NORTH HILLS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Nonprofit organization Hope of the Valley started off as a small rescue ministry in Sun Valley. It’s now transformed into a homeless outreach organization with a number of facilities throughout the San Fernando Valley.
The organization says it will be expanding its homeless efforts beyond the San Fernando Valley. Starting Jan. 1, Hope of the Valley will officially change its name to Hope the Mission.
“How does someone just come into your life and give you everything you need? How does someone just open the doors to their program and say, ‘We’re going to help you,'” said Chantel Lopez, receptionist for Hope of the Valley.
Chantel Lopez was a single mother with twin daughters living in an apartment with her mother, her sister Brenda and her nephew. After being evicted in 2019, Chantel said she was facing homelessness and had no choice but to move into a motel with her …