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 […]
It Takes a Village
Every week, the Giving Children Hope team provides backpacks to more than 1,000 Orange and Los Angeles County families in crisis, but every once in a while, we receive word of a family who needs some extra help. Two weeks ago, we were notified that one of our We’ve Got Your Back families was in […]
The Spirit of the Season
This blog post was written by one of our dedicated volunteers, Skyler Schulze. Skyler has been volunteering with Giving Children Hope for several months and was a huge asset to our Christmas program. — The spirit of the season was very much alive for Christmas at Giving Children Hope. It’s through the immense generosity of […]
Brandon, You Did It!
Most high school students don’t leave home at 3 a.m. to go to school, but Brandon did. As a U.S. citizen, he lived with his sister and mother in Mexico. Every day, he boarded a bus that crossed the border from Tijuana, Mexico to California to make it to school by 8 a.m. Before his […]
Volunteer Highlight: Andrew
Every day, Giving Children Hope gets to witness the hands and hearts that make our work possible – our volunteers. One volunteer won our hearts last year. Andrew is currently an eighth grade student at Parks Junior High and enjoys baseball and math. He first started volunteering at Giving Children Hope as a service project […]
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 […]
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 […]
We’ve Got Your Back Appreciation Luncheon
Every week, with the help of dedicated volunteers and our amazing school partners, we distribute 1,100 backpacks to families in our We’ve Got Your Back program. Our school partners and liaisons not only identify students who should be in the program, but also act as our champions on each school campus. They are the eyes, […]
Gifts That Tackle Child Hunger
Last year, Lupe – a wife, mom, and long time supporter of Giving Children Hope – decided to devote her birthday to our Tackling Child Hunger campaign. In lieu of birthday gifts, she requested that her family and friends donate food to our annual food drive. She states, “it was perfect timing – my birthday […]