Together, we make an impact

The mission of Partners for Children South L.A. is to improve access to high-quality healthcare, early education and family supports for the youngest and most vulnerable children in South Los Angeles. They serve children from birth to 5 years and their families, with emphasis on children in kinship care and pregnant and parenting teens.

Food on Foot is dedicated to assisting the poor and homeless of Los Angeles through programs that provide nutritious meals, clothing, work opportunities and ultimately the transition to full-time employment and life off the streets.

CASA of Los Angeles organizes the community to take action and advocate for children and families in LA County�s overburdened child welfare and juvenile justice systems.

Foothill Unity Center helps neighbors in crisis attain self-sufficiency by partnering with the community and using our resources wisely to provide vital support services. Foothill Unity Center, Inc., envisions a community where all have their basic needs met including the need to give, all get the necessary support to become self-sufficient and all are treated with love and dignity�all the time.

Children's Hospital Los Angeles is a nonprofit institution that provides pediatric health care and helps our patients more than half a million times each year in a setting designed just for their needs. Their history began in 1901 in a small house on the corner of Alpine and Castelar Streets (now Hill St. in Chinatown) and today their medical experts offer more than 350 pediatric specialty programs and services to meet the needs of patients.

Jewish Free Loan Association (JFLA) provides interest-free loans on a non-sectarian basis to families and individuals whose needs are urgent and who may not qualify through normal financial channels. Interest-free loans, instead of charity, fill an important gap in our social system by promoting self-sufficiency with dignity.

1736 Family Crisis Center's mission is comprehensively to help children, women, men, and families in the greater Los Angeles area through crisis, including domestic violence, sexual assault, homelessness, joblessness, poverty, humsn trafficking, suicide ideation and attempts, addiction, post-traumatic stress, and emotional and life-survival challenges, thereby improving their prospects for long-term housing, psychological wellness, financial stability, and success. The agency serves approximately 6,000 individuals directly through in-depth residental and nonresidental programs, and 20,000 through educational and street outreach.

JVS SoCal's mission is to empower individuals to achieve dignity and economic independence through sustainable employment.

At Qualified they unearth dormant dreams and activate occupational purpose. Their dedicated volunteers and expert staff are committed to guiding our participants towards the future of their dreams. Qualified's dream is to create a world in which every survivor lives out her inherent purpose, changing the trajectory of future generations.

CDTech's mission is to build livable and economically viable communities in the low-income areas of Greater Los Angeles. This is accomplished by strengthening the skills and self-sufficiency of residents, businesses and community serving institutions through a variety of capacity building and direct service programs.

First Star, a national non-profit, improves the lives of foster youth by partnering with child welfare agencies, universities, and school districts to ensure foster youth have the academic, life skills, and adult supports needed to transition to higher education and adulthood successfully. They pursue their mission through innovative, university-based college-preparatory programs, providing technical assistance to stakeholders, and advocating for policy change.

Positive Results Center addresses trauma from a cultural and age perspective, creating awareness to prevent and end teen dating, domestic and interpersonal violence, sexual assault, bullying, sex trafficking, and their impact and source through workshops on healthy relationships and leadership development.