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 […]
Letter from our Executive Director: Reflecting on 2017
This blog post was written by Giving Children Hope’s Executive Director, Sean Lawrence. — Dear Friend, 2018 marks the 25th year of Giving Children Hope serving vulnerable families both across the street and around the world! During this time, we have responded to hundreds of disasters around the globe through the sending of thousands of […]
18,000 Pounds of Food to Stamp Out Hunger!!
Saturday, May 13, was the 25th annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, hosted by the United States Postal Service. Every year on the 2nd Saturday in May, city residents leave a bag of non-perishable foods on their doorstep and USPS postal carriers collect the food and take it back to their post office. Each post […]
No Presents Please
Melissa Runcie, a wonderful Orange County mom, asked her friends to donate to the children Giving Children Hope serves instead of giving her 1-year-old son gifts for his birthday. Here is her story. “Our family has volunteered several times with our church and I believe strongly in the mission of Giving Children Hope. I love […]
Aid for Syrian Refugees
Carolyn Goldman remembers watching the news coverage of Syrian children dying while making the journey to Greece and thinking, “There has to be something I can do for Syrian refugees.” She immediately started researching organizations that are working with Syrian refugees and found that Giving Children Hope was the only one that would accept physical […]
Fuddruckers Volunteered
Home of the “World’s Greatest Hamburgers,” Fuddruckers quickly became one of Giving Children Hope’s greatest volunteer groups. On Tuesday, November 10th, six branch managers gathered in our warehouse to serve needy families in Orange County. Back in June, Buena Park Fuddruckers’ store manager, Jocelyn, had donated vouchers for our golf tournament’s silent auction. Upon learning […]
ATRS Blanket Donation
Disaster relief work is a tapestry of many people and partners collaborating to provide the greatest help in the quickest amount of time. One of Giving Children Hope’s valued partners, American Textile Recycling Services (ATRS), came up with a brilliant idea. One week after the April 25th Nepal earthquake, Fonta Stravropoulos, ATRS Market Team Manager, […]
Giving Back to Nepal
After Ari graduated with a degree in Psychology last year, he wanted to see the world. He set out on a five-month-long journey to volunteer in Nepal and Sri Lanka. He spent 2 months in Kathmandu, Nepal, volunteering his time in a hospital to assist doctors with their daily routine and gaining an invaluable learning […]
20th Shipment to Syrian Refugees
Giving Children Hope is proud to announce that we’ve sent our 20th shipment of relief supplies to Syrian refugees! The latest shipment left with 68,000 pounds of food on its way to Lebanon. It will be feeding families who have fled Syria with just the clothes on their back and have no connections or prospects […]
Nepal Earthquake Press Release
Update: 4/26/15 Contact: Carly Visbal Communications Coordinator [email protected] 714-523-4454 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Buena Park, .—Giving Children Hope (GCHope), is responding to the devastating earthquake in Nepal Saturday April 25th. We are currently staging our supplies and evaluating the most needed items. We are prepared to send food, hygiene supplies, and cots for those living through this […]