MESA, Ariz. - Arizonar -- Willow & Oak Alliance, Inc. (WOA), a newly established 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, announces its official launch in Mesa, Arizona. Founded in December 2025, WOA is dedicated to providing food security and housing stability support for veterans, seniors, families, and low-income households throughout Maricopa County.

WOA was founded on a deeply personal conviction — that food insecurity and housing instability are not two separate problems, but one. When families cannot afford groceries, that budget gap does not disappear. It gets absorbed elsewhere — rent goes unpaid, utilities get shut off, and the financial pressure builds toward eviction. By addressing food insecurity directly,

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WOA works to prevent housing instability before it starts. WOA's flagship Community Support & Food Assistance Program (CSFAP) is currently in development, with a community food distribution launch planned for summer 2026 in Mesa, Arizona, providing free food boxes to eligible veterans, seniors, families, and low-income individuals at no cost.

"No family should have to choose between food and a roof," said David Friend, Founding Director of Willow & Oak Alliance, Inc. "WOA exists to walk with people through hard seasons and do what we can to help them stay stable, fed, and housed."

WOA holds the Candid Gold Seal of Transparency for 2026 — the highest level of nonprofit transparency recognition — and is actively seeking community volunteers and donors to support its growing programs.

For more information visit https://www.willowoakalliance.org/ or text WILLOWOAK to 53-555 to donate.