Local Charities That Can Use Your Help
Sometimes you want to do something, or donate something, but you just don’t know where to turn. Charities are close to our hearts, so we have come up with a list of places you might be able to help out:
 www.wecarelosalamitos.org
562/598-9790 phone 562/598-9650 fax 3788 Cerritos Ave.,Los Alamitos, CA 90720 Hours:Mon – Fri 10 am – 2:30 pm,By appointment only  “From the Heart” our We Care Fundraiser  Our Car Show Fundraiser for We Care |
We CareMission:WE CARE’s Mission is to do our best to keep families within our community safely housed, by providing a comprehensive, seamless range of services that begin by preventin homelessness whenever possible.
WE CARE can always use monetary donations:
And you can donate online here. Or here are some things they can always use:
The 99Cent Stores usually have good selections of these items. We’re always available to receive donations here (3788 Cerritos Ave. Los Alamitos, Ca.). However you can contact We Care of Los Alamitos directly at 562-598-9790 or www.wecarelosalamitos.org. |
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National Charity LeagueThe National Charity League is a national philanthropic organization, with their Los Alamitos branch, or South Coast Chapter, comprising of over 100 mothers and their daughters in grades 7-12. They support a variety of organizations in Long Beach, Lakewood, Seal Beach, Surfside, Sunset Beach, Rossmoor, Los Alamitos, Cypress, Garden Grove, Westminster, Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley and Signal Hill. They also raise money for college scholarships for girls in our area, by running their thrift shop, Miss Charity’s Attic, A Unique Thrift Shop & Boutique, located next door to us, at 3788 Cerritos Ave, in Los Alamitos. What they can use:
Preferred drop off times, Tuesday-Saturday 9-4 |
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Long Beach Day NurseryFounded in 1912 Long Beach Day Nursery is the first licensed childcare program in Long Beach, and the first to meet the high standards required for accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). And their mission is to provide quality early care and education for young children of working parents. They can always use:
For Dramatic Play:
Since they’re in Long Beach, if you have anything you’d like to donate, drop it by our office and we’ll see that they get it. |
VCA El Dorado Animal Hospital562-598-8621 10832 Los Alamitos Bl, Los Alamitos.
SPCA – Long Beach562-597-7722 7700 E. Sprint St.
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Animal Shelters and HospitalsRecycle your newspapers by donating them to your local Animal Hospital. They use them to line cages. It takes a few extra minutes to load up a bag or two and drop them off, but they certainly do go to a good cause. VCA El Dorado Animal Hospital, 10832 Los Alamitos Bl, Los Alamitos. 562-598-8621 Leave newspapers and shredded papers too SPCA – Long Beach 7700 E. Sprint St. 562-597-7722 They can use the following:
Seal Beach Animal Care Center1700 Adolfo Lopez, 562-430-4993, e-mail contact@sbacc.org Established in 1986, Seal Beach Animal Care Center is a non-profit, pro-humane animal shelter committed to finding permanent, loving homes for all the animals that come into their care. They need:
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 www.habitatoc.org714-590-872912827 Harbor Blvd,Garden Grove714-434-62002200 S. Ritchey Ave.,Santa Ana |
ReStore Habitat for Humanity of Orange CountyThe Habitat ReStore is a Discount Home Improvement Center that sells quality new and previously owned goods at discounted prices. They sell affordable building and home improvement materials and its merchandise comes from donations from individuals, contractors, suppliers and property managers.
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 www.kristies.org714-408-9781Fax: 714-956-1475email:info@kristies.org |
Kristie’s Foundation/Kristie’s PlaceKristie’s Foundation is currently working on raising money to build Kristie’s Place; the first children’s end-of-life care facility in Southern California. Kristie’s Place will give parents of dying children an option. Most parents do not want their child to die in a hospital but bringing them home creates challenges and often is not possible. Kristie’s also partners with wish-granting organizations, and children’s hospices from all over the world to bring kids to Southern California for a magical weeklong “wish trip” or short compassion stay. |
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Operation School BellOperation School Bell provides new school uniforms to children of need within the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD). Did you know:
Operation School Bell provides elementary, middle and high school students with 2 shirts, 2 pairs of either slacks or shorts/skorts, and a sweatshirt (a jacket for elementary students). In addition, elementary school students receive socks, underwear, a backpack with school supplies and a shoe voucher if needed. Operation School Bell is the only “safety net” that allows Long Beach Unified School District to mandate that every K-12 student comply with a school uniform policy. The program has proven to:
Christopher Steinhauser, Superintendent of LBUSD, states “we attribute much of our nationally recognized success regarding school uniforms to the Assistance League, which has clothed thousands of school children whose families cannot afford to buy uniforms. We need and deeply appreciate the Assistance League’s continued and expanded support.” Since 1974, Assistance League of Long Beach Rick Rackers Auxiliary’s Operation School Bell has provided new school uniforms to 50,000 of the neediest children in grades K-12 within the LBUSD. In partnership with the LBUSD, it is Assistance League of Long Beach’s goal to provide uniforms to 10,000 students by the year 2011. Operation School Bell is dedicated to the vision that no child should fail to attend or perform in school for lack of adequate clothing. |
