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YWCA of Riverside County
The YWCA debuted Kids, Inc., a day-long program for grades K-6, this summer. Little Kids, Inc., opened in September for ages three to five years. Together, they provide 45 children of low- and moderate-income families with a nationally accredited program fully licensed by the California Department of Social Services.
Senior Concerns
The Center is working to change that reality as part of Senior Concerns, which helps Ventura County seniors with special needs stay at home as long as possible and gives family members much-needed respite. With a recent expansion, more than 75 seniors now make this their daily destination. They include frail and memory-impaired elders, many of whom have Alzheimer's or Parkinson's or are recovering from strokes.
Trinitycare Hospice
Then, they learned about TrinityKids Care, the only pediatric hospice care in Greater Los Angeles, which is dedicated to helping families let their terminally ill children and adolescents die at home.
Habitat for Humanity-Orange County
The program is Habitat for Humanity-Orange County, which is dedicated to ending "poverty housing" by building affordable homes for families who earn below 50% of the median income in one of the nation's priciest housing markets. Since 1998, Habitat has built 98 homes in Orange County, with 18 more planned this year.
Volunteers of America
In the first attempt of its kind to address the problem, Volunteers of America (VOA) has developed an innovative strategy that reaches out to this neglected group of children. "Reuniting Mother and Child" will involve up to 100 pre-school-age children of prisoners in its inaugural year.
H.O.M.E. (Home Ownership Made Easy)
Since its founding in 1987 by concerned parents and friends, H.O.M.E. has employed a creative mix of government grants and private funding to purchase 35 properties (and growing) on the Westside, including apartments, condominiums, and single-family homes. It rents these homes at below-market rates to 93 tenants, most of whom are on fixed incomes, and previously lived in crowded group homes and restrictive developmental centers, with aging relatives or in substandard and inaccessible housing.
Western Los Angeles County Council of Boy Scouts
RED-AND-WHITE CANOES slice through shimmering waters of Camp Emerald Bay on Catalina Island, as troops of Boy Scouts take the oars. Sea lions bark greetings from nearby rocks while seagulls glide on thermals.
Each week throughout the summer, 300 to 500 Boy Scouts, ages 10 to 17, will discover the ocean-going pleasures of this camp, one of six managed by the Western Los Angeles County Council of the Boy Scouts, headquartered in Van Nuys. Alongside this pristine bay, Scouts learn everything from the art of a fishing lure to the art of leadership.
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