Step 1 · Choose a real need
Donors pick something specific: a meal stipend, a security deposit, work boots, groceries for the week. Not a vague “general fund” that disappears into overhead.
Homefound · Long Beach, CA
End the guesswork of giving
Pick a tangible need: meal stipend, security deposit, work boots. Trusted people on the ground make sure your gift lands, not a charity black hole.
Phase 1 Beta · Long Beach · community-built
Donating often means throwing money into a void. Homefound removes blind cash handoffs. You choose something specific, and a trusted local advocate routes funds to real fulfillment, with a clear trail from your gift to impact.
Phased rollout
How Homefound works
We’re building in stages. First, vetted community advocates in Long Beach. Next, licensed professional caseworkers. No blind cash handoffs at any step.
Phase 1 · Beta now Community advocates on the ground
Today, your gift is securely routed to a vetted community advocate already working with neighbors in Long Beach. They know the person, procure the resource, and show donors exactly what changed. No street cash.
Phase 2 · Our goal Licensed professional caseworkers
We’re building toward verified, licensed professional caseworkers managing every gift through a verification portal: stronger safeguards, broader scale, same transparency.
Campaign
Help us build Phase 2
We’re raising on GoFundMe to finish what Phase 1 started: a community tool coded in Long Beach, not a venture-backed startup pitch. Your backing funds the infrastructure to scale from community advocates to licensed professional caseworkers.
gofund.me/0128c970a →About the project
Built in Long Beach, for neighbors
Homefound is being coded from scratch by Jin Woo, a Long Beach software developer, with zero corporate overhead and no bloated budget.
The problem
Charity without transparency
When you give to massive charities, it’s hard to know where your money actually lands. Homefound is a grassroots alternative: specific needs, trusted people in the middle, and a clear trail from your gift to someone’s meal, boots, or deposit.
Why we’re fundraising (Phase 2)
- Caseworker verification portal Build the system to onboard and verify licensed professional caseworkers, not just community advocates.
- Server & hosting Secure, reliable infrastructure as we scale beyond the Long Beach beta.
- Legal & administrative setup Foundation for Phase 2 rollout and the path toward nonprofit status.
About
Why Homefound exists
Homefound is a community-driven giving tool built in Long Beach, not a tech startup racing to scale overnight. Phase 1 Beta routes gifts through vetted community advocates who already know the neighbors they serve.
Phase 2 is the goal: every dollar managed by verified, licensed professional caseworkers through a verification portal. Cash never changes hands on the street. Donors fund specific items and services and see what was fulfilled.
What makes it different
- Phase 1 · Community advocates Today, vetted advocates on the ground in Long Beach manage gifts and procure tangible needs (meals, deposits, boots). Not blind cash handoffs.
- Phase 2 · Licensed caseworkers We’re building toward verified, licensed professionals with careful onboarding and stronger safeguards at scale.
- Tangible needs only Meal stipends, security deposits, work boots, groceries. Real things you can picture, not vague “general support.”
- Built locally, zero overhead Coded by Jin Woo in Long Beach. Your GoFundMe gift funds Phase 2 infrastructure, not executive salaries.
- Path to nonprofit Working toward 501(c)(3) status so future gifts can become tax-deductible once registered.
Get involved
Updates, volunteering & resource help
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