Who We Are
“One Step Forward” (OSF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the development of affordable permanent housing placement and the promotion of home ownership. “One Step Forward” brings 25 years of very unique experiences related to the combination of housing and work force development. The method has been through the purchase, relocation, rehabilitation and resale of substandard housing as well as long term rental opportunities.
Our History
OSF, incorporated in 1991 gained initial experience through providing emergency shelter, transitional housing and, social support services to shelter clients through the City and County of Los Angeles Cold/Wet Weather Winter Shelter Program since the 1990/91 seasons. OSF Provided social support services to more than 375 homeless individuals nightly in the south bay and downtown Los Angeles areas. The transitional housing program was established in 1992 through the HUD dollar a year lease program.
Since 1997 OSF, as approved participant in the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Housing Disposition Program we have facilitated the purchase rehabilitation/development and re- sale of over 300 properties to low to moderate income and first time buyers in the form of single family to four units in Los Angeles County, extending to Orange County and San Bernardino County areas. The object of the program was to facilitate homeownership; in addition we also assisted the buyer with their closing costs. As a result of the mortgage crisis OSF has been dedicated to providing housing counseling and home maintenance education services to our target population. We have partnered with financial institutions such as JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, and Fannie Mae to obtain REO Properties at a discount as well as have been recipients of Donated properties from Chase. Our program now has extended to include the San Francisco Bay Area and further objectives are to expand Nationwide.
In addition OSF has been a sponsor of the USDA Summer Food Service program. The nonprofit also received an award “sponsor of the year” for it’s’ efforts. The program, designed to provide free nutritious meals to low-income and homeless youth (18 and under) during the summer when school meals were unavailable, extended into a year round program. The program consisted of preparing meals and operating a total of nine separate site locations within South Central and East Los Angeles Public Housing ( to include Imperial Courts, Jordan Downs, Nickerson Gardens, Aliso Village, Village Aliso, the City of Inglewood, the City of Lynwood and the City of Lawndale. There were 1200 meals daily, five days a week. OSF served over 122,400 breakfasts, 244,800 lunches, and 62,220 snacks. The emphasis was to serve nutritious hot and cold meals while providing fun and educational activities for our youth.
FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN THE SEARCH OF FINDING... THEIR WAY HOME!
A partial list of Properties One Step Forward has purchased, rehabbed and made affordable to sell to first time Home Buyers:
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15406 S. Wahington Ave., Compton CA 90221
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2810 W. Alondra Blvd., Compton, CA
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156 West Colden Ave. CA
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1223 W. 101st Street, LA, CA 90044
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4601 S. Wilton Pl., Los Angeles, CA 90062
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1015 E. Arlington St., Compton, CA 90231
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2253 Pacific Ave., Long Beach, CA
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3440 Motor Ave., LA, CA 90034
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1548 Pacific, Long Beach, CA 90819
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405 S. Pannes Ave, Compton, CA 90221
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10521 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90003
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24941 Union St., San Bernardino, CA 92410
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2253 Pacific Ave., Long Beach, CA 90806
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2651 Redlands Ave. Perris, CA 92571
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2627A Via Roble #42, Mission Viejo, CA 92691
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1410 N. Chester, Compton, CA 90227
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614 Lime Ave., Long Beach, CA
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1547 Cherry Ave., Long Beach, CA
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24011 Ventura Blvd., Calabasas, CA 91302
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16370 Verdura St. ABCD, Paramount, CA
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7700 S. Figueroa Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
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926 E. 11th Street, Long Beach, CA
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5133 S. Manhatten Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90062
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227 Feugo, Compton, CA 90220
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2410 E. 109th St, Los Angeles, CA 90059
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12149 Shy St., Norwalk, CA 90650
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1550 107th St., Los Angeles, CA 90062
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1310 S. Woods Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90022
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601 W. 109th St.,Los Angeles, CA 90002
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2674 Cia Roble #43, Mission Veijo, CA 92641
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833 E. 112th St. , Los Angeles, CA, 90059
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7143 Tppecanoe Ave. San Bernardino,CA 92404
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9120 S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90044