Mission for the Homeless:
We aren't your typical non-profit.

Mission for the Homeless:
We aren't your typical
non-profit.

MFTH sets itself apart by ensuring that 100% of your donation directly benefits the homeless. There are no overhead or administrative costs involved, maximizing the effectiveness of your contribution.

The Issue.

In the Bay Area, as many as 28,000 people sleep outside or in emergency shelters on any given night. Service providers are overwhelmed. They can't provide housing for all who need it, or even basic services like food, clothing and medicine.

That's where Mission for the Homeless comes in. We are a small group of volunteers, traveling the East Bay seven days a week, 365 days a year, delivering food, blankets, clothing, medicine - and most importantly, compassion - to unhoused folks in need.

In the Bay Area, as many as 28,000 people sleep outside or in emergency shelters on any given night. Service providers are overwhelmed. They can't provide housing for all who need it, or even basic services like food, clothing and medicine.

That's where Mission for the Homeless comes in. We are a small group of volunteers, traveling the East Bay seven days a week, 365 days a year, delivering food, blankets, clothing, medicine - and most importantly, compassion - to unhoused folks in need.

What We Do.

What We Do.

What We Do.

Outreach

Outreach

Founder Vincent Pannizzo, along with a small group of volunteers, drive up and down the East Bay, meeting unhoused folks where they live and delivering what they need: a hot meal, clothes, their insulin, or a few kind words. Our white van is known from Oakland to Hayward and brings smiles everywhere it goes.

Founder Vincent Pannizzo, along with a small group of volunteers, drive up and down the East Bay, meeting unhoused folks where they live and delivering what they need: a hot meal, clothes, their insulin, or a few kind words. Our white van is known from Oakland to Hayward and brings smiles everywhere it goes.

Care Coordination

Care Coordination

Our team asks the people we meet, “What do you need?” And we provide it. We help folks get to their doctor appointment, help them fill out forms to get food stamps and other benefits. When funding allows, we’ll pay rent to help people get off the streets and into supportive housing.

Our team asks the people we meet, “What do you need?” And we provide it. We help folks get to their doctor appointment, help them fill out forms to get food stamps and other benefits. When funding allows, we’ll pay rent to help people get off the streets and into supportive housing.

Awareness Campaigns

Awareness Campaigns

Our social media awareness campaigns aim to raise awareness about the issue of homelessness in Oakland, and why you should care. Through our Facebook and Instagram pages, we share stories of impact and showcase the work that we do on the streets every night.

We also use these platforms to encourage our community to get involved and support our cause. By following us on social media, you'll stay up-to-date on our latest efforts and learn how you can help us make a difference in the lives of those experiencing homelessness.

Our social media awareness campaigns aim to raise awareness about the issue of homelessness in Oakland, and why you should care. Through our Facebook and Instagram pages, we share stories of impact and showcase the work that we do on the streets every night.

We also use these platforms to encourage our community to get involved and support our cause. By following us on social media, you'll stay up-to-date on our latest efforts and learn how you can help us make a difference in the lives of those experiencing homelessness.

"Homelessness is a huge problem. But everyone can do a little bit to help make another human being's life better."

Andrea

Donor & Volunteer

"Homelessness is a huge problem. But everyone can do a little bit to help make another human being's life better."

Andrea

Donor & Volunteer

Meet the Team.

Meet the Team.

Vincent Pannizzo

Vincent Pannizzo

Founder

Vincent Pannizzo founded and has led the organization for over 20 years, taking no salary. He works seven days a week, driving from one end of the East Bay to the other providing care to clients who have been housed, and distributing food and clothing to individuals still on the street.

Michael Meadows

Michael Meadows

Michael Meadows

Director

Michael met Vincent around 2010 in a supermarket parking lot in the Dimond District of Oakland. Michael hired him to do interior house painting. Soon Michael started to prepare bags of food that Vincent would distribute on his nightly rounds.

A couple years later the idea of starting a nonprofit to raise money to help Vincent in his work occurred to Michael along with several other friends who applied for nonprofit charity status granted by the IRS in 2013.

Our Process.

Our Process.

Since January of 1999, our outreach has been an ear to homeless, treating them as individuals and gaining their trust. This approach allows them to see that there is someone in the world that cares about them and values them as individuals.

Vincent Pannizzo, founder of Mission for the Homeless, takes on the primary responsibility of conducting person-to-person outreach every night. Driven by his faith, Vincent enters the lives of those experiencing homelessness, providing hope and compassion where it's needed most.

But Vincent is not alone in this mission. A group of compassionate volunteers rally around the cause, each bringing their unique talents and resources to the table. One volunteer lovingly prepares the food for the evening meals, while another goes above and beyond, purchasing blankets, paying for food, and even providing their own station wagon for the nightly rounds. Together, Vincent and small number of supporters form a community of love and support, united in the common goal of helping those in need.

© 2023 Mission for the Homeless. All Rights Reserved.

Mission for the Homeless is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.

EIN: 89-7651234

This website was generously donated to Mission for the Homeless by an anonymous donor.

© 2023 Mission for the Homeless. All Rights Reserved.

Mission for the Homeless is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.

EIN: 89-7651234

This website was generously donated to Mission for the Homeless by an anonymous donor.

© 2023 Mission for the Homeless. All Rights Reserved.

Mission for the Homeless is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.

EIN: 89-7651234

This website was generously donated to Mission for the Homeless by an anonymous donor.