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Chrysalis 13th Annual Butterfly Ball
Come join Chrysalis LA for their 13th Annual Butterfly Ball All proceeds directly fund programs and services that help homeless and low-income individuals find and retain employment. More info can be found on their website
Find out more »The Imagine Ball
Please Imagine LA for their Imagine Ball… RANDALL KAPLAN, JOHN TERZIAN and an incredible list of celebrity sponsors team up to bring you THE IMAGINE BALL. Proceeds go directly to support IMAGINE LA, a nonprofit organization dedicated to mobilizing volunteers to end family homelessness in Los Angeles. More Info can be found on their website.
Find out more »OPCC Vintage Hollywood
Please join Ocean Park Community Center for their annual fundraiser Vintage Hollywood For more than a decade, winemakers and proprietors from two dozen prestigious producers have poured their wines and a dozen of California’s top restaurants and purveyors have provided the food at the unique and intimate Vintage Hollywood annual event. The Vintage Hollywood Foundation raises funds to support charitable organizations, both large and small, that work to promote the health and well-being of Southern California’s diverse community. OPCC is…
Find out more »Midnight Mission Toy Drive
Midnight Mission will be collecting toys for their clientele, please contact shelter for more information!
Find out more »Good Shepard Center- “Forget-me-Not” Luncheon
The Auxiliary of Good Shepherd Center for Homeless Women & Children invites you to their annual Forget-Me-Not Luncheon on Saturday, November 8th at the Wilshire Country Club. Honorees will be Michele Doney, Page Malloy and Mary McCracken, founders of the TLC Group (Transitional Living Continuum). The From the Heart Award will go to Auxiliary Member, Mary Beth Legg. Special guest speaker will be Angel Guardian Home resident, John Pina. To purchase tickets, donate an item for our silent auction, purchase opportunity…
Find out more »CLARE- Tribute Dinner
Join CLARE for their Tribute Dinner honoring those who have supported the CLARE community and made outstanding contributions. More Details: http://www.clarefoundation.org/17th-annual-tribute-dinner/
Find out more »SMBGC 70th Anniversary Auction and Dinner
Please join Boys and Girls Club of Santa Monica for their 70th Anniversary Auction and Dinner More info can be found on their website… This exciting event will gather civic leaders, VIPs, and hundreds of community members for an evening of silent and live auctions and a chance to mix and mingle with Club supporters over delectable hors d’oeuvres, cocktails and a delicious gourmet dinner in the Starlight Ballroom. This event is our largest source of unrestricted funding, which helps to ensure…
Find out more »Westside Food Bank- Canned Food Drive Begins
In conjunction with The Church in Ocean Park “Holiday Open House Season” on Sunday Nov. 16th will kick start the Food Drive for the Westside Food Bank Food collected will reach children in need, low-income families, unemployed and underemployed individuals, the elderly, homeless people, and others in need throughout the westside. Further questions please contact, Milton Gonzalez at 310.828.6016 or visit www.westsidefoodbankca.org See flyer here: https://www.facebook.com/churchop/photos/a.330644790370660.58310.229154427186364/548820228553114/?type=1&theater
Find out more »Music wih a Mission
The Midnight hosts Music With a Mission (MWAM) to entertain and inspire those living on Skid Row. Music is a survival tactic for many people in dealing with life’s difficulties. MWAM is aimed at bringing our community together through music. MWAM is quite simple. Musicians bring their instruments and play for our homeless and near-homeless guests. It is an intimate setting, so musicians have the opportunity to interact with our guests, answer questions and/or talk about music and its history.…
Find out more »MADE by DWC Resale Boutique
MADE by DWC is a social enterprise created by the Downtown Women’s Center to break the cycles of chronic unemployment and homelessness by empowering women to discover talents and develop skills through vocational opportunities, and generates economic and social capital to support programs at DWC.
Find out more »Occupy Venice- Homeless Sleeping Bag Giveaway
View Flyer Here: Homeless Sleeping Bag Giveaway
Find out more »LA Mission- Thanksgiving Street Event
LAM’s Annual Thanksgiving celebration is a wonderful day here at the Mission. The well-oiled machine of volunteers and celebrities dish up plate upon plate of turkey (3000 pounds), sesame and garlic roasted mashed potatoes (700 pounds), green beans (800 pounds), giblet gravy (80 gallons) and pie (600) while others pour and serve drinks. After serving about 4,000 meals, we were able to give out about 650 bibles, over 1,400 beautiful blankets and over 1,200 tarps in preparation for the colder…
Find out more »LA Youth Network- Thanksgiving Dinner
LAYN will be providingThanksgiving dinner for our youth at our facilities this Thanksgiving. We are still in need of various food items to make this holiday meal a memorable one. Please contact Markus Cummings at mcummings@layn.org or 323.467.8433 for the items needed.
Find out more »Thanksgiving Dinner-In-The-Park
For four decades, Union Station Homeless Services has hosted Holiday Dinners-in-the-Park on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. This incredible community event provides thousands of holiday meals and hope for all who attend, including homeless men, women, children, seniors, very low-income families, and those with no place to go during the holidays. The impact of this event in the community is huge! More Details: Dinner-In-The-Park
Find out more »#GivingTuesday
We have a day for giving thanks. We have two for getting deals. Now, we have #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving back. On Tuesday, December 2, 2014, charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world will come together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and to give. It’s a simple idea. Just find a way for your family, your community, your company or your organization to come together to give something more. Then tell everyone you…
Find out more »Occupy Venice Flim Series “Dispelling the Myths of Homelessness”
Check out our next Doccupy Community Event Tuesday, Dec 2nd at the Electric Lodge. Come at 6:30pm for the free organic meal from local gardens. Then join the discussion at 7pm as we examine the reality of homelessness in Venice, the criminalization of the unhoused, and how to work towards long term solutions for the community. Featuring speakers from a wide range of activist groups and neighbors from the unhoused community. Free. View Flyer Here: Myths of Homelessness
Find out more »Chrysalis- Writing Empowerment Program
Urban Possibilities and Chrysalis present… Writing Empowerment Program, experience the power of story through Chrysalis clients competing with Urban Possibilities clients for a night of writing and performance. Please visit: http://www.changelives.org/events/chrysalis-writing-empowerment-program
Find out more »OPCC- Day Break Holiday Sale
Join OPCC and their Daybreak Clientele for their annual DayBreak Designs Holiday Sale More info. at: http://www.opcc.net/?nd=home
Find out more »OPCC- Day Break Holiday Sale
Join OPCC and their DayBreak clientele for their annual Holiday Sale More info. at: http://www.opcc.net/?nd=home
Find out more »OPCC- Winter Coat and Sweater Drive begins
In conjunction with The Church in Ocean Park, Ocean Park Community Center will kick off their annual Winter Coat and Sweater Drive beginning Saturday Dec. 6th at 2:30pm Please visit www.churchop.org for further details
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