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MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA
OF LOS ANGELES

CONTACT

Address: 200 Pine Ave., Ste. 400, Long Beach, CA 90802
Phone: 888.242.2522
Email: [email protected]
Website: mhala.org
Facebook: MentalHealthAmericaofLosAngeles
Twitter: MHA_Los_Angeles
Instagram: MHA_Los_Angeles
LinkedIn: company/mentalhealthamericaoflosangeles
Top Executive: Christina Miller, PhD, President and CEO
Year Established: 1924

ABOUT US

MHALA achieves impact in the areas of mental health, health
care, homelessness and housing, employment, wellness, and
training for the behavioral health workforce, with special
programs for Veterans and transition-age youth. MHALA is
also a longstanding leader in public policy and advocacy.

= MISSION STATEMENT

Mental Health America of Los Angeles works to ensure that
people with mental health needs achieve meaningful, healthy
lives in their communities.

WE BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE
mhala.org · (888) 242-2

Housing · Employment · Education ·

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SERVICE AREA

Long Beach, Antelope Valley and Newhall

GET INVOLVED

Fundraising Events: Giving Opportunities:
• Sponsor an event or program • Become a monthly donor
• Donate an auction item • Donate new gift-in-kind goods
• Join our events committee
• Buy a table (clothes, hygiene items, etc.)
• Become a community/restaurant • Secure a matching gift from

partner – cater a table your company
• Make a gift in memory or as
Volunteer Opportunities:
• Administrative a tribute to a loved one
• Events/fundraising
• Advocacy
• Pick-up/deliveries
• Veteran support

MHALA.ORG/SUPPORT-US

E CAN AND DO RECOVER.
2522 · [email protected]

· Wellness · Outreach · Health Care

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OLIVE CREST

CONTACT

Address: 17800 Woodruff Ave., Ste. A, Bellflower, CA 90706
Phone: 562.977.6935
Email: [email protected]
Website: olivecrest.org
Facebook: @OliveCrest
Twitter: @Olive_Crest
Instagram: @Olive.Crest
LinkedIn: @Olive_Crest
Top Executive: Donald Verleur, Chief Executive Officer
Year Established: 1973

ABOUT US

Since 1973, Olive Crest has transformed the lives of over 200,000
children and their families. We work tirelessly to meet the
individual needs of children in crisis by providing safe homes,
counseling, and education for both youth and parents. Our many
innovative programs reflect our conviction that strengthening the
family is one of the most powerful ways to help heal children.

Olive Crest serves 4,000 children and families each day
throughout the Western United States. Our services include:
emergency care and crisis intervention/prevention support; child
abuse prevention; homes for children, teens, and aged-out-youth;
foster family certification; adoption placement/support services;
educational support and services; independent life skills training
and mentoring; counseling and mental health treatment services;
and kinship support.

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MISSION STATEMENT

Olive Crest is dedicated to preventing child abuse by strengthening,
equipping, and restoring children and families in crisis...“One Life at a
Time.®”

SERVICE AREA

Olive Crest serves children and families throughout Los Angeles
County, Orange County, Riverside/San Bernardino, Coachella Valley,
San Diego, Santa Barbara, Las Vegas, Puget Sound and Spokane.

GET INVOLVED

When you partner with Olive Crest, you help break the cycle of abuse
and neglect by empowering children and families in crisis. We believe
that everyone can do something.
WHAT’S YOUR SOMETHING?
Call or email Tracy Hughes, Development Director, to find
out more information: (562) 977-6935 / tracy-hughes@
olivecrest.org or visit www.olivecrest.org/la/kids-at-heart
to give online today!

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MUSEUM

CONTACT BOARD OF D

Address: 628 Alamitos Ave., Robert N. Braun, M
Long Beach, CA 90802 MOLAA Board Co-Chair
Phone: 562.437.1689
Email: [email protected] Mike Deovlet
Website: molaa.org MOLAA Board Co-Chair
Facebook: facebook.com/
MuseumofLatinAmericanArt Sofia Riley
Twitter: twitter.com/molaa MOLAA Board Vice Cha
Instagram: instagram.com/molaa.art
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/ Zach Horowitz
museum-of-latin-american-art MOLAA Board Secretar
Top Executive: Lourdes Ramos, Universal Music Group
President & CEO Music Publishing Group
Year Established: 1996
Tim Degani
ABOUT US MOLAA Board Treasure

The Museum of Latin American Art | Celia S. de Birbragh
MOLAA was founded in 1996 in Long MOLAA Board Member
Beach, California, and serves the
greater Los Angeles area. MOLAA Cástulo de la Roch
is the pioneering museum in the MOLAA Board Member
United States dedicated to modern
and contemporary Latin American GET INVOLVE
and Latino/a/x art. Since its inception,
MOLAA has doubled its size and Volunteer. Visit. Di
added a 15,000 sq. ft. sculpture
garden. Its permanent collection now MOLAA is a transfo
numbers over 1,300 works of art. deeper with the di
MOLAA engages with our audiences showcases and stu
through robust arts education events to bridge historical
based on our exhibitions calendar
and collection as well as diverse Beyond MOLAA’s g
cultural programs that promote Latin recognized partne
American and Latino/a/x culture. accessible arts edu
multiple roles for th
= MISSION STATEMENT library, and an arc

The Museum of Latin American Art MOLAA is FREE ev
expands knowledge and appreciation community and off
of modern and contemporary Latin underserved comm
American and Latino art through
its collection, ground-breaking Help MOLAA prov
exhibitions, stimulating educational children and stude
programs, and engaging cultural
events. To know more: em

SERVICE AREA

There is only one physical location in
Long Beach, CA.

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M OF LATIN AMERICA ART | MOLAA

DIRECTORS Marianne Gastelum
MOLAA Board Member / Founder & Executive Director,
M.D. retired, Center for International Trade and Transportation,
r / President, S.M. Morgan, Inc. CSULB

r / President, MA Wealth Burke Gumbiner
MOLAA Board Member / Board Member,
air / President, TGIS Catering Robert Gumbiner Foundation

ry / Former President & COO of Richard A. Neri
and Chairman & CEO of Universal MOLAA Board Member / Schulzman-Neri Foundation
p
Lynne Okon Scholnick
er / Retired, Boeing MOLAA Board Member / Sculptor and MOLAA Docent
her
r / Founder and Director, ArtNexus Paula-Rose Wihongi
ha MOLAA Board Member / SVP / CFO, International City Bank
/ President and CEO, AltaMed
Tifany L. Wright
MOLAA Board Member / Senior Vice President, Private
Client Advisor, Bank of America

ED

iscover.

ormative place that fosters creativity, knowledge, and joy. It invites us to connect
ifferent perspectives and roots of Latin and Latin American art and culture,
udies works from well-known, emerging, and underrepresented artists, and seeks
l representation inequalities.

groundbreaking exhibitions, stunning sculpture garden, and nationally
erships and outreach programs, the Museum offers an impressive variety of
ucation programming and family-friendly cultural festivals. The Museum plays
he community it serves, such as a school, a community center, a research site, a
chive of stories and culture.

very Sunday! Your support ensures we can keep our doors open to the
fer scholarships and other educational opportunities to
munities and schools.

vide scholarship opportunities and access to underserved
ents.

ail [email protected] visit molaa.org/support

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#BoteroAtMOLAA
molaa.org

628 Alamitos Avenue, Long Beach ,CA 90802

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ONELEGA

CONTACT

Address: 1303 W. Optical Dr., Azusa, SERVICE ARE
CA 91702
Phone: 213.229.5600 OneLegacy serves
Website: OneLegacy.org of nearly 20 millio
Facebook: @OneLegacy Bernardino, Ventu
Twitter: @OneLegacyNews
Instagram: @OneLegacyInspires BOARD OF D
Top Executive: Prasad Garimella,
Chief Executive Officer William I. Chertok
Year Established: 1968 Chairman of the Board

ABOUT US Senator Art Torres
Vice Chairman
Last month, OneLegacy opened California Institute for R
its new state-of-the-art Transplant Medicine
Donor Recovery Center in Azusa.
The Center triples OneLegacy’s J. Thomas Rosenth
recovery capacity and serves as Secretary
a critical connector for Southern Professor Emeritus Uro
California’s regional healthcare Geffen School of Medic
system. The center features the
nation’s first helipad designed James Atkinson M
exclusively to facilitate emergency Emeritus Professor of S
transport of surgeons and organs to UCLA School of Medicin
ensure their timely transit needed to
save the lives of desperately waiting Rob Blackman, M.
recipients. The center also houses the
OneLegacy Foundation, which over GET INVOLVE
recent years has donated over $5.6
million to further research and raise More than 106,000
awareness of the power of organ and need for transplan
tissue donation. In 2023, OneLegacy for donation. One o
will continue to serve as the bridge 75 others. You can
to life for nearly 20 million Southern registering to be a
Californians and waiting recipients
nationwide and is on track for its Join our team of On
seventh consecutive record-setting their donation stor
year in the number of lives saved organ, eye and tiss
through the gift of organ, eye and
tissue donation and transplantation. Watch the Donate L
participation in the
= MISSION STATEMENT “Lifting Each Other
nation and across
OneLegacy saves and heals lives saves and heals liv
through organ, eye and tissue
donation, comforts the families we Watch for more inf
serve, and inspires our communities join more than 5,00
to Donate Life. largest fundraising

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and to receive a lif
or sexual orientatio
racial and ethnic m
make it critically im
an organ, eye and
that end, in 2023 O
and multicultural a
community to help
and tissue donors.

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s more than 200 hospitals, 10 transplant centers, and a diverse population
on people within seven counties: Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San
ura, Santa Barbara and Kern counties.

DIRECTORS

k Sandra Wallace Blaydow Rafael Mendez, MD, FACS
Human Resources Manager (Emeritus)
s (Ret.), JD President, Mendez Transplant
Gloria Bohrer & Urological Medical Group
Regenerative Secretary of the Board
Educator Robert Mendez, MD, FACS
hal, MD (Emeritus)
Earle E. Crandall
ology, David MD, PhD, FACS, FICS Daryl Osby
cine at UCLA Neurosurgeon, Earle E. Crandall, Inc. Vice President
M.D Emergency Preparedness,
Surgery William Gallio Safety and Security
ne Kidney Recipient California Water Services Group
.D.
Prasad Garimella (ex-officio) Darline P. Robles, PhD
ED Chief Executive Officer, OneLegacy Professor of Clinical Education
Associate Dean for Diversity &
Jason L. Gray Community Engagement at USC
General Counsel

0 Americans, including over 20,000 Californians, are waiting for a donor, and the
nts is growing far faster than potential donors as less than 1% of all deaths qualify
organ donor can save up to eight lives, and one tissue donor can heal more than

save the life of a neighbor, parent or friend, or someone you don’t even know, by
donor at your local DMV or by visiting OneLegacy.org/Register.

neLegacy Ambassadors and Embajadores, who volunteer their time to share
ries and inspire local communities to save and heal lives when they register as
sue donors. To learn more visit OneLegacy.org.

Life Float at the Rose Parade on New Year’s Day. Celebrating 20 years of
e Tournament of Roses Parade, the 2023 Donate Life Rose Parade float and its
r Up” theme is the center of a national effort to reach viewers from around the
the globe to share the important message that organ, eye and tissue donation
ves. Visit DonateLifeFloat.org to learn more.

formation regarding our annual Donate Life Run/Walk held every spring. Then
00 of your fellow Southern Californians at our 21st annual event, OneLegacy’s
g gathering of the year. Learn more at: DonateLifeRunWalk.org.

ord with your family, friends and the community that the opportunity to donate
fesaving transplant knows no national, racial, ethnic or religious boundaries
on. Currently, nearly 60% of those Americans waiting for a transplant are from
minorities, including 29% African American and 21% Hispanic. These numbers
mportant to educate communities of color about registering as
tissue donor and also about becoming a living donor. Toward
OneLegacy will continue to partner with many community
advocacy organizations throughout the greater Los Angeles
p tell this story and help register people of color to be organ

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OPERATION SANTA CLAUS

CONTACT

Address: 1505 E. Warner Ave., Santa Ana, CA 92705
Phone: 714.679.2438
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://ssa.ocgov.com/operationsantaclaus/help
Facebook: facebook.com/OCSSA1
Twitter: twitter.com/OrangeCountySSA
Top Executive: An Tran, Agency Director
Year Established: 1962

ABOUT US

Operation Santa Claus (OSC) is recognized by the Orange
County Board of Supervisors as an annual County-based
holiday gift program for children who have been abandoned,
neglected, abused and placed in foster care, as well as low-
income families who are served by the County of Orange
Social Services Agency, OC Health Care Agency, OC
Community Resources, Orange County Child Support Services
and OC Probation Department. The Social Services Agency is
designated as the lead agency in the program and coordinates
gift drives in partnership with other County departments and
the business community.

SERVICE AREA

Operation Santa Claus is administered by the County of Orange
Social Services Agency, serving children in Orange County, CA.

OPERATION
SANTA CLAUS

SENIOR SANTA AND FRIENDS

Help bring joy to Orange County’s seniors,
foster youth and children of families in need.

To donate new, unwrapped
gifts or to make an online

donation please visit:

/D t OSC
www.ssa.ocgov.com/DonateSSF

Ques

Contact [email protected]

Operation Santa Claus is a collaborative effort between the Co
OC Probation, Orange County Child Supp

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tion Santa Cl

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of Operation Santa Claus is to offer year-round holiday
cheer by providing gifts to underprivileged children who have suffered
abandonment, neglect, abuse and placed in a foster care program.

GET INVOLVED

Donate Coordinate
Online at ssa.ocgov.com/DonateOSC Coordinate an Angel Tag
toy/gift drive at your company,
Send checks or gift cards to: school, club or faith-based
Social Services Agency organization to benefit
c/o Operation Santa Claus Operation Santa Claus.
PO Box 1077 For more information,
Santa Ana, CA 92702 call 714-679-2438.

Volunteer
Sign up online to assist with various tasks at signupgenius.
com/findasignup. Enter [email protected]
in the “Search for a Sign Up” field.

Ways You Can Help

Celebrating 60 years in Operation Because of You!

In Person

New, unwrapped gifts may be dropped off at:
1505 E. Warner Ave. in Santa Ana 92705

S Please call (714) 679-2438 for hours of operation.
By Mail

Checks or cards can be mailed to:
Social Services Agency c/o Operation Santa Claus

. PO Box 1077, Santa Ana, CA 92702
Please make checks payable to either Operation Santa Claus or Senior
Santa and Friends

Online

Please visit www.ssa.ocgov.com/operationsantaclaus/help
for more on how to donate new, unwrapped gifts.

Operation Santa Claus Senior Santa and Friends

stions?
gov.com OR [email protected]

ounty of Orange Social Services Agency, OC Health Care Agency,

port Services and OC Community Resources TAX ID 80-0178198

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PARA LOS NIÑOS

CONTACT

Address: 5000 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 213.440.8643
Email: [email protected]
Website: paralosninos.org
Facebook: @paralosninosorg
Twitter: @paralosninosorg
Instagram: @paralosninosorg
LinkedIn: @paralosninosorg
Top Executive: Drew Furedi, President & CEO
Year Established: 1980

ABOUT US

Para Los Niños serves L.A.’s neediest children and families, placing
education at the core of our work. In keeping with our original
mission to help children thrive, our model – of early-education,
TK-8th grade education, youth workforce services, and family
and community services – provides a comprehensive, holistic
approach to break the cycle of poverty and help children, youth,
and families reach their full potential.

SERVICE AREA

Para Los Niños serves across Los Angeles County with
17 locations.

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MISSION STATEMENT

Our mission: We believe in the children, youth, and families we
serve. Our model fosters pathways to success through excellence in
education, powerful families, and strong communities for children and
youth to thrive.

GET INVOLVED

Invest in the lives of thousands of children, youth, and families across
Los Angeles through PLN by donating, becoming a volunteer, or joining
our staff. We welcome financial contributions online or by check, stocks
and securities, workplace giving, planned giving, and giving in-kind. In
addition, we accept volunteers from corporations, community groups,
colleges, and schools, whether for a few hours or on a regular basis.
Volunteers can help with mentoring, tutoring, applying for college or
financial aid, athletics coaching, or administrative tasks.
Finally, we are always looking for passionate, dedicated
professionals who want to make an impact on local
communities. Contact us today to join our work!

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BOARD OF D

CONTACT Chair
Steve Churm
Address: 18012 Mitchell South, Irvine, Churm|360
CA 92614
Phone: 949.660.7600 Vice Chair
Email: [email protected] Paula Mattson
Website: unitedwayoc.org Southern California Edi
Facebook: @UnitedWayOC
Twitter: @UnitedWayOC Treasurer
Instagram: @UnitedWayOC Ben Alvarado
LinkedIn: @Orange County United Way California Bank & Trust
Top Executive: Susan B. Parks,
President & CEO Secretary
Year Established: 1924 Timothy S. Clyde
Katzkin Leather
ABOUT US
President & CEO
Orange County United Way is Susan B. Parks
committed to improving the lives Orange County United W
of everyone who lives here while
empowering those who are most Steven D. Allison
vulnerable. Troutman Pepper LLP
Each year, we touch the lives of 1 in 4
of our residents. Through our three Phyllis Anderson
key initiatives – United for Student Kaiser Permanente – O
Success, United for Financial Security,
and United to End Homelessness – we Charles Antis
are working to ensure local students Antis Roofing and Wate
succeed, struggling OC families gain
financial security, and our homeless Lawrence R. Arms
neighbors find a place to call home. Ware Malcomb
To learn more, visit UnitedWayOC.org.
Jacques Ballard
= VISION COX

An Orange County where every Shirin Behzadi
person receives a quality education, Shirin Behzadi, LLC
is financially stable, is healthy and
thriving, and has a place to call home. Antonella Aloma C
Real Estate and Busine
SERVICE AREA
Mark Clemens
Orange County, CA KPMG LLP

Hugh Conners
Bank of the West
Martha V. Daniel
IMRI
Diane Brooks Dixo
City of Newport Beach

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Mike Ruane
James Johnson, Jr. National Community Renaissance
PepsiCo Foods North America Richard Sanchez
Retired – CalOptima/County of
Michael A. Johnson Orange Health Care Agency
Automobile Club of Southern James J. Scheinkman
California Snell & Wilmer LLP
Christine A. Scheuneman
Ann Johnston Farmers & Merchants Bank
Psomas of Long Beach
Ernest W. Schroeder
Jacqueline A. Kelley Schroeder Investment Partners, Inc.
Ernst & Young LLP Mitchell Shenkin
Enterprise Holdings
Keith Kobata
Wells Fargo & Company John F. Simonis
Reed Smith LLP
Nanda Kumar Cheruvatath
Eaton Ryan R. Smith
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Larry Labrado
Disneyland Resort Allen Staf
Bank of America
Robert Lambert John Valenta
Cushman & Wakefield Deloitte Advisory
Framroze Virjee
Kenneth Lickel California State University, Fullerton
Retired – Alcon Laboratories
Todd Zegers
Lisa A. Locklear Ingram Micro
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Bill Maurer
University of California, Irvine

Henry Mendoza
MM & Company, LLP

Tam Nguyen
Advance Beauty College

Joe Nuzzolese
Edwards Lifesciences

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education &

empowerment

In the face of record-breaking anti-LGBTQ
legislation across the United States, Point
Foundation continues to take a stand for LGBTQ
students going to college. The demand for
scholarships and community support is greater
than ever. This is why we need your help.

Donate today at pointfoundation.org/gift

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–Point Scholar, Ari Peró

For 20+ years Point has provided scholarships
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POINT FOUNDATION

CONTACT

Address: 6230 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. A PMB 890, Los Angeles,
CA 90048
Phone: 833.887.6462
Email: [email protected]
Website: pointfoundation.org
Top Executive: Jorge Valencia, Executive Director & CEO
Year Established: 2001

ABOUT US

Point Foundation is the largest scholarship-granting nonprofit
benefitting LGBTQ students. We provide financial support,
a community of peers, leadership training, and mentorship,
to U.S. college students from around the world. Point also
generates research to document the challenges LGBTQ
students face on U.S. campuses so that we can provide data
and resources to help mitigate these issues.

Our scholars and work improve the equity and representation
of LGBTQ people in nearly every industry, ensuring that
LGBTQ people have a voice and are provided equal access and
opportunity in every sector.

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Point empowers LGBTQ students to achieve their full academic
and leadership potential – despite the obstacles often put
before them – so they can better make a significant impact
on society.

SERVICE AREA

Point Foundation is a national nonprofit providing scholarships and
services to students who come from around the world to attend
accredited colleges, schools, and universities across the United
States. Our network of supporters, scholars and alumni covers
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Point Foundation seeks donors and corporate partners to help
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seeking student applicants for our 4-year Flagship or community
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To apply for our scholarships, or to join as a
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REACH LA

CONTACT

Address: 1400 E. Olympic Blvd., Ste. 240, Los Angeles, CA 90021
Phone: 213.622.1650
Email: [email protected]
Website: reachla.org
Facebook: @theeREACHLA
Instagram: @reach_la
Twitter: @REACHLA
TikTok: @reach_la
Top Executive: Miguel Bujanda, Executive Director
Year Established: 1992

ABOUT US

We are a youth-driven organization serving African American
and Latinx LGBTQ+ youth struggling to fully engage with the
community at large. We started three decades ago, in 1992,
by three women artists, in response to the lack of HIV/AIDS
prevention education for youth of color. They worked with
teenagers to develop educational programs targeted to combat
the rise in HIV infection rates.

Our current approach includes HIV prevention education, HIV
testing, and connection to care & support services for HIV+
and high-risk HIV- youth. We have built a safe and supportive
environment that educates, motivates, and mobilizes youth
around sexual & reproductive health, self-care, and culture.

= MISSION STATEMENT

Engage and empower young LGBTQ people of color and their
communities.

SERVICE AREA

Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA), Greater Los Angeles Area

GET INVOLVED

DONATE
Your generous contribution is an investment in an organization that
helps LGBTQ+ Youth and Young Adults in Los Angeles by providing
a safe and supportive environment that strives to educate, motivate
and mobilize young adults around sexual/reproductive health,
culture and self-preservation. Any amount will bring us closer to
our goal of providing FREE mental health services for clients with
little to no access, FREE classes including but not limited to; dance,
digital art, poetry and illustration, social groups for LGBTQ+ Youth
and Young Adults and their allies, and FREE career
development for community members to receive job
support and/or apply for college or trade school.
Give now on our site: reachla.info/give

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REACH LA is a 501(c)(3) organization
Federal Tax ID# 95-4672865

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PUENTE

CONTACT MISSION STA

Address: 501 S. Boyle Ave., Los We are PUENTE: P
Angeles, CA 90033 Building bridges t
Phone: 323.780.8900
Email: [email protected] SERVICE ARE
Website: puente.org
Facebook: facebook.com/ PUENTE Learning
PUENTEinLA
Twitter: twitter.com/@puenteinla_ BOARD OF D
Instagram: instagram.com/puenteinla
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/ Chun Wong - Boar
puenteinla Founder and CEO of Aso
Top Executive: Jerome Greening, CEO Tyler M.P. Sutherla
Year Established: 1985 Director of Racial Justi
Jocelyn Rosenwal
ABOUT US Director of Acquisitions
Oscar Cabrales - S
PUENTE has served over 120,000 Sales Representative o
constituents since 1985, providing a Greg Gonzalez
spectrum of high-quality educational Director of Financial Aid
programs and comprehensive Lara Lightbody
services. Through our four program Principal, Legal and Tec
areas, we’re building a brighter Albert Reyes
future for children, youth, adults and Partner at Kutak Rock, L
the community of Boyle Heights and
beyond. GET INVOLVE

Our key services include: DONATE
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Children: Preschool, PUENTE Charter OTHER WAYS TO
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Youth: College and Career Program puente.org/volunt

Adults: Adult Education and
Workforce Development

Community: Workshops and
Integrated services

OUR IMPACT:

• 58% of PUENTE Elementary School
students met or exceeded grade-
level proficiency – surpassing other
service area elementary schools.

• 97% college acceptance rate for
PUENTE College and Career
Program

• 89% college retention rate for
PUENTE College and Career
Program

• 1,000+ classroom seats filled in
our adult education and workforce
development classes

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SECOND HARVEST FOOD
BANK OF ORANGE COUNTY

CONTACT

Address: 8014 Marine Way, Irvine CA 92618
Phone: 949.653.2900
Email: [email protected]
Website: Feedoc.org
Facebook: facebook.com/SHFBOC
Twitter: twitter.com/SHFBOC
Instagram: instagram.com/SHFBOC
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/SHFBOC
Top Executive: Claudia Keller, CEO
Year Established: 1983

ABOUT US

At Second Harvest, our vision is an Orange County with
food and nutritional security for all. In collaboration with
our partners and with the help of over 6,000 volunteers, we
provide dignified, equitable and consistent access to nutritious
food, creating a foundation for community health. Our partner
network includes houses of worship, schools, after-school
programs, colleges and universities, senior centers, shelters
for the unhoused, soup kitchens and transitional housing
facilities, with sites at 310 locations throughout the county.
Second Harvest is a member of the Feeding America network.
For more information, visit feedoc.org.

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MISSION STATEMENT

In collaboration with our partners, we provide dignified, equitable
and consistent access to nutritious food, creating a foundation for
community health.

SERVICE AREA

We serve Orange County.

GET INVOLVED

Donate – make a difference this holiday season by donating to Second
Harvest. Make your gift online at www.feedoc.org, mail a check, or
consider a gift of stock or a minimum distribution through your retirement
account.
Host a Virtual Food Drive – a convenient internet-based tool, Virtual Food
Drives are a fun way to engage your employees, colleagues, friends, and
family while helping provide nutritious food for the OC community. For
more information, visit yourfooddrive.org.
Volunteer – Second Harvest offers volunteer opportunities for
individuals 7-years-old+ and corporate groups at our Harvest
Solutions Farm and our food distribution center. For more
information, visit feedoc.org/volunteer.

WE’RE ON A
NUTRITION
MISSION

Community health starts with access to nutritious food for
everyone in Orange County. Working together with our
partner network, we’re committed to providing dignified,
equitable and consistent access to nutritious food to children,
adults and seniors throughout our community. And since
August 2021, we’ve been harvesting and distributing nutrient-
rich, locally grown produce at the 45-acre Harvest Solutions
Farm. To volunteer or donate, please visit FeedOC.org.

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STRAY CAT ALLIANCE

CONTACT

Address: P.O. Box 661277, Los Angeles, CA 90066
Phone: 310.431.9295
Email: [email protected]
Website: StrayCatAlliance.org
Facebook: facebook.com/StrayCatAlliance
Twitter: twitter.com/StrayCat_SCA
Instagram: instagram.com/straycatalliance
Top Executive: Christi Metropole, President and CEO
Year Established: 2000

ABOUT US

Stray Cat Alliance prevents cats and kittens from ever entering
the overcrowded shelter system, ensuring they live a happy,
healthy life full of love. Every year we save thousands of lives
by providing: spay/neuter, trap/neuter/return (TNR), adoptions,
wellness care, medical care, and community and shelter
support.

SERVICE AREA

Stray Cat Alliance is headquartered in Los Angeles.

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MISSION STATEMENT

Stray Cat Alliance educates and empowers communities to advocate
for every cat’s right to be safe, healthy and valued.

GET INVOLVED

If you love cats and kittens and would like to volunteer, Stray Cat
Alliance has many on-site and virtual opportunities!
Not only will you find a network of great people, support, and
camaraderie, but you will experience that incredible feeling that
comes with knowing YOU are making a direct difference in the life
of a cat!
If you are interested in volunteering and fostering
with Stray Cat Alliance, learn more here:
https://straycatalliance.org/get-involved/volunteers/

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THINK TOGETHER

CONTACT

Address: 100 E. Tujunga Ave., Ste. 201, Burbank, CA 91502
Phone: 747.477.1550
Email: [email protected]
Website: thinktogether.org
Facebook: @ThinkTogether
Twitter: @ThinkTogether
Instagram: @ThinkTogether
LinkedIn: @ThinkTogether
Top Executive: Randy Barth, Founder & CEO
Year Established: 1997

ABOUT US

For 25 years, Think Together has grown into one of California’s
leading afterschool and expanded learning providers. Think
Together is proud to partner with generous individuals,
schools, foundations, and corporations that share our bright
vision for the future of youth in their communities. Thanks to
our partnerships across California, Think Together provides
fun, hands-on learning opportunities for students and
comprehensive leadership development for school and district
leaders specially designed to help students succeed in school
and create the conditions for college and career.

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Think Together partners with schools to change the odds for kids.

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Think Together partners with over 500 schools throughout California,
including those in the Bay Area, Los Angeles County, Orange County
and Inland Empire.

GET INVOLVED

Private donations have a catalytic impact on the students we serve by
funding program curriculum, organizational capacity and innovation.
Think Together recognizes the importance of pooled philanthropy,
which is why we established Think Giving Circle. Our Think Giving
Circle members give an annual gift of $1,000 or a monthly gift of $85 to
change the odds for kids across Los Angeles.
In addition, Think Together’s annual fundraising event, Raise A Hand
for Education Benefit, is an opportunity for passionate individuals and
corporations to come together to change the odds for kids through
education. Think Together’s 2023 Raise A Hand for
Education Benefit will return to a fully in-person model
with intimate events in Los Angeles, Orange County,
Coachella Valley, and Bay Area.

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ons, and corporations that share our bright vision for the
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succeed in school and beyond.

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VISIÓN Y COMPROMISO

CONTACT

Address: 1000 N. Alameda St., 3rd Fl., Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: 213.613.0630
Email: [email protected]
Website: visionycompromiso.org
Facebook: facebook.com/visionycompromiso
Instagram: @visionycompromiso
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/visionycompromiso
Top Executive: Maria Lemus, Executive Director
Year Established: 2000

ABOUT US

Visión y Compromiso was founded 22 years ago on the dreams
of promotoras who believed in a society of opportunity for
their families, where communities are healthy and supported,
and where all people can live up to their full potential and
thrive. Today, Visión y Compromiso supports promotoras
and other community leaders to pursue this dream through
authentic leadership building, advocacy, and culturally and
linguistically relevant training and education that builds
local capacity, develops programs and activities that honor
community strengths, and creates job opportunities where
promotoras engage individuals and families in conversations
to promote health and wellness.

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MISSION STATEMENT

Visión y Compromiso is committed to community well-being by
supporting promotoras, community health workers and other
grassroots leaders in their communities. Promotoras are trusted
messengers who serve their communities with “servicio de corazón”
heartfelt service. They share information and resources connecting
people to healthcare, housing assistance, mental health services, and
more. Visión y Compromiso’s vision is “hacia una vida digna y sana,”
a life with health and dignity for all.

SERVICE AREA

Visión y Compromiso’s Network of Promotoras represents the collective
voice of thousands of promotoras and other grassroots community
leaders in urban, rural and suburban regions across California including
in the Southern California regions of Los Angeles County, Orange County,
San Diego County, the Inland Empire, and the Central Coast.

GET INVOLVED

To learn more about Visión y Compromiso’s work with the
promotoras, community health workers and other grassroots leaders
who work tirelessly on behalf of their communities, please
visit our website where you can view our publications and
recorded webinars, register for our annual conference, or
find out more about our training, education and advocacy
programs at www.visionycompromiso.org.

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UCLA HE

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Address: 10889 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. UCLA Health com
1200, Los Angeles, CA 90024 Center; UCLA Mat
Phone: 310.206.6484 the university’s ma
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Website: uclahealth.org across the area for
Facebook: @uclahealth
Twitter: @uclahealth GET INVOLVE
Instagram: @uclahealth
Top Executive: Johnese Spisso, Donate: giving.ucla
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Year Established: 1955

ABOUT US

As an academic medical center, we
are able to offer our patients the
latest technologies as well as access
to potentially life-saving therapies
and leading-edge clinical trials. With
a comprehensive array of research
and clinical centers, addressing
topics from stem cell biology, AIDS,
gene therapy, neurosciences,
women’s health and geriatrics, UCLA
continues to define what an academic
medical center can be. UCLA
Health’s commitment to patient care,
research and education means that
our patients benefit from the latest
diagnostic and treatment techniques
in virtually every area of medicine.
We are also a committed community
partner. In fact, over 70 percent of
our medical students and some 200
faculty participate in community
health programs each year. Some of
those programs include training Los
Angeles firefighters and paramedics
to treat stroke victims on-site and
addressing a multitude of child health
and welfare issues at the Center for
Healthier Children, Families and
Communities.

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UCLA Health’s mission is to deliver
leading-edge patient care, research,
and education. Our vision is to heal
humankind, one patient at a time, by
improving health, alleviating suffering
and delivering acts of kindness.

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Address: 3643 Wilshire Blvd., Level 3, The mission of Wa
Los Angeles, CA 90010 create a welcomin
Phone: 424.407.4023 Through local and
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typical senior center – both in its involved.
design and in its programming.
Inside an innovative new building
in Koreatown, GenSpace embraces
the idea of stages not ages. Offering
an array of weekly classes for older
adults from tai chi and belly dancing
to painting, gardening and tech help,
there is something for everyone at
GenSpace.

With nearly 200 active members,
GenSpace is leading the conversation
about the future of aging in L.A. and
beyond. Through partnerships and
collaborations, we’re fighting back
against ageism ingrained in our
culture and redefining what it means
to get older.

GenSpace is always looking for
teachers and volunteers committed to
supporting members – call 424-407-
4023 or stop by if you are interested
in joining us.

SERVICE AREA

We currently operate from the
beautiful Audrey Irmas Pavilion on
the campus of the Wilshire Boulevard
Temple in Koreatown.

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WOLF CONNECTION

CONTACT

Address: 29063 Aliso Canyon Rd., Palmdale, CA 93550
Phone: 661.860.9544
Email: [email protected]
Website: wolfconnection.org
Facebook: facebook.com/packnews
Twitter: twitter.com/wolfconnection
Instagram: instagram.com/wolfconnection
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/wolf-connection
Top Executive: Teo Alfero, Founder and CEO
Year Established: 2009

ABOUT US

At Wolf Connection® we believe that a deep understanding
of our relationship with animals and the environment is a
powerful doorway to the development of strong individuals,
productive societies, and a sustainable civilization on this
planet. The Wolf Connection® Ranch is where our signature
Wolf Therapy® programs offer healing and recovery to
humans and wolves alike. Wolf Therapy® was designed to
help kids reclaim their inherent resiliency. It fosters a deeper
connection between our kids and the natural environment at
the nexus of co-evolutionary biology, behavioral science, and
Indigenous traditions.

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MISSION STATEMENT

Wolf Connection is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit wolf rescue and human
empowerment organization. We are an educational sanctuary and
wilderness retreat center that brings people together through a direct
relationship with rescued wolves for the purpose of empowering the
next generation to become authentic leaders and stewards of the earth.

SERVICE AREA

The Wolf Heart Ranch is located in Antelope Valley on the outskirts
of rural Acton, CA. The sanctuary is nestled in the protection of the
Angeles National Forest on 165 acres of beautiful woodland and
high desert mountains that includes a year-round stream. It offers a
magnificent environment for our wolves and endless possibilities to all
the youth whose minds, hearts, and spirits are touched by them.

GET INVOLVED

At Wolf Connection, we believe that a deep understanding of the
human-animal connection and the environment is paramount to
our development as individuals, building productive societies, and
creating sustainable civilizations on this planet. With your donation,
you are helping us all take a giant step in the right direction!
Your 100% tax-deductible donation will help to support the
life, safety and prosperity of the wolves and help continue
our mission of empowering youth and communities
through connection.

JOIN THE PACK

Will you join us and the revolution of
heart-based living by becoming a
donor and engaging with ways you
can return to your wild, authentic self
and find freedom in your personal
journey?

Visit wolfconnection.org

to get involved and find your sacred
place in our pack, from wherever you
reside.

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WOODCRAFT RANGERS

CONTACT

Address: 340 E. 2nd St., Ste. 340, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: 213.249.9293
Email: [email protected]
Website: woodcraftrangers.org
Facebook: @woodcraftrangers
Twitter: @woodcraftranger
Instagram: @woodcraftrangers
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/woodcraftrangers
Top Executive: Julee Brooks, CEO
Year Established: 1922

ABOUT US

Founded in 1922, Woodcraft Rangers has proudly served the
youth of Los Angeles for five generations. From its beginnings
when the metro area itself was taking root, Woodcraft has shared
an optimistic and progressive spirit with its mother city, being
uniquely defined—for a century—for its intentional commitment
to diversity, inclusion and access for all young Angelenos.
Today, Woodcraft serves almost 20,000 youth from low-income
communities through afterschool and summer programs each
year, including Camp Woodcraft, its summer sleepaway camp in
the San Jacinto wilderness.
Camp-4-All provides summer sleepaway camp scholarships
for children and youth for whom this transformative week-long
experience would not otherwise be possible.

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Guiding young people as they explore pathways to purposeful lives.

SERVICE AREA

Los Angeles County

GET INVOLVED

Your support helps send children and youth from low-income
communities to a transformative week of summer sleepaway
camp in the San Jacinto Mountains near Idyllwild!
Support Camp-4-All by donating today:
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YOUTHBUILD CHARTER
SCHOOL OF CALIFORNIA

CONTACT

Address: 155 W. Washington Blvd., Ste. 944,
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Phone: 213.741.2600
Email: [email protected]
Website: youthbuildcharter.org
Facebook: @YouthBuildCharterSchoolofCalifornia
Twitter: @YBCharter
Instagram: @ybcharter
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/school/youthbuild-charter-school-of-
ca/mycompany/
Top Executive: Phil Matero, Founder and CEO
Year Established: 2008

ABOUT US

YouthBuild Charter School of California is a 501(c)(3) project-
based high school established during the 2008 economic
downturn to serve young people ages 16-24 who previously
left or were pushed out of the traditional school system without
a diploma. Through our project-based curriculum they learn
to apply academic and socioeconomic classroom learnings to
community action projects (a graduation requirement) that help
resolve issues in their communities. They also earn industry-
standard certifications in construction, culinary arts and other
careers through our partnership with YouthBuild USA.

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MISSION STATEMENT

Our mission is to cultivate collaborative learning communities in
which every student has the right to an authentic education, plays a
meaningful role in creating positive social change, and becomes an
active participant in working towards just conditions for all.

SERVICE AREA

Our 15 school/work sites, in partnership with YouthBuild USA local
affiliates, are located in Los Angeles, Fresno, Riverside and San
Bernardino counties – specifically in neighborhoods where young
people are historically impacted by poor economic conditions,
crime, underfunded, crowded schools and social injustices.

GET INVOLVED

YCSC needs your support now more than ever, as students recover
from learning loss, increased poverty and other challenges
resulting from pandemic conditions and the economic
downturn. Please give today at www.youthbuildcharter.org.