Dear Friends,

I am always humbled when I think about how far we’ve come. I’m also proud to share our progress with new and old friends. Among those is Governor Gavin Newsom’s Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Secretary Lourdes Castro Ramírez, whose visionary leadership helped make Homekey sites like Project Legacy possible across the state. She made time in her busy schedule to visit us in Riverside and I thanked her personally for her path breaking work. I was nearly brought to tears seeing how authentically she engaged with some of our clients who shared how important our new campus is to them. She asked one of our clients if he was enjoying living at our new Marsha P. Johnson House. He said, “I don’t like it…I LOVE it!” I beamed with pride.

As you know, this is an important year for us; it’s the year we open the doors to Project Legacy and welcome our clients into transitional housing. We hope you will join us in sponsoring our launch event on June 30th and help us continue to raise critical resources to support our work!

I also had an opportunity to chat with the Inland Empire’s NPR Station about Project Legacy and our work more broadly. It is always a pleasure when I’m able to introduce new folks to our work. 

Take a look below to see what we’ve been up to!

In service, 

Gabe

Chief Executive Officer

TruEvolution

Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Secretary Lourdes Castro Ramírez visited Project Legacy this month and we could not be more thrilled!

Her work has expanded solutions to homelessness in every corner of the state and is responsible for our own Project Legacy campus. We appreciate her taking the time to see our progress up close, meet our clients, and learn more about our work. Thank you, Secretary!

Among our special VIPs to visit our construction site is Riverside County Supervisor Kevin Jeffries. Supervisor Jeffries met with our staff and toured our site to learn more about the transitional housing services we will be providing to our constituents.

Thank you for visiting us, Supervisor!

KVCR’s Lifestyles with Lilian Vasquez invited us to discuss the work we do daily to uplift LGBTQ+ folks living in the Inland Empire. We covered a range of issues including Project Legacy and how this transformative campus will provide housing, healthcare, and job training services.

Our first residents at Project Legacy have moved in! Although our campus is still under construction, we are elated that we were able to complete the Marsha P. Johnson and Rev. Benita Ramsey homes to provide housing for our clients.

A client registers their fingerprint for door access at Project Legacy.

A client sits on her bed shortly after receiving her room assignment.

TruEvolution staff members wait with a client before their move-in.

A client is getting registered at the TruEvolution office before move-in.

TruEvolution received written permission from our clients to be photographed and published.

Please save the date for our Grand Opening of Project Legacy Friday, June 30, 2023, in Riverside, CA.

Please join us as we celebrate Project Legacy coming to full fruition! As this has been a journey in profound collaborative efforts with community members, elected officials, as well as national and local leaders, we are excited to host a celebration with everyone who has worked to make Project Legacy a reality.

We thank you for being change makers with us, and look forward to seeing you all on June 30th!