Who We Are
We’re here to build home, dignity, and belonging—no exceptions
OUR MISSION
Salt + Light transforms the lives of our Central California neighbors at risk of or experiencing homelessness by fostering community and belonging. We offer dignified housing, essential case management services, purposeful work opportunities, and outreach programs rooted in dignity and radical hospitality.
It’s working. Through dignified housing, community, and purposeful work, we've helped over 150 neighbors find stability and belonging.
OUR VISION
We envision a world where everyone has a place to call home and is welcomed into a community that values kinship, radical love, compassion, and where they are reminded of their worth.
Dignity
Dignity reminds a person of their value and agency. The purpose of our work is to actively create opportunities for the restoration of hope and healing through the lens of dignity
Radical Hospitality
Hospitality is the art of cultivating environments where people feel welcomed and seen rather than rescued or entertained. At Salt + Light, our posture is “there you are” rather than “here we are.”
Abundance
We inspire people to give out of abundance and from their “first fruits,” treating our neighbors who are experiencing homelessness with the same generosity we would give to our friends and family.
Forged Family
The single greatest cause of homelessness is a profound, catastrophic loss of family. We believe that when we create relationship through community, we can recreate the sense of belonging and family that is so vital to people healing from trauma.
Belonging
We believe that humankind belongs to one another. Cultivating community means that we seek to help each other with the understanding that many hands make light work. When we help others, we collectively experience healing.
Compassion + Love
We connect with people holistically, human-to-human, heart-to-heart, and shoulder-to-shoulder to see one another through the lens of compassion, love, and grace.
Strategy for Change
We center our neighbors experiencing homelessness and shift mainstream cultural perceptions by:
- Inviting the community at large into a relational lifestyle of service
- Creating a space for their growth and healing
- Encouraging others to give out of an abundance
- Creating educational learning experiences
- Increasing their visibility
- Building the necessary organizational capacity and infrastructure
- Creating a tailor-made, sustainable community based on proven models