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Giving Back to The Community 

As the seasons change and the holidays rapidly approach, we are reminded how fortunate we are to have the basic necessities of life that are too often taken for granted.  November is a wonderful time to reflect on all that one has to be thankful for, but it is also a great moment to volunteer one’s time to help the less fortunate. Below, is our list of organizations which are looking for assistance.

Help the Homeless Youth

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School on Wheels

School on Wheels provides academic tutoring to children living in shelters, motels, cars, group foster homes and on the streets in Southern California. They provide homeless students stability in a time of stress and transition, and help them achieve educational success so that they may break the cycle of homelessness and poverty.  Ways that one can get involved includes tutoring both on an individual level and also in group and online settings.

For more information visit: www.schoolonwheels.org

KYDS

KYDS (Keep Youths Doing Something) offers options for hundreds of children to experience new successes and expand their vision of possibilities. Children can develop caring and respectful relationships with each other and with adults while improving their chances of academic success and personal success.  Volunteer opportunities range from tutors, coaches, program presenters and afterschool events.

For more information please contact: Julie Brown at (818) 908-2029 ext 33 or email: [email protected]

Help the Elderly

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Let’s Do Lunch! Senior Center Nutrition Program

If you have access to a car this is a wonderful way to assist seniors in Culver City. Hot, nutritious meals are delivered to seniors who live within the Culver City boundaries and are homebound and unable to prepare meals on their own.  Volunteers range from “telephone reassurance,” to check how the program is working, how his or her day is going, and how they a feeling that day; Driving and walking the meals to homebound seniors; and packers who help prep and pack all the meals for delivery.

For more information, please contact: Adam Ferguson at (310)-253-6727 or [email protected]

Volunteer Action for Aging

Providing a multitude of ongoing and one-off events to benefit the elderly community. Events include teaching seniors to use tech devices, connecting and spending time with seniors who are facing depression and isolation, and assisting in autobiographical workshops to help seniors write down their life stories.

For more information, please contact: 562-637-7169 or email [email protected]

Help the LGBT Community

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APLA Health

APLA Health’s mission is to achieve health care equity and promote well-being for the LGBT and other underserved communities and people living with and affected by HIV.  Volunteers assist in phone banking to bagging groceries to helping with one of APLA’s fund raisers.

For more information, visit: www.aplahealth.org

Angel Step Inn

Angel Step Inn is a safe, confidential home for victims of violence, who may or may not have a history of using alcohol and/or drugs. They assist all victims of intimate partner violence regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or disability, with or without children. Volunteer opportunities include answering the 24-hour hotline, supporting victims at the hospital, social services and other appointments; providing administrative office support; preparing outreach material; and, organizing donations.

For more information, visit:  www.angelstepinn.org

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