Project H.A.L.O.

Crystal Zahler goes on a tour of the Village of Hope in Tustin with Julia Ostunio. Julia is the Manager of Volunteer Resources at The OC Rescue Mission and provides her insight on how the organization is run and what it does for their students in order to help them succeed and progress through this back to work style program. Note: All adult residents of the program are called students, the village looks and feels like a college campus, and progress levels are called Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior.

Show Notes

The OC Rescue Mission is not an emergency facility, but a back to work program that helps their students get the highest paying job they've ever had. Julia Ostunio has been working with the mission for several years and has been touched by the impact they are able to make on people's lives. If you would like to see what the campus looks like, they have a visual tour on their website here. If you would like to donate your time, volunteer information can be found here.

What is Project H.A.L.O.?

Welcome to the Project H.A.L.O. podcast which stands for: Helping the Homeless community with Awareness, Action,
Learning, and Love, while Observing the issues and solutions. The homeless community of Southern California is the largest in the nation and the difficulties that face that community are multi-faceted with no quick solution to resolve the problem overnight. Project H.A.L.O.'s host Crystal Zahler, explores current solutions that are in operation along with professionals that have information to share on what more could be done in the future to assist people experiencing homelessness.