Sequoia embraces the guiding principle of giving back, and they believe that much of their success stems from relationships with the communities they serve. It’s not a task or a reminder to make an effort, it’s in their DNA. It’s what they do.

Champion Spotlight – HomeFirst

HomeFirst works to end homelessness by providing a full spectrum of services to help people find a home, improve their lives, and stay housed. With more than 40 years of experience, they are a leading provider of housing opportunities—emergency, interim, and permanent—for our unhoused and housing insecure neighbors in the Bay Area.

Champion Spotlight – Alta Housing

Alta Housing is a community-based nonprofit organization that builds and manages affordable housing in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. In addition to providing safe, well-maintained housing they provide their residents with supportive services to help them thrive.

Champion Spotlight – Housing Choices

Housing Choices’ mission is to enhance the lives of people with developmental and other disabilities and their families by creating and supporting quality, affordable housing opportunities.

Champion Spotlight – Next Door

Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence (NDS) Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence (NDS), based in Santa Clara County, is the largest and oldest provider of services addressing the impacts of domestic violence at the individual and community level.

Champion Spotlight – Essex

In 2020, Essex Property Trust established the Essex Cares program to provide direct aid to Essex’s residents, associates, and local communities. Essex Cares is governed by a committee made up of designees from Essex’s senior management, corporate departments, and executive advisors.