Home Again 2025
Our Mission this Giving Season
Your donation today not only provides seniors with a home for the holidays, but it saves lives.
We are continuing to see an unprecedented number of seniors entering our Torres Shelter every year. Seniors make up 23% of those we serve at the Torres Shelter, and a staggering 83% of our guests report having a disability.
The heartbreaking truth is that senior homelessness is on the rise. Seniors are the fastest-growing group of people experiencing homelessness in the U.S., with nearly 140,000 seniors experiencing homelessness on any given night.
In response, we launched our annual Home Again fundraising campaign in November 2022 to gather community support for vulnerable seniors in need.
Because of the generosity of our community, we have provided shelter and housing services to 579 seniors and counting since Home Again launched in 2022!
For a limited time, the impact of your donation will be DOUBLED! Thanks to a $20,000 gift from Emil and Leonora Stiefvater Senior Endowment and a $30,000 gift from Chuck Patterson and Toyota, every dollar we raise through Dec. 31st will be matched up to $50,000!
This holiday season, we need your help to continue providing seniors in need with compassionate care and the tools they need to permanently end their homelessness.
Will you donate today and help us meet our goal to raise $200,000 to shelter and house seniors in need?
About The Stiefvater Senior Endowment
The Emil & Leonora Stiefvater Senior Endowment at the North Valley Community Foundation exists to support the emotional, physical, and/or spiritual needs of older adults. Its grant program provides financial and infrastructure support to nonprofit organizations that serve seniors.
The Stiefvater Senior Endowment has made a $20,000 gift to Home Again that will generously match donations this 2025 giving season.
About Chuck Patterson Toyota
Pictured left to right: Executive Director of True North Taylor Bunch, Chuck Patterson Toyota Used Car Manager Kyle Patterson, and Chuck Patterson Toyota Internet Sales Manager / Customer Relations Heather Mumau
Chuck Patterson Toyota is a local, family-owned dealership. Since 1966, Chuck Patterson has offered the highest level of customer service to the greater Chico area. They are a winner of numerous awards, including The Prestigious Presidential award (Toyota’s highest honor) as well as Chico News & Review’s Best of Chico for 10 years running. They are one of the only Toyota Certified Collision Centers in Northern California.
Chuck Patterson Toyota and the Toyota Match Program have made a $30,000 gift to Home Again that will generously match donations this 2025 giving season.
About GivingTuesday
GivingTuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good.
Since then, GivingTuesday has grown into a year-round global movement inspiring hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate and celebrate generosity.
By donating to our Home Again campaign, you support the spirit of Giving Tuesday by
Joining a worldwide movement spanning 80 countries that helped raise $3.6 billion in the U.S. for charities and nonprofits like ours in 2024.
Join a regional movement to make a difference in the lives of seniors experiencing homelessness in Butte County! Since Home Again was founded in 2022, True North has raised over $473,000 to secure safe shelter and housing for seniors, resulting in direct care, shelter and housing services being provided to 579 seniors in need!
Every act of generosity counts!