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 […]
Relief for Venezuela
At one point, it was the richest country in Latin America, flourishing from the oil industry, but now, Venezuela is experiencing a humanitarian crisis. With skyrocketing inflation rates over 800% and a growing political storm, the crisis in Venezuela is continually worsening. As prices increase, severe basic needs shortages are occurring, including food and medical […]
El Salvador 2017 Reflection
Earlier this month, Giving Children Hope’s Executive Director, Sean Lawrence, and Global Operations Coordinator, Mikaela Buchanan, visited El Salvador to meet with partners, both current and potential, see the impact our product and partnerships are having, and witness the need in the country. Read Mikaela’s reflection from the trip below. — As I walked through […]
Family Receives Hope
Lisa from Orangewood Foundation showed up at GCHope this morning with an amazing story to share with us. Orangewood has been working with a family for years to try and get them into a permanent housing situation. The parents and their four kids have been sharing a single room for the last five years. Today […]
Christmas Wrapping Parties
Christmas is our favorite time of year here at Giving Children Hope. The warehouse becomes Santa’s workshop with an army of elves helping to prepare the gifts for each deserving child in We’ve Got Your Back. This year we had close to 150 elves — I mean, volunteers — donate their time in the evenings […]
ConAgra’s Donations
Giving Children Hope would like to extend our gratitude to a donor who has had an increasing role within our organization over the past six months. ConAgra Foods is one of the largest food companies in North America and has been both a product and cash donor over this time period. ConAgra Foods has donated […]
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 […]
Project Gratitude
One of the many benefits of working at GCHope is getting to meet the incredible people behind companies we all know and love. This year in celebration of their 60th anniversary, Whittier Hearing Center wanted to celebrate in a unique way. Instead of throwing themselves a party to commemorate the event, they are investing back […]
American Martial Arts Academy Gives to Children in Need
It all began when a GCHope volunteer suggested that her kid’s martial arts studio do a toy drive for GCHope during December. This small idea grew to be a contagious movement throughout the community and turned into a toy, food, and cash drive for the vulnerable children GCHope serves. In one month the American Martial […]
Girls Collected 188 Pounds of Food!
We love seeing how enthusiastic children can be about giving back to the community. When a group of Camp Fire girls came into GCHope, we were stunned by what they did. A group of 12 Camp Fire girls came together to created an amazing food drive in their own community of Long Beach. This group […]