Did you know that millions of sharks endure agonizing deaths each year – all for a bowl of soup? Shark fin soup, considered a delicacy in some cultures, drives the brutal practice of shark finning. Fishermen slice off the shark’s fins, often while the animal is still alive, before casting it back into the ocean to die a slow, painful death. This practice is not only inhumane but also unsustainable, threatening not just sharks but [...more...]
Rhett Ayers Butler describes himself as a lucky child. With collected airline miles from his father’s job and a travel agent for a mother, Butler had seen the wilds of Botswana, Ecuador, and Zimbabwe before [...more...]
Giving List Matching Challenges
Well Being & Health
Raise awareness about the impact of moderate-to-severe eczema and funds for research by joining the 2025 Walk-A-Marathon Challenge! Global Parents for Eczema Research (GPER) […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
It was January 20, 2017, after a divisive election and with threats against women’s rights, thousands of women, men, and […more…]
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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
What if a flat tire meant you couldn’t pay your rent that month? What if an unexpectedly high water bill […more…]
PRESENT NOW, a Santa Monica based nonprofit, delivers happiness and hope to youth living in 152 domestic violence shelters in […more…]
The Karsh Family Social Service Center stepped up to meet urgent fire relief needs. We’ve increased food availability at our biweekly food […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
Imagine a high school student in the 90th percentile or higher of their class who is enthusiastic about learning and […more…]
At Citizen Schools, we believe in the brilliance of every student—and in the power of partnerships to unlock that brilliance. […more…]
Jose Melo was a middle school student in the Boston area when he was introduced to a resource that would […more…]
Early Childhood Boost
Neighborhood Music School has been a musical home for generations of families going back a century in Boyle Heights. Located […more…]
Angela M. Sanchez was a junior in high school when she was evicted from her home in Glendale, California. Her […more…]
School on Wheels provides educational assistance to children and youth experiencing homelessness. It offers one-on-one online and in-person tutoring to […more…]
Advocacy
With the anniversary of Roe v. Wade having just passed on January 22, ACCESS Reproductive Justice wants to remind their […more…]
The Drug Awareness Foundation just returned from a crucial week on Capitol Hill, advocating for Tyler’s Law, a bill that […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
Griffith Observatory is an iconic feature of the local landscape and a beacon that reminds us we are all connected […more…]
Last year, the nonprofit ACCESS Reproductive Justice (ACCESS RJ) helped more than 1,865 people access abortion care and other reproductive […more…]
Housing Works has always been on the front lines of Los Angeles’ homelessness crisis, doing whatever it takes for as […more…]