by Cheri Cimmarrusti, Associate Executive Director Command Pilot Phil Rosnick and volunteers loading sanitizers bound for a rural CO hospital in need of all medical supplies. It is difficult to describe the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis on mission operations at Angel Flight West. In my 22+ years working with this organization, this time…
Reports on A Place Called Home responses due to the pandemic of the new coronavirus / COVID-19 Most trusted sources of information (public health officials, scientists, medical staff) indicate that the safest and most effective way to contain the virus is to reduce and eliminate large group meetings and inter-group traffic. And. as soon as…
With most of you at home and our programs canceled, we have decided to post some tennis drills that your children can practice at home. Enjoy Tennis Tuesday! https://www.facebook.com/Aceingautism
Across the nation, After-School All-Stars programs have temporarily closed, and our staff are hard at work doing everything we can to support our communities through this crisis. Many of our students and working families do not have a safety net during this unprecedented and difficult time. The impact of school closings spreads far beyond academics –– it means the…
A Message from our Executive Director: Dear Friends of All Peoples, COVID-19 has taken our reality and turned it upside down. Every day and sometimes every few hours we are listening to the news, reading the internet, talking to friends and family trying to understand and prepare for changing times. In the 1965 Watts Riot,…
Though COVID-19 concerns have forced the cancellation of Big Hearts of Summer’s physical event on May 13th, financial contributions to help ensure the well-being of children and families are needed now more than ever. We hope you can consider supporting as Big Hearts evolves into an online campaign/virtual event, allowing Allies to continue providing our…
18 is a birthday many of us will never forget. Today, one of kids at our shelter, had her big day. She of course had much bigger plans in store than being stuck inside, unable to see friends or family. The staff on duty was determined to make her day special. They spent time decorating…
Through collaboration with Harbor Recuperative Care, the Northridge Mall, and many other local businesses, the San Fernando Valley Rescue Mission has been able to serve nearly 700 families in the last several weeks with pantry essentials for some food relief. Many families have reported job loss for one or more members of their family as…
I came to Van Nuys first when I was in high school in 1970’s, cruising the Blvd to find Farrell’s Ice Cream with my friends, power into the 100-scoop Animal creation, and celebrate youth. I came back in 2016 as a Pastoral Candidate to serve – a radically shifted community that has huge areas poverty…
Foodoasis.la is a website that has various food resources in Los Angeles. It was created by the volunteer organization, Hack for LA in 2016. Over the past six months, we have been researching more locations to add to our database. Now we have over 2,000 free food resources in the county of Los Angeles. We…