Katrina Williams Founder of Changing the Faces of Homelessness Organization

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Changing the Faces of Homelessness was founded by Katrina Williams, a Mental Health Case Manager who worked with the Regional Behavioral Health Authority under Value Options and Magellan Health Services for over 15 years in Phoenix, AZ. Katrina Williams recently relocated to Los Angeles CA and began working for Volunteers of America as a Case Manager for the Hope for Homes Shelter Program in Pomona CA. During her employment with VOA one of her clients ended their life via sucuide with her client's sudden death, she realized the severity of the Los Angeles homeless crisis and developed the CFH supportive housing Program where she provides realistic resources (employment, counseling etc.) to meet her residents' realistic goals with housing.
With over 6000 Homeless Individuals on Skid Row, Changing the Faces of
Homelessness (CFH) is Bringing Hope with Healing & Housing
Changing the Faces of Homelessness (CFH) is excited to announce their 2 nd Annual
Breakthrough Event on August 28 th at St. Julian Park located at 312 East 5 th St., Los Angeles,
from 12pm-4pm. Their new 360 Turnaround Housing program will allow CFH staff to accept
applicants with no income and house them for 90 days at no charge. The mission is to change
the faces of homelessness by providing services that move clients from a life of dependency
into a new life of self-sufficiency with independence.
Founded by Katrina Williams, the event will honor late actor Gary Hays, known for The
‘Burbs, Busted and Evil Laugh. Hays most recently appeared as himself in Corey Feldman's
documentary My Truth…The Rape of Two Coreys. He spoke candidly about his friendships with
both Corey Haim and Corey Feldman, as well as his own struggles with addiction, which he
sadly succumbed to in 2019. Corey Feldman will honor Hays at the event and there will also be
a live musical performance.
Feldman states “Katrina is the most sincerely compassionate and selfless person I have
ever come into contact with in the Social Services work force. The dedication and personal
touch she puts into everything she does gives me hope for the Millions of Homeless people in
our Country, knowing that there are still people out there like Katrina who willingly do Gods work
to help those who can no longer themselves, while refusing to give up as long as they are still
breathing.”
Katrina Williams worked closely with Hays during her employment with Volunteers of
America. Following Gary’s death, she was shocked and saddened to learn that there was no
type of long-term housing offering supportive services for individuals suffering from addiction
and coming directly from rehab. Taking matters into her own hands, she developed a
permanent housing program with supportive services called Changing the Faces of
Homelessness. They help their residents by providing resources and tools to help them
overcome their addictions and take ownership of their lives.
Williams states “When I developed the program, I wanted to ensure our program would
empower others by bringing life changing results. Gary may have lost his battle, but his death
was not in vain. We continue to house the homeless while providing employment resources and
ongoing life skills to help our residents reach their full potential daily.”
For more information about the Breakthrough event August 28 th on Skid Row (312 East 5 th St.,
Los Angeles) and for donations, please visit https://www.cfh20201.org/
About Changing the Faces of Homelessness (CFH)
Our goal is to become a model of excellence that provides a 360 turnaround of completeness
within our programs and services. When we achieve this, residents will be empowered with
strength, dignity, and hope to regain stability with ownership over their lives.
Our commitment to Changing the Faces of Homelessness within LA County is driven by hard
work with providing stable housing with case management services to ensure our residents
goals are achieved by developing housing stability plans to meet their needs. We also assist
with ILS/ADLs with medication monitoring, financial literacy courses with health and wellness
classes.
https://www.cfh20201.org/
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