In Orange County, stability is expensive.
Rent rises faster than wages. Housing options are limited. One unexpected expense can unravel months of careful planning.
The families served by OCCHC are working hard.
They are building savings. They are pursuing education. They are doing everything right. And still, they are often one emergency away from instability.
When housing is uncertain, everything else becomes fragile.
Children struggle to focus in school.
Parents carry constant financial stress.
Dreams get postponed.
OCCHC exists because every family deserves the security to plan for tomorrow.
On Wednesday, September 16, 2026
At The Ranch in Anaheim, sponsors, civic leaders, partners, loyal donors, and long-time friends will gather for one shared purpose: to stand behind families building stability.
To ensure affordable housing is available in Orange County
To ensure families have the tools and the knowledge to achieve homeownership
To celebrate 20 years of SteppingUP
To invest in students who refuse to give up on their future.
Our 2026 Western Gala is a chance to raise some money, change some lives, and have a good ole’ time.
Western attire is encouraged.
For SteppingUP students, getting into college is not the finish line. It’s the first step to taking hold of the promise of a college education. It is also the beginning of a new set of challenges.
Many are the first in their family to attend.
Many are navigating financial systems alone.
Many do not have a financial safety net.
When something unexpected happens: a car repair, a broken laptop, a medical bill, but there’s no backup plan.
Not because they lack determination or discipline. But because they lack margin. And sometimes, that is all it takes. A temporary $300 setback can become a permanent pause. A pause becomes a withdrawal. A withdrawal becomes a dream deferred.
The Compadre Fund exists for this moment.
It steps in quietly. Quickly. Personally. Like a good friend who has your back would.
It protects a student’s progress when life tries to interrupt it. Because education should not collapse under the weight of one emergency. And no student should have to choose between staying enrolled and surviving the month.
To be a compadre is to say: when life happens, we step up.
LEAD THE MOVEMENT
Gala sponsorship and underwriting is not just event recognition. It is public leadership in strengthening housing and education across Orange County.
Sponsorship Opportunities
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Named presenting sponsor at time of signing
Co-branded video
2 VIP tables (equivalent to 12 tickets)
Full-page ad in the 20th Anniversary SteppingUP Year Book (gala program)
Dedicated social post
Dedicated email
Event social media folder
Logo on printed and digital Invitation
Logo and link on event website
Logo and link on all sponsor e-blasts
Logo on all digital and printed marketing material
Verbal recognition at the event
OCBJ AD
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2 VIP tables (equivalent to 12 tickets)
Full page ad in the 20th Anniversary SteppingUP Year Book (gala program)
Dedicated social post
Dedicated email
Event social media folder
Logo on printed and digital invitation
Logo and link on event website
Logo and link on all sponsor e-blasts
Logo on all digital and printed marketing material
Verbal recognition at the event
Opportunity to give event take away
OCBJ AD
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1 VIP table (equivalent to 6 tickets)
Half page ad in the 20th Anniversary SteppingUP Year Book (gala program)
Dedicated social post
Dedicated email
Event social media folder
Logo on printed and digital invitation
Logo and link on event website
Logo and link on all sponsor e-blasts
Logo on all digital and printed marketing material
Verbal recognition at the event
OCBJ AD
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6 tickets to the gala
Quarter page ad in the 20th Anniversary SteppingUP Year Book (gala program)
Dedicated social post
Event social media folder
Logo on printed and digital Invitation
Logo and link on event website
Logo and link on all sponsor e-blasts
Logo on all digital and printed marketing material
Verbal recognition at the event
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4 tickets to the gala
Quarter page ad in the 2026 Westward Home Gala Program
Dedicated social post
Event social media folder
Logo on printed and digital invitation
Logo and link on event website
Logo and link on all sponsor e-blasts
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2 tickets to the gala
Quarter-page ad in the 20th Anniversary SteppingUP Year Book (gala program)
Logo on printed and digital invitation
Logo and link on event website
Logo and link on all sponsor e-blasts
Underwriting Opportunities
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6 tickets to the event
Full-page ad in the 20th Anniversary SteppingUP Year Book (gala program)
Logo on printed and digital invitation
Logo and link on event website
Logo and link on all sponsor e-blasts
Logo on all digital and printed marketing material
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6 tickets to the event
Full-page ad in the 20th Anniversary SteppingUP Year Book (gala program)
“Produced by” name recognition on final videos
Logo on printed and digital invitation
Logo and link on event website
Logo and link on all sponsor e-blasts
Logo on all digital and printed marketing material
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4 tickets to the event
Half-page ad in the20th Anniversary SteppingUP Year Book (gala program)
Logo on directional and way-finding signage
Logo on printed and digital invitation
Logo and link on event website
Logo and link on all sponsor e-blasts
Logo on all digital and printed marketing material
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4 tickets to the event
Half-page ad in the 20th Anniversary SteppingUP Year Book (gala program)
Logo on directional and way-finding signage
Logo on printed and digital invitation
Logo and link on event website
Logo and link on all sponsor e-blasts
Logo on all digital and printed marketing material
VIP Hour
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4 tickets to the event
Half-page ad in the 20th Anniversary SteppingUP Year Book (gala program)
Logo on the bars and cocktail napkins
Logo on printed and digital invitation
Logo and link on event website
Logo and link on all sponsor e-blasts
Logo on all digital and printed marketing material
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4 tickets to the event
Half-page ad in the 20th Anniversary SteppingUP Year Book (gala program)
Logo on the dinner menu
Logo on printed and digital invitation
Logo and link on event website
Logo and link on all sponsor e-blasts
Logo on all digital and printed marketing material
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2 tickets to the event
Message mention ad in the 20th Anniversary SteppingUP Year Book (gala program)
Logo on printed and digital invitation
Logo and link on event website
Logo and link on all sponsor e-blasts
Logo on all digital and printed marketing material