Give Through Your Giving Fund
If you hold a Donor Advised Fund (often called a “giving fund”), you can support the Rebuilding Lives Initiative at any time.
Legal Name: Rebuilding Lives Initiative
EIN: 39-2624579
Mailing Address: PO BOX 2539, MERCED, CA. 95344
Recommend a grant through your giving fund portal or by contacting your fund sponsor.
Your giving fund gifts power our Street Hero Program, community healing work, and advocacy for unhoused and vulnerable neighbors.
Mission Pulse: Bold, Nationwide
At Rebuilding Lives, we don’t play small. We believe advocacy, education, and empowerment aren’t just for one community or one moment in time—they’re for everyone. That’s why our work is designed to be bold, unapologetic, and nationwide. From local classrooms to city councils, from shelters to social enterprises, we bring together the voices that too often go unheard and give them the tools to be powerful. Our mission isn’t about fitting into the margins—it’s about redrawing the map so that equity, creativity, and resilience set the tone across the country.
Community Advocacy and Empowerment
We are the Rebuilding Lives Initiative—a Central Valley nonprofit dedicated to building pathways from crisis to stability. Through our Hands Up Outreach Centers and Fusion Cafés, we combine housing access, workforce training, and civic education to serve unsheltered individuals, youth, and reentry adults in Merced and Stanislaus Counties.
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“Losing my brother to untreated mental illness taught me how urgently our communities need stronger support systems.”
— Micki Archuleta
Rebuilding Lives Initiative is an independent, community-led project.
We have shared proposals and demos with local stakeholders, but no government agency has reviewed, approved, funded, or endorsed our materials or services.
