This blog post was written by Jasmine Garcia, former We’ve Got Your Back student. —— Hello! My name is Jasmine Garcia, a former member of the We’ve Got Your Back program. In 2007, my older brother and I joined We’ve Got Your Back and my family continued to receive help until 2013. When I was […]
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 […]
Food for Cambodian Orphans
Remember the container of Vitameal GCHope sent to Cambodia back in July? We sure do! Our partner Warm Blankets has helped us tremendously and we could not be more grateful. Earlier this year, GCHope was informed the Cambodian New Generation Children’s Organization (CNG) was in need of food for the orphans in Cambodia. In Cambodia, […]
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 […]
Tackling Child Hunger Results
GCHope’s Community Development Director, Elizabeth Saldana said, “Through our Tackling Child Hunger event we have been able to make new friends that share our passion for helping the less fortunate. It has been a blessing to see so many people across various cities come together to collect food for the homeless children and families we […]
Taking the Pledge to End Hunger
Another church is taking the pledge to support the community! In February, Pastor Tom at Thanksgiving Church was referred to GCHope by a partner and since then has become highly involved with GCHope by becoming a 10:29 church. For one year, Thanksgiving Church is sponsoring We’ve Got Your Back (WGYB) at Whitaker Elementary School. […]
GCHope’s New Aquaponic Garden
GCHope is going green! That’s right, ladies and gentlemen, the rumors are true. GCHope is currently in the process of building an aquaponic garden on our campus. Our company was introduced to the idea by numerous partners in the community that have seen amazing results for their work and the community since building their own […]
Future leaders of Tomorrow
Last week GCHope recognized two future leaders of tomorrow for their dedication to WGYB. Every single day Deliany and Yolanda spend their recess prepping backpacks, labeling, and helping Ms. Manzanilla, the Health Clerk, manage and distribute the 115 backpacks for needy families at their school. For the last year these girls have volunteered one of […]
WGYB Appreciation Luncheon
For fifteen years Dawn Manzanilla has cared for and supported the children and families at Gilbert Elementary School as the Health Clerk. Most people that meet Dawn easily recognize her incredible talent and enthusiasm for what she does. She has loved getting to know the people in her community and gaining their trust. Dawn took […]
Tasty feasts in the Philippines
Executive Director Sean Lawrence recently returned from the Philippines. Read his update about some of the product we sent! The young Filipino boy repeated the same phrase to me several times but I couldn’t quite make out what he was saying. Finally his teacher stepped in and informed me that he was telling me that […]