The Drug Awareness Foundation just returned from a crucial week on Capitol Hill, advocating for Tyler’s Law, a bill that would require hospitals to test for fentanyl in emergency room drug screenings. Advocating for common sense drug laws is only one part of what Drug Awareness Foundation does. We also speak at schools, businesses and religious institutions to raise awareness about addiction and fentanyl poisoned drugs, as well as putting up billboards and bus ads [...more...]
Housing Works has always been on the front lines of Los Angeles’ homelessness crisis, doing whatever it takes for as long as it takes to house people struggling with chronic homelessness and health crises. Our [...more...]
Giving List Matching Challenges
Well Being & Health
The study of the human mind and the myriad associated maladies that can arise from it is considered by many […more…]
In the late 1990s, actress Fran Drescher began a frightening health odyssey, looking for a cause of her gynecologic symptoms […more…]
When Korey Capozza’s son was born in 2008, he was healthy in every way. But nine months later, he began […more…]
Social Justice
Holocaust Museum LA was founded in 1961 by a group of survivors who met each other in an ESL class […more…]
Homelessness and Housing
The Downtown Women’s Center hosted their annual gala on Sunday, October 6 honoring Los Angeles philanthropist and founding DWC board […more…]
Health
The Downtown Women’s Center hosted their annual gala on Sunday, October 6 honoring Los Angeles philanthropist and founding DWC board […more…]
Getting the Message Out
Did you know that millions of sharks endure agonizing deaths each year – all for a bowl of soup? Shark […more…]
It was January 20, 2017, after a divisive election and with threats against women’s rights, thousands of women, men, and […more…]
Rhett Ayers Butler describes himself as a lucky child. With collected airline miles from his father’s job and a travel […more…]
For the Children
For children living in domestic violence shelters, a present can be more than just a box with a bow – […more…]
Eyeglasses are such a commonality that most people go through the day assuming that everyone who needs a pair of […more…]
PRESENT NOW, a Santa Monica based nonprofit, delivers happiness and hope to youth living in 152 domestic violence shelters in […more…]
Emergency Services
How many times has a family stared in slack-jawed wonder as the adorable new family dog tears around and around […more…]
Education
Jose Melo was a middle school student in the Boston area when he was introduced to a resource that would […more…]
Holdyn Bray grew up in the foster care system without the basics many take for granted – sometimes she didn’t […more…]
Josue, a student who attended Mendez High School in the Boyle Heights neighborhood in Los Angeles, is confident that he’ll […more…]
Early Childhood Boost
“Literacy permeates everything,” says J3 Foundation’s co-founder Joe Blackstone. Imagine staring at these words and not being able to decipher […more…]
Dear J3 Family and Friends, We are thrilled to announce that Sarina Sande has joined the J3 Foundation team as […more…]
Neighborhood Music School has been a musical home for generations of families going back a century in Boyle Heights. Located […more…]
Advocacy
In response to the tragic unintentional shooting death of 15-year-old Ethan Song in Connecticut, Ethan’s Law was introduced in Congress […more…]
“We always say, ‘not my child’ are the three most dangerous words a parent can say,” says Juli Shamash, founder […more…]
There is only one thing Brady: United Against Gun Violence (Brady) Chief Development and Engagement Officer Liz Dunning wants you […more…]
A Helping Hand
Housing Works has always been on the front lines of Los Angeles’ homelessness crisis, doing whatever it takes for as […more…]
Last year, the nonprofit ACCESS Reproductive Justice (ACCESS RJ) helped more than 1,865 people access abortion care and other reproductive […more…]
Griffith Observatory is an iconic feature of the local landscape and a beacon that reminds us we are all connected […more…]