History

The Ark was officially founded in 2023, but its roots extend back over a decade—built not from policy, but from purpose and persistence.

Our journey began between 2011 and 2020 with a small, unincorporated freelance collective called , Writers Corner. A group of 1099 technical writers and creatives, we offered discounted branding, technical writing, and procurement training to MBEs, LBEs, SBEs, and local governments throughout the Greater Bay Area. Operating on minimal resources—at times just 12MB of shared data—we quietly helped clients secure millions in municipal contracts, including:

Port of Oakland – appx. $205,000
Alameda County – appx. $300,000
Los Angeles Metro – appx. $36 million
LA Housing Auth. – appx. $1 million
City of Newport Beach – appx. $100,000

By 2020, we had assisted small & minority-owned businesses in winning over $54 million in contracts, fueled entirely by technical writing, SMO, SEO, word of mouth and a commitment to equitable access.

But as our impact grew, so did our awareness of the urgent crises behind those business stories: housing instability,violence, and immediate unmet needs. The gaps in support called for a new kind of response.

In 2023, we launched The Ark—a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit and Mutual Benefit Corporation—to provide mobile crisis services to unhoused individuals and survivors of violence. An anticipated evolution in our communal commitments.

The freelancers who powered Writers Corner became the foundation of the Creative Corner at The Ark, an internal department continuing to provide discounted technical assistance, grant writing, and procurement training—supporting small businesses and nonprofits

Together, The Ark and Creative Corner share a singular mission: to walk beside communities from crisis to capacity.

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The Ark does not believe " one-size-fits-all". Each program has a unique mission containing up to four (4) sub-categories all contributing to the shared goal of ending communal impoverishment.

Corporate Mission
Uplifting Communities: Our mission is to bring reliable sustenance to inner-city communities through perpetual programs. The Ark works to rebuild trust between transient populations and municipalities through government-funded programs, fostering positive change together.
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Food Distribution: Mission and Purpose
Our food distribution program's program mission is to end communal hunger as a whole. In order to do that, we address the needs of all age ranges and economic groups. We attack the root of the problem, adequate nutrition for proper bodily and brain function. The mission of the food distribution program is to provide inner-city communities with a perpetual sustenance program that is nutritious and reliable. We do this through Senior Hunger Diversion Programs , SNAP Application Assistance, Summer Meal Disbursements for Children , Daily Meal Distribution and Hot Meals on holidays.

Poverty Diversion: Mission and Purpose
If the problems starts at home then that's where we begin . The mission of the poverty diversion program is to keep singles and families indoors. We do this by offering various support programs to temporarily alleviate burdens associated with finance. The poverty diversion program offers assistance with rental deposits, first months rent, two-months of back-due rent, furniture donations, clothing , employment referrals, inclement weather items, weekly grocery deliveries and temporary transitional housing.

Crisis Response: Mission and Purpose
The mission of the crisis response program is to advance the continuity of domestic violence prevention activities and post COVID supportive services. Programmatic components consist of activities targeted toward adult and youth victims of crime as well as their dependents.

Street Outreach: Mission and Purpose
Knowledge is power but only useful in the hands of those that are able to apply it. The mission of the street outreach team is to support and educate those who do not have access to the resources they need to elevate their lifestyles. Each one , teach one. The street outreach team canvasses saturated areas of transient populations in order to disburse meals, hygiene kits, informational pamphlets, clothing for inclement weather, tents, and counsel one on one.
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As a parent organization overseeing subsidiary programs, Ark Inc. has successfully managed a total of $715,000 in federally awarded funds dedicated to strengthening crisis-response and victim-support services across California and Nevada.

Our funding portfolio includes:
$65,000 awarded in 2022 through American Rescue Plan VOCA funds, supporting emergency assistance and survivor stabilization services.
$350,000 awarded in 2023–2024 under the XD Domestic Violence DOJ Funded Grant, enabling the expansion of cross-state mobile crisis teams and domestic-violence intervention programs.
$300,000 awarded in 2023–2024 through the Underserved Victims Program (UV Program) VOCA funded grant, focused on serving immigrants, youth, and system-impacted or marginalized communities.

Across all awards, approximately 70% of the total budget was invested directly into operational expenses and direct services, including crisis transportation, emergency housing support, victim advocacy, mobile response units, food distribution, and trauma-informed stabilization services. Ark Inc. remains committed to ensuring that federal funds are administered with integrity, compliance, and maximum community impact—delivering life-saving support to survivors and underserved populations while strengthening public-sector partnerships statewide.

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