These words offer a description of the experience of millions of people around the world. Fathers and mothers, sons and daughters, whose identities have been stripped and transformed into statistics that at our most calloused we easily scroll past. They have lost their families, homes, and their jobs, because of imminent and life-threatening dangers. They […]
Point-In-Time Count Reveals increase in Homelessness
Every other year Orange County surveys the number of homeless individuals residing within its borders. This year’s recently released Point in Time count revealed that there are 6,870 homeless individuals across the county. This represents a 43% increase from the previous survey released in 2017. This number includes 466 families, with 966 children living in temporary shelters […]
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 […]
Celebrating 25 years of Across the Street & Around the World
What started in 1993 with the adoption of a child in Eastern Europe has grown into the Giving Children Hope that now serves thousands of children and families across the street and around the world every week. This year, we celebrate our 25th anniversary and we invite you to celebrate with us. Giving Children Hope […]
Hawaii Kilauea Volcano Relief
Two weeks ago we had the pleasure of meeting Sam Alipio, a man who works as a Customer Service Agent for United Airlines. Sam’s mom lives in Hawaii and he had recently visited just a few days after Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted on the Big Island. While in Hawaii, he learned of how bad the […]
Home Sweet Home
Every week Giving Children Hope’s We’ve Got Your Back program serves over 1,000 families throughout Orange and Los Angeles counties with weekly backpacks full of food. Many of our families go “home” to motel rooms, cold garages, and shared single-family apartment units. For one WGYB family, their home was a car. For over a year, […]
Venezuela Crisis Relief
Written By: Sean Lawrence, Giving Children Hope’s Executive Director — Nothing about Giselle’s appearance gave a clue about the life-altering crisis she was facing. With her sunglasses resting on her head, a sweatshirt wrapped around her hips, and carrying an average sized backpack, she looked as if she was heading on a day trip to […]
Beds for Local Families
Helping children in our community get a better night’s sleep Sleep. It’s one of the most important factors necessary for one’s health, especially a child’s health. When I think of sleep, I think of my bed, but some children in our We’ve Got Your Back program don’t get to experience the luxury of a bed. […]