08/20/2026
We appreciate everyone who supports our mission, and then there is Roquesa, who lives it.
Roquesa Brown-Jordan has opened her home to more than 50 children in foster care, providing emergency and respite placements when kids needed somewhere safe to land. She and her husband also adopted their two children through foster care π
And somehow, she still has plenty of energy left for us.
Roquesa serves on the Hope in a Suitcase Board of Directors, bringing invaluable firsthand perspective to everything we do. She also works with Dimondale Adolescent , supporting youth with significant needs throughout Los Angeles County.
Our relationship with Roquesa actually started years ago at one of our early Shopping Days. Today, she is still showing up β often alongside her daughter, one of our amazing teen volunteers β bringing the kind joyful energy and enthusiasm that makes every event better.
And the partnership has grown right along with her.
Through our work with Dimondale, weβve hosted their teens at our Self Care events, provided holiday gifts, and this year opened a Hope Closet at one of their facilities stocked with duffel bags, clothing and hygiene essentials. Already, more than 250 youth have received items through that closet.
Roquesa has said that kindness is a superpower.
After watching her open her home, give her time, share her experience, raise the next generation of volunteers, and keep showing up for kids year after yearβ¦
We think she might be living proof. π₯β€οΈ
Thank you, Roquesa, for being such a huge part of the Hope in a Suitcase family. We are so lucky to have you.
