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 […]
Giving Children Hope’s Settlement Resolution
In 2012 there was a change in leadership at Giving Children Hope. During this transition period, Giving Children Hope maintained the accounting processes that had been in place for years, including how pharmaceuticals for its international RX program were valued. This valuation process was audited every year by a third party CPA. When the California […]
The Magic of Whynter
Without partners who are willing to walk alongside us and our mission, we couldn’t accomplish what we do, nor serve as many vulnerable children and families as we currently are. One such partnership that we are so grateful for is with Whynter, who has gone above and beyond what we had hoped for. From our […]
Meet Doug and Carol–Volunteer Highlight
Seeing Doug and Carol Sundman first thing every Monday morning has become a bright spot in Giving Children Hope staff’s days. This sweet couple was finding it difficult to find an organization that would take volunteers over the age of 75 when they decided to start volunteering with GCHope. The both of them had heard […]
Meet Pouch – Volunteer Highlight
Volunteers at Giving Children Hope find themselves here for a variety of reasons. One such volunteer started helping us in January during his year off before he takes the LSAT this coming September, with the goal to eventually work in corporate law. Pouch Liang wanted to volunteer his time and started helping multiple times a […]