A stunning one in 10 households in the United States currently faces hunger. MAZON’s focus is to expose this reality, and to ensure that everyone in the U.S. can access the food they need and deserve. Headquartered in Los Angeles for more than 36 years, MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger develops and advances policy [...more...]
Holdyn Bray grew up in the foster care system without the basics many take for granted – sometimes she didn’t even have a bed. Like many foster youth, she faced steep challenges just getting to [...more...]
Giving List Matching Challenges
Youth Development
On a late afternoon in South Los Angeles, Historic Fire Station 54 hums with a drum circle. A dozen teenagers […more…]
In the bustling heart of Los Angeles, where dreams often collide with harsh realities, Step Up has been reshaping futures […more…]
Every year, Para Los Niños’ Annual Benefit celebrates the milestones youth, children, and families have achieved — educationally, emotionally, and economically — […more…]
Homelessness
For 15 years, James built a life of service – first as an Army combat veteran, then as a special […more…]
Fostering Care
When Lily arrived at UCLA, she carried everything she owned in one hand. “Moving into my dorm with just a […more…]
Creative Solutions for Kids and Families has quietly built a reputation as one of the most innovative nonprofits serving the […more…]
For the Environment
24 to 26 March 2026 | Free global virtual summit Justice doesn’t just happen by accident. It’s fought for, defended, […more…]
When the 2018 Woolsey Fire ripped through the Santa Monica Mountains, then-state Senate staffer Matt Weiner watched flames burn with […more…]
For the Children
When young Perla Lara required ongoing care at UCLA Children’s Hospital, her family spent weeks in hotels and Airbnbs just […more…]
For the Arts
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHMLAC) has been a cornerstone of culture in Los Angeles since 1913. […more…]
Neighborhood Music School is hosting their Annual Tea in the Garden on March 28th at 2pm. They will have a ribbon cutting […more…]
Step into the Time Travel Marts in Echo Park or Mar Vista, and you’ll find yourself surrounded by quirky items […more…]
For the Animals
In the wake of catastrophic flooding across parts of Central Texas, search efforts began in affected areas, where first responders […more…]
Twenty-six years ago, Nikki Ferraro found herself in a parking lot outside a Santa Monica surf shop, holding handmade posters, […more…]
Family Well-Being
Ana, a mother of two from Mexico, answered a job posting to be a childcare provider in the United States. […more…]
South Los Angeles’s Service Planning Area 6 is a neighborhood of paradoxes. It is home to families with deep roots, […more…]
Education
A teenager named Liam stands center stage in his school auditorium, feeling nervous in his Tin Man costume. For him, […more…]
Josue, a student who attended Mendez High School in the Boyle Heights neighborhood in Los Angeles, is confident that he’ll […more…]
Every Saturday during the school year, high school students gather in South Los Angeles for a sixth day of school. […more…]
Community Resilience
Four-Star Rating for 15th Consecutive Year Highlights Operational Excellence and Humanitarian Impact Charity Navigator, America’s top independent nonprofit evaluator, has […more…]
On a sunny morning at a bustling Los Angeles farmers market, a volunteer gently guides a blind shopper from stall […more…]
For nearly 80 years, Direct Relief has stood ready to meet the cascading challenges of global disasters, delivering life-saving medicines, […more…]
Advocacy
Gun violence. The phrase has become almost blandly ubiquitous in American culture. But to those who have experienced the piercing […more…]
Every day for over five years, Latora Green has taken her position at the northwest corner of Sepulveda and Ventura […more…]
Esmeralda Barajas entered the foster system at age 8 and exited just when she needed help the most. She had […more…]