Overview

Joshua Home was founded to create and advocate for permanent Gender-Inclusive housing solutions and opportunities, supportive services, and programs for Homeless LGBTQ+ Youth in the Inland Empire of Southern California.

The CENTER @ Joshua Home serves LGBTQ+ homeless, LGBTQ+ youth living at home, and homeless youth.

Open to youth ages 12-24. The CENTER is a safe and welcoming drop-in center for homeless and other LGBTQIA2S+ youth to socialize, receive support, and engage in a variety of activities.

Annette Patterson, founder and Executive Director for the Joshua Home, are a dedicated team committed to crafting exceptional experiences. Our focus lies in providing reliable and innovative solutions, driven by a deep respect for quality and a genuine desire to exceed expectations.

Our History:

Mission

 
Joshua Home: An LGBTQ Safe Haven is a volunteer-run, community-based organization committed to providing safe, affirming, and gender-inclusive housing and support services for LGBTQ+ youth experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity. Our mission is to create spaces where all youth feel safe, valued, and empowered to achieve their full potential, free from discrimination and barriers. Through community-driven initiatives, advocacy, and outreach, Joshua Home strives to transform lives and inspire hope for the future. The CENTER @ Joshua Home is a welcoming drop-in space for LGBTQIA2S+ youth and young adults to access clothing, shoes, hygiene items, programs, resources, and opportunities for connection. Joshua Home is committed to convening, connecting, and collaborating for a healthier, more inclusive Inland Empire.
 
 

Our vision

 

Our vision at Joshua Home is to ensure that every LGBTQ+ youth has a place to call home, where they can receive the acceptance, guidance, and love they need to embrace and love themselves.

We're dedicated to creating a safe and supportive environment that fosters acceptance, empowerment, stability, and inspiration. Our staff and partners help to advocate for permanent gender-inclusive housing solutions and provide supportive services and programs that are designed to help LGBTQ+ youth thrive.

 

 

About Us


Joshua Home an LGBTQ Safe Haven, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, was founded by minister, counselor, and author Annette Patterson. Joshua Home is at the forefront of residential care for LGBT+ youth. Creating permanent gender-inclusive housing solutions and opportunities, supportive services, and programs for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, and more youth who are unaccompanied and homeless, in mainstream foster or group homes, or in the foster care or juvenile justice systems in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. In addition to serving homeless LGBTQ+ youth Joshua Home is creating ways to reconnect these youth with their families when possible, through family reconciliation mediation, support groups, and family-focused events.

The CENTER @ Joshua Home is created to provide a safe haven for homeless LGBTQ+ youth living in the Inland Empire of Southern California. The CENTER will welcome any unaccompanied youth ages twelve to twenty-four and give them free backpacks filled with essentials, hygiene items, clothes, shoes, and resources, as well as a respite from the streets. LGBTQ+ youth will receive programs, services, and items specified to meet their unique needs. The CENTER will provide academic support, tutoring, job training, peer-to-peer support, parent and youth support groups, various classes, and recreational activities.

Annette Patterson
JOSHUA HOME AN LGBTQ SAFE HAVEN
annette@joshhomelgbtq.org

Annette Patterson Founder and Executive Director of Joshua Home an LGBTQ Safe Haven on the Beginning