Communities we have helped
2750 Out of the Ashes Home Loss File System boxes have been distributed across the following:
| Witch Creek Fire (2007) | Lilac Fire (2017) | Woolsey Fire (2018) |
| Thomas Fire (2017) | Sonoma Fires (2017) | Boulder Creek and Santa Cruz County Fires (2020) |
2007: Witch Creek Fire
1000 Home Loss File Systems Delivered
100s of volunteers came together at Jerabek Elementary in Scripps Ranch to assemble and distribute Home Loss File Systems. We were joined by Assembly member Brian Maienschein.
2017: Sonoma Fires
1000 Home Loss File Systems Delivered
100s of volunteers met up at the Intuit corporate office in Southern California and then volunteers from the Out of the Ashes project drove a 24 foot moving truck full of Home Loss File Systems to Northern California for distribution.
2017: Thomas & Lilac Fires
250 Home Loss File Systems Delivered
The 2017 Thomas Fire devastated much of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties. Upon learning about the many losses from friends and clients, ProSource Wholesale reached out to Barbara and the Out of the Ashes folks to see how we could help. With their guidance and with the help of many volunteers in the community, we assembled the Home Loss File System boxes, and distributed them to fire survivors at an orientation and informational meeting held in Ventura by United Policy Holders. The fire survivors were very grateful and we still hear back from them. We are extremely pleased that we could do our part in helping our neighbors in need to start the process of getting their lives organized once again!
2018: Woolsey Fire: Ashford University Volunteers Assembled
100 Home Loss File Systems Delivered
“In December 2018, a team at Ashford University gathered over 3 consecutive days to assemble 100 Home Loss File System boxes to help the communities in Los Angeles that were affected by the Woolsey Fire. The boxes were transported to the Westlake Village Library where they were distributed to survivors, free of charge, who attended a United Policy Holder workshop to learn more about insurance related issues and fire recovery. Thank you Out of the Ashes leadership team for collaborating with us along each step of this process. We really enjoyed being involved in this service project.” -Poppy
2018: Woolsey Fire: Sharp Hospital Volunteers Assembled & Delivered
250 Home Loss File Systems
2020: Boulder Creek & Santa Cruz County Fires
50 Home Loss File Systems Delivered
