House of Ruth received a grant to support the operating expenses of one of their transitional shelter houses. This will help them provide a safe and secure transitional shelter program to enable their families to overcome barriers to self-sufficiency within two-years. The mission of the Los Angeles House of Ruth is to provide transitional and emergency housing, permanent supportive housing and permanent housing for homeless and battered women and their children. They believe that when homeless individuals receive the services they need in a timely and engaging manner they can overcome obstacles to self-sufficiency. The Los Angeles House of Ruth also received a grant from the Leo Buscaglia Foundation in 2013.