Mother Angela’s

f o u n d a t i o n f o r t h e p u r s u i t o f h a p p i n e s s

mission

We dream of a world in which basic needs are meaningfully met— where healthcare, housing, work/life balance and a quality education are accessible to every single American,* and the pursuit of happiness is truly a right, not a fairytale from ages past. 

Sure, we can’t tackle all this at once (we’re realists), but we can start by prioritizing the three H’s— home, health and healing.

These are the cornerstones of our work.  We believe the following to be not only paramount to the pursuit of happiness, but a rudimental framework of what could be guaranteed to all Americans if we can only work together: 

  1. a safe home; 

  2. access to clean food, all branches of health services; and 

  3. the opportunity to heal— from illness, injury, abuse, addiction, loss, food insecurity, post-traumatic stress or any other medically diagnosable trauma or chronic health issue. 

home, health

& healing

niches

clients: The vast majority of neighbors we serve live under the poverty line, with most residing on the street, in shelters or in affordable/low-income housing. In our Resource Pamphlets and other programming, we try to prioritize services for transitional-age youth, families with children (especially single-income households) as well as those at immediate risk of harm due to any combination of the following: 


communities: We want to pour resources into the communities whose needs have gone unmet the longest. We’re starting with urban, low-income communities affected by generational poverty and immigration stigma, and would love to eventually expand aid to rural areas and tribal lands in need of better health services. 

donors: We’re looking for donors who are living comfortably and believe in our mantra, “Share Whatcha Got.”  If that’s you, we invite you to make us your monthly donation recipients— especially if you have a connection to either of our locations— and rest in the knowledge that every dollar is being stretched to its maximum capacity to make the pursuit of happiness as achievable for our clientele as it is for you.

  • domestic violence

  • acute or chronic illness

  • sexual assault / human trafficking

  • racial, religious or lgbtqia persecution

  • loss or lack of safe housing 
  • substance use
  • gun or gang violence

  • accidents and psychiatric emergencies

locations

San Francisco, California

  • Resource Pamphlets + Harm Reduction / Shelter Support

New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Resource Pamphlets + Mutual Aid Pop-Ups

*obviously we’d prefer if every human on earth were granted these rights, but we’re not queens of the world! nor do we believe in monarchy

(but we are women-owned & operated, if you didn’t catch that)