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Leadership Fremont Class to Benefit Sunrise Village Emergency Shelter
Fremont Chamber of Commerce program to raise, spend funds to upgrade Abode Services’ facility.
FREMONT — Leadership Fremont 2023 has partnered with Abode Services to raise funds to revitalize multiple sections of Sunrise Village Emergency Shelter — a Tri-City-area facility that provides temporary housing, services, and meals to dozens of individuals and families.
The partnership aims to renovate and upgrade an outdoor playground area and indoor family room at the shelter. The Leadership Fremont class selected Abode Services and its shelter as its project recipient after interviewing local nonprofit groups.
Abode Services is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to end homelessness in the Bay Area. The Fremont Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Fremont program gathers a diverse cross-section of local leaders to volunteer their talents and help meet community needs. The yearly program focuses on building personal leadership skills while increasing understanding about complex local issues and how to effect change and drive solutions for the region.
This year’s Leadership Fremont class will work with Abode Services to raise funds, as well as purchase and install items for the shelter spaces. Program leaders expect to complete the project by the end of June 2023. Items to be purchased for the playground space will include a new outdoor playhouse, picnic tables with umbrellas for adults and children, hanging planter boxes, and a storage shed with outdoor toys. Meanwhile, the indoor playroom will include new low-maintenance furniture, sturdy coffee tables, rugs, and a gaming system for indoor exercise and play.
Kayla Gupta, a Leadership Fremont 2023 member and community outreach manager for Washington Hospital Healthcare System, said this year’s Leadership Fremont class partnered with Abode Services to make a positive impact in our community.
“Our Leadership Fremont Class fully believes in the important services that Abode offers to our community,” Gupta said. “Through our partnership to revitalize the outdoor play area and indoor family room of the Sunrise Village shelter, we will create a welcoming environment where children and families can thrive. We believe that by working together, we can create positive change and make a real difference in the lives of those who need it most.”
Donations to this project can be made online at abodeservices.org/donate, and donors are asked to write “Leadership Fremont” in the Comment section of the online form.
“We deeply appreciate this year’s Leadership Fremont class for selecting us as part of their fundraising work,” said Abode Services CEO Louis Chicoine. “Their generous efforts reveal the program’s longtime commitment to the region, as this project will improve the lives of many people in need and strengthen the surrounding community.”
About Abode Services
Abode Services' mission is to end homelessness by assisting low-income, un-housed people, including those with special needs, to secure stable, supportive housing; and to be advocates for the removal of the causes of homelessness. We develop and implement innovative programs to end homelessness. Our agency is built on the principles of Housing First, a proven approach that has demonstrated results far superior to past approaches to homelessness. Established in 1989, Abode has provided homes to more than 7,580 adults and children since 2020. Last year, Abode assisted 14,383 people and ensured that on any given night 6,748 people slept in a home rather than on the street. For more information, visit abodeservices.org.