Abundant Blessings

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, $5 million came from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, and $17 million came through a Los Angeles-based nonprofit called Special Service for Groups.  ^{1  2}

Background

Abundant Blessings claimed to be a nonprofit housing services provider based in Los Angeles, California, that was founded in 2018. In 2026, Alexander Soofer, its executive director, was arrested and charged by the U.S. Department of Justice with fraudulently obtaining funds and misusing funds for his own benefit.  ¹

The group claimed that its mission was to provide “short-term and long-term housing, services, and necessary resources to homeless individual[s].”  ²

In 2024, Soofer was paid $145,500 by Abundant Blessings for a reported average of 32 hours of work per week. Ashley Aframian was paid $129,500, also for 32 hours of work per week. Ashley Aframian is the name of Soofer’s wife, according to the New York Post.  ^{3  4}

As of July 2023, Abundant Blessings had contracts with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority to provide housing services “to more than 600 homeless program participants.”  ¹

As of 2026, the website domain listed on Abundant Blessing’s Facebook page was not active.  ²

Alexander Soofer

Alexander Soofer was the executive director of Abundant Blessings until 2026, when he was arrested and charged with allegedly “obtaining $23 million in public money intended to combat homelessness and pocketing at least $10 million of it,” according to allegations made in a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California. He allegedly did this in part by fabricating invoices.  ¹

The statement also alleges that the board of his nonprofit was fake. According to the complaint, “some of the people did not exist, and others had never heard of Abundant Blessings or Soofer.” Prosecutors alleged Soofer diverted funds to a $7 million house, private school tuition, and a $125,000 Range Rover.  ¹

Funding

In 2026, the executive director of Abundant Blessings was charged with fraudulently obtaining $23 million in homeless services funds. Soofer allegedly spent $10 million of that money for his own gain. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, $5 million came from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority and $17 million came through a Los Angeles-based nonprofit called Special Service for Groups.  ¹

In 2024, Southern California Grantmakers gave $28,200 to Abundant Blessings.  ⁵

In 2023, United Way of Greater Los Angeles gave $75,000 to Abundant Blessings, and $25,000 in 2022.  ⁶