Restore Hope at the East Los Angeles Women’s Center
The mission of the East Los Angeles Women’s Center is to ensure that all women, girls and their families live in a place of safety, health, and personal well-being, free from violence and abuse, with equal access to necessary health services and social support, with an emphasis on Latino communities. In order to assist the organization, you can give financially or provid in-kind donations. Please see all donation opportunities at: https://www.elawc.org/how_you_can_help
Create and Donate Welcome Home Kits to United Station Homeless Services
Union Station Homeless Services’ Welcome Home Kits Program helps them provide people moving in or out of one of our transitional or permanent housing facilities with a “Welcome Kit” of necessary items. This important program assists Union Station in meeting the basic needs of the people they serve as they rebuild their lives and escape homelessness. They need individuals or volunteer groups to provide basic household items listed in their flyer. Find out more here: https://unionstationhs.org/help/volunteer/
Donate to United Station Homeless Services’ Sacked Lunch Program
Union Station Homeless Services needs people to provide lunches for the shelter residents and community members in need. Email volunteer@unionstationhs.org to schedule a date to donate up to 50 sack lunches at our Adult Center. Learn more here: https://unionstationhs.org/help/volunteer/
Donate Hygiene Kits to United Station Homeless Services
Union Station Homeless Services’ Hygiene Kits Program helps provide people experiencing homelessness with a “Hygiene Kit” of necessary items. This important program assists Union Station in meeting the basic needs of the people they serve as they rebuild their lives and escape homelessness. They need people to provide basic hygiene items using the list provided in their flyer. Email volunteer@unionstationhs.org to schedule a delivery. Learn more here: https://unionstationhs.org/help/volunteer/
Donate to United Station Homeless Services’ Sacked Lunch Program
With your help, Union Station Homeless Services can end homelessness and rebuild the lives of individuals in their community. Thanks to your generosity, their homeless community members receive housing, employment, and the life skills they need to rebuild their lives. Please consider donating here: https://unionstationhs.org/help/donate/
Donate Holiday Gifts to The San Gabriel Pomona Parents’ Place Family Resource and Empowerment Center
Parents’ Place FRC is having their Annual Family Potluck! They are getting ready to host a fun-filled evening of gathering, eating, and bringing holiday cheer to their families and children. The Potluck will take place on December 15th, 2022. They are in need of toys they can give out for their children with special needs during the potluck. Please consider helping them out with this. They are in need of the following amount of toys: 60 toys ages 0 to 3 (male and female), 60 toys ages 3-13 (male and female), 30 Toys for ages 13-22 (for young adults with low cognitive level). Contact Tavia at tavia.l@parentsplacefrc.com for more details or questions.
Donate Gently-Used Items to Alexandria House
Please consider donating new and gently-used items to Alexandria House's La Tiendita de Casa Alexandria. Alexandria House can accept new and gently used clothing of all sizes, linens, cooking items (pots and pans, dishes, etc…), small working appliances, toys, pet items, baby items, bikes, and more! La Tiendita de Casa Alexandria supports Alexandria House Programs, and offers free items to their current and past residents, and low-cost items to their neighbors in need. Please visit: https://www.alexandriahouse.org/gently_used
Gift Essential Items to Friend’s Place
My Friend's Place is a great drop-in resource center in Hollywood offering comprehensive health, education and therapeutic services each year to 700+ homeless youth and their children. This holiday season, My Friend's Place would like to deliver gifts to some 200 homeless youth. They are in need of the following items: $10 gift cards (Target, 7/11, Ralph's/Food4Less or Starbucks); new beanies and gloves; new hoodies & sweatpants/joggers (all adult sizes); new sleeping bags; new headphones/earbuds; headlamps/flashlights. Please schedule an appointment to drop off items by emailing clothingcloset@myfriendsplace.org. If you can help, please provide all donations by December 15. To coordinate a donation drop off or for more info on hosting a Gift Drive, please contact Candice McFadyen, Community Engagement and Volunteer Manager, at 323-908-0011 X109 or clothingcloset@myfriendsplace.org. All contributions are tax deductible and greatly appreciated! If you are unable to do a drop off, please consider giving through our Amazon Wishlist! Please visit: https://smile.amazon.com/hz/charitylist/lists/95-4834034/ref=smi_cl_ls_llol_lol
Donate to Support My Friend’s Place
My Friend's Place is a great drop-in resource center in Hollywood offering comprehensive health, education and therapeutic services each year to 700+ homeless youth and their children. Consider donating to them to help them continue their services and programs! Please visit: https://www.myfriendsplace.org/give-today
Donate Gifts to Union Station Homeless Services’ Holiday Drive
Every year, Union Station Homeless Services, holds an annual holiday gift drive to collect toys, books, socks, and gift cards to provide holiday cheer to all our clients living in their housing sites. They could use the community's support in collecting holiday gifts for all their residents. All donations can be accepted at their Admin Office (825 E. Orange Grove Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91104) Monday through Friday between 9:00am - 4:00pm. All gifts should remain unwrapped. Please visit: https://unionstationhs.org/help/volunteer/
GIft Items for the Holidays with Covenant House of California
Covenant House of California believes that no young person deserves to be homeless; that every young person in California deserves shelter, food, clothing, education, and most importantly, to be loved. Donations needed for the children of their youth. Items include: Boys and Girls underwear and socks from ages 4-10 yrs. Hair supplies for girls. Educational toys for infants 1-4 yrs. Dolls for girls. Trucks or activity toys for boys. Donations will be distributed to our alumni and their children for the holidays. Gifts are best unwrapped. Feel free to call them to arrange a pick up or drop off. Please email: mfarrell@covca.org
Donate to the 2022 Holdiay Toy Drive with Exceptional Children’s Foundation
Help provide holiday gifts for young children and students with special needs by joining the Exceptional Children's Foundation's Holiday Toy Drive! You can help them make sure that each of their Early Start children and Kayne Eras School students receives a toy this year. Most of the kids they serve live in families with financial challenges. Together, you'll ensure that all of their children – and their siblings in families who are especially in need – receive holiday gifts. Please visit www.ecf.net/toydrive, where you can shop their Amazon Wish List and deliver toys directly to ECF. Or, you can make a donation and let them do the shopping! Want to organize a toy drive at your office, school or other organization? Please let them know that you’re planning a drive by contacting Lisa at lkelly@ecf.net. Please visit: https://www.ecf.net/toydrive/
Donate to The Midnight Mission’s Toy Drive
The Midnight Mission will be collecting toys to distribute to those who are less fortunate, the children of Skid Row. Please consider donating to them to make this a wonderful Christmas for all these children! If you would like to find out more please contact Kendall Moran at kmoran@midnightmission.org.
Sponsor the Fall Art Crawl at the Exceptional Children’s Foundation
ECF was founded in 1946 by a group of parents and community activists who sought to establish a day training program as an alternative to institutional care for individuals with developmental disabilities. Over the years, ECF’s services expanded to meet the changing needs of its target population, successfully developing and implementing early intervention programs for infants and toddlers, as well as residential, work and day programs for adults. Support this programming by sponsoring the Art Crawl. The Art Crawl allows ECF residents to achieve their personal and professional golas. For more information, please go to: https://www.ecf.net/ecf-art-crawl-sponsorships/?eType=ActivityDefinitionInstance&eId=a28e1e54-a9eb-4a7b-bfcb-64e91d069349
Gift Toys and Essentials to Patients at Harbor UCLA Pediatrics for the Holidays
The Department of Pediatrics at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center cares for underserved families. Many of which suffer economic hardships and even more so during the pandemic. Therefore, every year they provide their outpatient clinic with toys and essentials (socks, clothes, blankets, etc.) to give to families during the holidays. They appreciate any amount you can donate. Please visit: https://www.harbor-ucla.org/pediatrics/advocacy/
Shop for Ingredients for Thanksgiving Meals with Crete Academy
Crete Academy wants their community to have a delicious Thanksgiving meal and they need your help! They are accepting donations of canned and non-pershiable items for familes in need. Event will take place in both 6103 Crenshaw Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90043 and 5940 S Budlong Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90044 locations. If interested, please email info@creteacademy.org
Donate Thanksgiving Food for Heart of Compassion Distribution
Heart of Compassion knows there are many families in need who need a helping hand in these difficult times. This year they need Turkey Donations and Canned Food items for their Thankful Hearts Community Celebration! They will be offering a hot meal, thanksgiving bags, personal care services, Santa and more to folks in need! In-kind donations or monetary donations are both welcome!
Donate Items to Union Station Homeless Services’ Dinner in the Park
Every year, Union Station Homeless Services holds their Thanksgiving event, Dinner in the Park. This year the event will be spread amongst 3 days, where they provide pre-cooked Thanksgiving meals and ingredient boxes to prepare your own meal at home. With such a large scale event they could really use volunteer support! They could use assistance collecting much needed food items. Feel free to check out their wishlist or visit their Amazon Wishlist to have items delivered directly to their office. All donations can be dropped off to their Admin Office (825 E. Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena) Monday through Friday between 9:00am - 4:00pm. This event could not be held without the support of volunteers and community members like yourself. Thank you so much! Please visit: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3W3AKNOF6A6V9?leftNavSection=Shopping&ref_=abls_lnv_sl
Make an Impact and Donate to Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE)
Donate to CORE and help communities in crisis around the globe. For more information, please go to: https://www.coreresponse.org/donate
Donate Prizes for Children with Disabilities
The East San Gabriel Valley SELPA Community Advisory Committees a group of volunteers (the majority of our members are parents of individuals with disabilities). They provide workshops, trainings, and events to families of children/young adults with disabilities. Join their Virtual Holiday Game Night For Families and educators who have students with disabilities. They are in need of games, toys, puzzles, arts and crafts, and items to create baskets for the winners. Donations can be dropped off at the address provided. Please contact cac@esgvselpa.org with the subject line Attn: Maria Davis c/o Tavia L. Lawson ESGV SELPA CAC for more information.