The Eklund|Gomes Foundation

John Gomes and Fredrik Eklund have worked side by side in the New York City Real Estate market for 10 years. After much deliberation, hard work, and a realization of what has been going on in NYC over the same 10 years with dramatically high homeless situations for children, together they decided it was time to take action and give back. "We both work hard, and we both understand the value of family from different perspecitves, both having a family there for you and not having a family there for you," said co-founder John Gomes. Gomes continued, "Having had our own struggles as teenagers, we wanted to start a special non-profit that was close to our hearts, meaningful and impactful. And who better to protect than children. Nothing is more close to both of us than children." Fredrik agrees adding "life is precious, and if you are in a position to be able to do something for those who cannot, well then you just have to do something." And something they did. The announcement was made at their 10 Year Anniversary event. The Eklund|Gomes Foundation is a non-profit organization that raises funds and awareness for children who find themselves in homelessness situations. The organization advocates for innovative charitable programs which offer children assistance with their basic needs including temporary housing, food, clothing, therapies, medicines, education, mentorships, culture and life experiences. In addition we support programs that offer day centers, night centers, outreach services, foster care - services by which show their current impact towards eliminating child homelessness and neglect.