Force Of Hope EDC is a 501(c)(3) Charitable Non-Profit Public Benefit Economic Development Corporation , based in Los Angeles, California; founded in 2004, and is the vision of Clarence E. McClendon, Ph.D. Force Of Hope EDC has a mission to administer both economic and community development outreach programs, projects and services.

Special Thanks To All Of Our Partners

The Mission of Force Of Hope EDC is accomplished through the generous support of our many Community Partners:

• AFL-CIO Community Service
• American Cancer Society
• American Heart Association
• Angel Food America
• Angel Food Ministries
• BigSunday.org Los Angeles
• ByDesign Financial Solutions
• California State University
• Campaign for College Opportunity
• Care 1st Health Plan
• Christian Food Center
• City of Carson, California
• City of Gardena, California
• City of Hawthorne, California
• City of Lancaster, California
• Dulan'sCatering.com
• Elite Public Relations, LLC
• eTAP.org
• FAME Assistance Corporation
• Food For Life Baking Company
• Ford Theatre Foundation
• Fuze Beverage
• Global Cardio Care, Inc.
• International Faith Based Chamber Of Commerce
• Jamba Juice
• Kaiser Permanente
• L.A. Care Health Plan
• Long Beach City College Culinary Arts
• Los Angeles County Arts Commission
• Los Angeles County Board Of Supervisors
• Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
• Macy's
• Magic Johnson 24-hr Fitness Center
• People Assisting The Homeless (PATH)
• Polly's Pies
• Positive Images Of Self-Expression (PISE)
• SAC International Steel
• Relief Plus+
• Small Business Development Center at El Camino College
• South Bay Workforce Investment Board
• Southern California Pipe Trades Union Local 250
• TechSoup.org
• Transformation
• Union Bank of California
• United Job Creation Council
• U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)
• Wells Fargo Bank
• White House Office of Faith Based & Community Initatives
• World Business Exchange
• World Vision Southern California