“We don’t like to wait around for someone else to do the work. We are going to find a way to get it done.” – Giving Children Hope Staff Member. Thanks to Giving Children Hope, thousands of children had something to smile about on Christmas morning. Despite limitations with no volunteers, all of our staff […]
Giving Children Hope Partners With Vans
Giving Children Hope is grateful for the opportunity to continue our partnership with Vans to ensure our kids start off the new year with confidence and style. This Christmas, Vans partnered with Giving Children Hope to make our children’s Christmas dreams come true. With our families experiencing extreme poverty, it’s crucial we remove the barriers […]
Giving Children Hope Partners with Navajo Nation
Giving Children Hope is working with our partners in the Navajo Nation to respond to COVID-19. Check out these articles which detail the difficult circumstances Navajo people are facing as a result of this virus. “One-third of the homes across the vast, dry reservation don’t have running water, forcing families to haul it in. Many […]
Ministry Voice selects GCHope as a most trusted nonprofit
Ministry Voice released a list of 77 Christian nonprofits that they believe are “exceptionally trustworthy” and “above reproach”, and Giving Children Hope is on that list! We are thrilled to bear this title as a Most Trusted Nonprofit (according to Ministry Voice) — read more about it here. During these tough times, we continue to […]
Mourning Rosa Porto, Founder of Porto’s
On Friday, December 13th, Rosa Porto, the baker and Cuban émigré who founded the popular Porto’s Bakery & Cafe chain in Southern California with her family, passed away. She was 89. Giving Children Hope is proud to partner with Porto’s Bakery & Cafe and our hearts go out to Porto’s family and all of Rosa’s […]
A Walk towards Hope
As the father of three teenage sons most conversations at my house these days begin with “Dad, I need…” followed by an urgent request that is almost always a “want” and rarely a “need”. I recently returned from the Venezuelan border where I spent the week with the “caminantes”, or walkers, whom the entirety of […]
Giving Children Hope’s Volunteer Spotlight: The Hope Raisers
We are proud to present The Hope Raisers as the Volunteer Spotlight for the month of May. The Hope Raisers is an amazing group of women who more than live up to their name; they are providing hope to not only the families in our We’ve Got Your Back program, but also to the staff […]
Giving Children Hope’s Volunteer Spotlight: Dale Harder
We are proud to present Dale Harder as the Volunteer Spotlight for the month of April, Harder is a handyman extraordinaire here at GCHope. When he isn’t volunteering, Harder loves traveling with his best friend – his wife, Judy, – and their kids. Giving Children Hope is extremely blessed to have such amazing and supportive […]
Giving Children Hope’s Volunteer Spotlight: Petey Lorey
For more than a year Petey Lorey has dedicated her time and energy to helping Giving Children Hope provide food each week to over 1,200 families in the We’ve Got Your Back program. Volunteering at least twice a week, she always brings with her great conversation, lots of laughter, and if we are lucky, delicious […]
Los Angeles County Fire Explorers Demonstrate Dedication and Commitment to GCH
Giving Children Hope has been blessed numerous times by LA County Fire Explorers through the hours, dedication, and hard work they have provided us. Post 13 Explorers have continuously shown themselves to be an exemplary group of young individuals who are dedicated to not only becoming the best versions of themselves while exploring the life […]