Willie Jordan
President
Fred Jordan Missions
For half a century, Willie Jordan has helped impoverished children, women and men all over the world. Jordan is recognized as an expert in the fields of poverty, hunger, homelessness and children’s problems. Since 1951, she has hosted the Fred Jordan Missions’ weekly television program and is the speaker on its daily radio show, where she encourages people to reach out to the less fortunate.
As the only female president of a Skid Row-based mission, Jordan directs one of the most active inner-city ministries in the nation. The Mission, founded in 1944 by her late husband Fred Jordan, provides daily help to nearly 1,000 poor and homeless men, women, and children.
As parents of seven, Fred and Willie Jordan instilled the desire to help others in their children; truly making charitable work a family affair. “We tried to teach them that no matter what they did in life, they had a responsibility to others,” Willie says. Today, several of their children work with her.
Fast Facts
In 2007, over 583,000 people in Los Angeles County lived in extreme poverty
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87% of children of immigrant families in Los Angeles County are U.S. citizens
