Projects tagged with "FAMILIES"

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
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Become a Certified Advocate for 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 become a volunteer-advocate. Volunteer-advocates provide crisis intervention, advocacy, education, and referrals to survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, human trafficking, and those impacted by homelessness. They answer crisis calls on ELAWC’s 24 hour Crisis Hotline and respond in person to hospitals, police stations, and the court to provide one-on-one support to survivors and significant others. If you have any questions please email the Training & Volunteer Coordinator, Vanessa Marroquin at vmarroquin@elawc.org or call 323.526.5819 ×121. Application to volunteer can be found at: https://www.elawc.org/volunteer
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Prep Community Meals with Hollywood Food Coalition

Volunteer at the Hollywood Food Coalition to help prep community meals! Tasks include: chopping vegetables, fruits, and other foods, repairing casseroles & soups, lifting and moving items, wrapping and packaging food items, helping clean, including wiping down surfaces, washing pots & pans, and sweeping floors. Volunteers must be 15 years or older. If you are interested in volunteering, please visit their website to sign up today! https://hofoco.org/community-dinner-prep-volunteer/
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Serve Community Meals with Hollywood Food Coalition

Volunteer at the Hollywood Food Coalition to help prep community meals! Tasks include: chopping vegetables, fruits, and other foods, repairing casseroles & soups, lifting and moving items, wrapping and packaging food items, helping clean, including wiping down surfaces, washing pots & pans, and sweeping floors. Volunteers must be 15 years or older. If you are interested in volunteering, please visit their website to sign up today! https://hofoco.org/community-dinner-prep-volunteer/
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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.
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Fight the War on Hunger with Heart of Compassion Distribution

Help Heart of Compassion continue to distribute essential items to families all over L.A County! Consider becoming a warehouse volunteer to help with these distributions! Check out their website for more information. https://www.heartofcompassionca.org/opportunities-to-help.html
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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/

Make Thanksgiving Dessert for LA Family Housing

Make Thanksgiving Dinner special for participants in our Bridge Housing Sites by providing a delicious dessert to end their meal. Make or purchase your favorite baked goods and drop them off (individually packaged please!) on Tuesday, November 23rd by 12pm Noon.

Make Holiday Sweet Treats for People Transitioning out of Homelessness with LA Family Housing

Make desserts in your home to show love and holiday spirit. Drop off individually wrapped delicious holiday treats for those transitioning out of homelessness. Store bought is great too! Sign Up online today. https://lafh.org/volunteer

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
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Donate Non-Perishables for Thanksgiving to LA Family Housing

Give the gift of a new tradition with LA Family Housing. Empower individuals and families experiencing homelessness to make Thanksgiving special. Donate nonperishable Thanksgiving themed snacks (chips, cookies, granola etc.), a $20.00 gift card, and place the items in a reusable bag for our participants who do not have access to heating a meal. Drop off by Tuesday, November 16th. To coordinate drop off please contact DonateGoods@LAFH.org or call 818.220.6936.

Provide a Thanksgiving Snack Bag for the Homeless

Donate Nonperishable Thanksgiving themed snack bags to those transitioning out of homelessness. Make Thanksgiving special with LA Family Housing. Drop off by Tuesday, November 16th. To coordinate drop off please contact DonateGoods@LAFH.org or call 818.220.6936.

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
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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

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.
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Help Eliminate Food Waste with Food Oasis

Food Oasis has done so much already as a 100% volunteer-run organization—but they need your help to finish what they have set out to do. The admin, development, and marketing costs to expand their directory are extensive. Food Oasis has a directory of over 1,300 organizations to update. Your tax-deductible donation would help us offset some of those costs! For more information, please go to https://foodoasis.la/donate
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Donate to Provide Nutritious Meals at Grandmas House of Hope

Nana's Kidz is an anti-bullying meal distribution program. To protect children from being bullied because of their hunger, they distribute meals in local grocery bags to their parents or guardian. Their target population are children living in low-income housing, who rely on the free meal program at school. Your Monthly Gift of $28 will provide a hungry child with 4 weekly meal bags filled with 56 nutritious meals. For more information, please visit their website. https://www.grandmashouseofhope.org/?form=FUNMMNDYDRX
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