What One Voice does

One Voice is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered at 1228 15th Street, Suite C, Santa Monica, California, founded in 1983 by Dr. Susan Silbert as an outgrowth of a sociology class at California State University, Northridge. It operates four beneficiary-facing programs: the Holiday Food Program (annual Christmas food baskets, toys, books, and $100 grocery gift cards for low-income families), the College Scholars Program (launched 1992, providing scholarship pathway support with a 92% graduation rate), the Family Assistance Program (crisis intervention and relief), and the Barbara Stevens Summer Camp Program (one-week UCLA Unicamp experiences for youth). All families served must be referred through partnering Head Start agencies and meet federal and state mandated poverty levels, making Head Start enrollment the exclusive intake funnel.

The organization reports cumulative metrics of 75,000+ families served, 500+ Baccalaureate-credentialed Scholars, and 65,000+ volunteers engaged over four decades. There is no proprietary software platform, AI/ML capability, or technology product; the technical footprint is limited to a Squarespace website (onevoice-la.org), a Donately donation processing widget, email communications, and an Instagram social channel.

Revenue is generated exclusively through tax-deductible charitable donations processed via credit card, bank account, PayPal, mobile wallet, and the Donately platform; no fees, tuition, or service charges are levied on beneficiaries. Founder Susan Silbert remains associated with the organization, which has no disclosed parent company, subsidiaries, investor backing, or outside funding rounds.

Name

One Voice

Legal name

One Voice

Website

https://onevoice-la.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Short description

One Voice is a Santa Monica-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides holiday food assistance, college scholarships, crisis intervention, and summer camp programs to low-income families in the Los Angeles area referred exclusively through Head Start agency partnerships.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Monica

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

One Voice is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that delivers a portfolio of community programs to low-income families in the Los Angeles area. Its offerings include the Holiday Food Program (grocery gift cards, toys, and books at Christmas), the College Scholars Program (college scholarships with reported 92% graduation rate), the Family Assistance Program (immediate crisis intervention and relief), and the Barbara Stevens Summer Camp (one week of summer camp at UCLA Unicamp). All services are free to eligible families referred through partner Head Start agencies.

Product overview

One Voice is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization offering a portfolio of community service programs designed to help families and students struggling against poverty. The organization operates four core programs: the Holiday Food Program (providing holiday food baskets, toys, and grocery gift cards to low-income families), the College Scholars Program (helping students attend college on scholarships with 92% graduation rates), the Family Assistance Program (crisis intervention services), and the Barbara Stevens Summer Camp (summer camp experiences for underprivileged youth). These programs are provided free of charge to eligible families referred through the Head Start Program and are funded through donations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Holiday Food Program Annual holiday assistance program providing Christmas food baskets, toys, and books to low-income families in Los Angeles referred through Head Start. The current iteration gives families $100 grocery gift cards to celebrate safely at home.
• College Scholars Program Scholarship support program that helps low-income students gain admission to top colleges with scholarships funded by the colleges; reports 100% admission and 92% graduation rate among scholars.
• Family Assistance Program Crisis intervention and relief services for low-income families in critical need, delivered via direct referrals from Head Start agencies throughout the Los Angeles area.
• Barbara Stevens Summer Camp Program Provides low-income youth who have never been away from home or on a vacation with one week of summer camp experience at UCLA Unicamp located in the mountains surrounding Los Angeles.

Quantifiable outcome

• 92% of One Voice Scholars graduate from college
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Head Start ProgramcoreOthersOne Voice works with multiple Head Start agencies throughout the Los Angeles area. These agencies make direct referrals to One Voice programs, identifying families who are in critical need and meet federal and state mandated poverty levels. Families served through all programs must be part of the Head Start Program.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Baby2Baby: Los Angeles-based nonprofit providing goods (clothing, diapers, food) to low-income children and families — directly comparable in mission, beneficiary base, and donation-funded distribution model.
• Para Los Niños: Los Angeles-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving low-income children and families through education, family services, and youth programs — directly comparable to One Voice's mission and LA footprint.
• St. Joseph Center: Los Angeles nonprofit serving low-income families through food assistance, housing, education, and family services — a directly comparable multi-program community services model in the same geography.
• Westside Food Bank: Santa Monica/LA-Westside food bank serving low-income families facing food insecurity — directly comparable to One Voice's Holiday Food Program core activity and geographic base.
• Harvest Home: Los Angeles nonprofit providing shelter, food, and supportive services to low-income families and children — directly comparable in LA-based family services and goods-distribution model.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles: Greater LA youth-mentoring nonprofit serving underprivileged children — comparable in mission focus on long-term outcomes for disadvantaged youth in the same geography.

Broad incumbents

• LA Regional Food Bank: Large-scale LA County food bank providing hunger-relief services across the region — broadly comparable food-security mission at significantly larger operational scale.
• United Way of Greater Los Angeles: Large umbrella nonprofit funding and convening anti-poverty work across LA County — broader incumbent operating in the same poverty-relief space with a wider portfolio.
• Children's Defense Fund: National nonprofit advocating for children and families living in poverty — comparable mission to lift children out of poverty, operating at much larger national scale.

Regional players

• PATH (People Assisting the Homeless): Los Angeles nonprofit serving vulnerable populations including families facing crisis and homelessness — comparable regional service population and crisis-intervention orientation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/onevoicela
• Xx.com/onevoicela

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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