Featured charities
Following are some charities that we support. Most of them offer opportunities for involvement. For more information, you can click on any that interest you.
Music Mends Minds
Music Mends Minds is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that supports the mind and spirit of people afflicted by neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer’s, dementia, Parkinson’s, as well as traumatic brain injury, stroke and PTSD through musical groups using MUSIC AS MEDICINE. Our vision is to build musical support groups in an effort to use music as “medicine for the mind”, while creating social networks crucial to our members’ wellbeing and joy. Our organization is three and a half years old and we are growing steadily....
read moreDrew Silvern Dollars for Scholars
Founded in 2005, the Drew Silvern chapter of Dollars for Scholars has increased the number of scholarships each year from the four students in 2005 to about 22 scholarships annually. The mission is to help children of migrant workers get an education so they can help their families and communities. Because many of our students face the struggle of gaining financial aid, part-time employment, and dealing with immigration and second language issues, their accomplishments continue to impress the board members and mentors who read their...
read moreK9 Connection
K9 Connection’s programs in Los Angeles area high schools offer teens the chance to break through learning and life barriers by training and bonding with homeless dogs. Experiential learning enables the teens to find self-esteem, self-determination and empathy while they in turn enable homeless dogs to develop the skills to be adopted into permanent loving homes. On the field with the help of a professional trainer, students learn to teach their homeless dogs basic obedience skills using positive reinforcement, increasing their chances to be...
read moreHomeless Not Toothless
Founded by Dr. Jay Grossman in 1992, Homeless Not Toothless is a 501C(3) non profit program providing free dental care to the homeless and under-served. Presently, there are hundreds of volunteer participating dentists in the greater Los Angeles area. Patients are referred by the Venice Family Clinic, local shelters, the VA, LA Department of Family Services (DCFS Foster Care) and local shelters. Since its inception, Homeless Not Toothless has provided over $3,000,000 in service for this population. The dentists who volunteer their time and...
read moreDirty Girls of Lesvos
Dirty Girls was initiated in October, 2015, so that good quality wet and dirty clothing, discarded by thousands of refugees arriving by sea on the island of Lesvos, would no longer be trashed. Instead, Dirty Girls, paying for the services of a sympathetic commercial laundry, collected and washed tons and tons of clothing and then sent them to clothing distribution centres for other incoming people. Because the washed clothes were coming from people with similar backgrounds, Dirty Girls could provide clothes to the arriving refugees with more...
read morePerfect Pet Rescue
Perfect Pet Rescue is a non-profit adoption agency for dogs, with mobile adoptions on Saturdays and Sundays in Santa Monica, CA. In their 23 years of existence they have found loving and forever homes for almost 13,000 dogs. PPR is dear to my heart because I adopted one of my beloved dogs from there. All dogs are spayed or neutered, vet checked, and innoculated. PPR also assists the public with spays and neuters, and they have a behaviorist available for assistance with training. You can see pictures and read about available dogs on the...
read moreGreen Wave
Green Wave (http://www.greenwavesofchange.org) is an environmental consulting non-profit inspired by regenerative thinking, permacultural design principles, biomimicry, cradle-to-cradle, zero waste, transforming trash into treasure, and the concept of deep ecology. We provide environmental and sustainability education and consultation to individuals, communities, businesses, and schools, including: Development of environmental policies for organizations Event greening Eco (hospitality) riders for artists Buyer’s club/ co-op...
read moreNewGround: A Muslim-Jewish Partnership for Change
NewGround is a community-building organization that creates, connects and empowers Jewish and Muslim change-makers in America. Through a professional fellowship, high school leadership council and public programming, NewGround transforms Muslim-Jewish relations and advances a shared agenda for change. NewGround’s programs include: Muslims and Jews Inspiring Change (MAJIC) A High School Leadership Council: This program offers a select group of Jewish and Muslim high school students the opportunity to, build their leadership skills, create...
read moreWright Way Organic Resource Center
In 1999 Mary and Eric Lloyd Wright, along with their friends and a group of dedicated volunteers started the Wright Way Organic Resource Center to provide more structure to the ongoing community events on their land. The mission of the WWORC is to strive to educate and activate people to be creative, aware and environmentally responsible in all aspects of life. WWORC provides opportunities for people in the Los Angeles area, especially youth, to experience the legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright and Organic Architecture, encouraging the creative...
read moreJewish Women’s Theatre
Jewish Women’s Theatre debuted in in 2008 the backyard of a home in Pacific Palisades, California with the expressed purpose of giving voice to Jewish women on stage. They soon became a project of Community Partners, and launched their signature groundbreaking program, At-Homes Salon Theatre. These theatrical presentations are created around a theme and curated to include stories, poems, comedic monologues, songs, and even art all designed to illuminate various aspects of the theme. Since then, JWT has grown exponentially, drawing over...
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