Illumination Foundation

Today in Orange County alone, there are more than 32,000 children that are homeless or unstably housed in cars and motels. An excess of 55,000 homeless individuals reside in Southern California alone. The non-profit organization, Illumination Foundation, was founded in 2007 with the sole mission to break the cycle of homelessness. From its start, Illumination Foundation has focused on providing permanent housing solutions, along with emergency housing for families in dire need, recuperative care centers for homeless individuals recovering from hospital care, and a cadre of mental and physical health services, career counseling and placement, children's resource centers for tutoring and healthy socialization and more. The co-founders and board of Illumination Foundation think big, actively arranging partnerships with cities throughout Orange County and the L. A. Basin to help address the homeless needs. It is no surprise, then, that OC Chef's Table was born six years ago as a way to weave the color, life and passion of the area's most lauded chefs into Illumination Foundation's world of solution.