From colds to cancer, fevers to fractures, whenever health care is provided for children battling life-threatening or life-changing injuries and illnesses, you see the impact of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) and its mission to create hope and build healthier futures.

The cost of this disease is bankrupting local individuals, and the money you donate or raise by participating in our events remains 100% local, allowing us to help at no cost. We are also raising money to support innovative research in the Greater LA area, with 20% of walk4ALZ proceeds committed to research.

At the Discovery Science Foundation, we inspire kids and educate families to help make smart choices and better the world around us through a hands-on, science based approach.

You can help someone move off the streets into a permanent home. Instead of attending a fancy black-tie fundraiser, fighting traffic, and paying a babysitter, we’re asking you to enjoy a wonderful evening at home with your friends and family.

In 1932, during the Great Depression, the Festival of Arts of Laguna Beach was founded as way to help struggling artists. Fast-forward 85 years: the Festival continues to develop full and enriching art opportunities and experiences for Orange County and beyond.

Tilly’s Life Center (TLC) is a youth-focused, 501(c)(3) nonprofit aimed at empowering all teens with a positive mindset and enabling them to effectively cope with crisis, adversity and tough decisions. The center’s mission is to inspire today’s youth to reach their full potential as productive, kind, happy, and responsible individuals.

Our community’s problems are complex and interconnected. We can’t focus only on education for a child who is hungry and doesn’t have a stable home, access to healthy foods or the opportunity for an active lifestyle. And finding a job doesn’t always mean a parent will have the income needed to support a family.

The holiday season is often a time of mixed emotions for the 2,000 foster and community youth served by Orangewood Foundation in Santa Ana. It can bring up painful memories of the past or be a reminder of what they don’t have.

The American Diabetes Association is tackling this pandemic head-on in Southern California. One way we aim to change the future of diabetes is by making sure children and their families are informed and supported.

spcaLA is not a chapter of any group or government agency. In fact, there is no national spca or humane society. Donations fund animal cruelty investigations, disaster response, violence-prevention programs, pet adoptions, and a host of shelter services.

Houses decorated with lights, the smell of cookies baking and the sound of carols being sung. Rather than a joyous time, for many children in foster care, the holidays are a reminder of what they are missing. Regardless of the circumstances, being removed from whatever semblance of “family” and “home” a child has experienced is traumatic.

Experiencing or witnessing violence. Living in unsafe environments. Suffering abuse or neglect. Coping with intergenerational poverty and trauma.Too many children in Los Angeles live with toxic levels of stress, which dramatically harm their brains and bodies.

Fortunately, Martina found MOMS Orange County. Each month, she was visited at home by a MOMS’ Maternal-Child Health Coordinator who befriended her, educated her about having a healthy pregnancy, and screened her for health risks. Martina also attended group classes where she gained further information and met other parents.

Opened in 1908 as a safe refuge for unwed mothers, St. Anne’s has evolved into one of the most highly regarded social-service agencies in Los Angeles. We offer residential care, supportive housing, family education and mental health services, early childhood education and workforce development.

To combat hunger, loneliness and isolation, the San Fernando Valley Interfaith Council (VIC) provides hot nutritious lunches at 15 dining centers for seniors 60 and older, giving them the opportunity to socialize and enjoy wellness and recreational activities.

In 2018, Irvine Barclay Theatre is significantly expanding its acclaimed ArtsReach initiative with an eclectic menu of arts experiences. Stressing hands-on interaction, the innovative educational programs offer students unparalleled access to the Barclay's main-stage artists.

You can help ECF provide them with a lifespan of services from 15 community-based sites throughout L.A. County, including: early childhood development programs, K-12 specialized education, school counseling and mental health services, employment training and placement, and supportive residential opportunities.

With the support of family, friends, and volunteer professionals, the group initiated a shelter home program for abused children and their mothers that has provided emergency and transitional housing programs, job training, extension and referral services, and community renewal programs to more than 40,000 people.

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