Housing, healing and helping in Los Angeles.
The RIS Foundation is a nonprofit CalAIM Community Supports provider caring for people experiencing homelessness across Los Angeles.
Built for people leaving the hospital without a home
Leaving the hospital is hard when there is no home to go back to. The RIS Foundation gives people a safe place to rest, heal and get stable, with staff on site around the clock and a team working on what comes next.
Our mission is simple: housing, healing and helping for people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles.
Founded in Los Angeles to house, heal and help
Angelica Brightmon, BSc, MHFA, CHW
Founder & Executive Director
Angelica founded The RIS Foundation with a simple mission: housing, healing and helping for people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles. She built it from a small operation into a multi-site CalAIM Community Supports provider contracted with Molina Healthcare and Kaiser Permanente.
She is a Community Health Worker, is certified in Mental Health First Aid, and holds a bachelor's degree in Rehabilitation Services from Cal State LA and a Grant Writing and Administration certificate from CSU Dominguez Hills. She is completing a Master of Healthcare Administration at UCLA.
- Community Health Worker
- Mental Health First Aid
- UCLA MHA candidate
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The organizations we work with
- Molina HealthcareHealth plan
- Kaiser PermanenteHealth plan
- Bhest WellnessIn-house primary care and psychiatry
- Mercy Specialty PharmacyResident medications, Artesia
- Brightmon Housing LLCInterim and permanent housing