Executive Director Michelle Durand joined Youth Champions two and a half years ago, and since then, has learned invaluable lessons about nonprofits and what people can do to help make them successful. "When I joined Youth Champions two and a half years ago, the organization was already six years into its journey. It possessed every [...more...]
When Felicia Cates first sought help through JVS SoCal’s career readiness and job placement centers in the Los Angeles area, she was struggling to provide for her son and living on social security disability. A [...more...]
Giving List Matching Challenges
Youth Development
Co-founder of Youth Champions, Jack Cline met with CanvasRebel to discuss the lasting work being done by the Los Angeles […more…]
Briana, 33 and a Latina mother of four in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, recently completed free adult […more…]
What if a flat tire meant you couldn’t pay your rent that month? What if an unexpectedly high water bill […more…]
Homelessness
For 15 years, James built a life of service – first as an Army combat veteran, then as a special […more…]
Fostering Care
When Lily arrived at UCLA, she carried everything she owned in one hand. “Moving into my dorm with just a […more…]
Creative Solutions for Kids and Families has quietly built a reputation as one of the most innovative nonprofits serving the […more…]
For the Environment
24 to 26 March 2026 | Free global virtual summit Justice doesn’t just happen by accident. It’s fought for, defended, […more…]
When the 2018 Woolsey Fire ripped through the Santa Monica Mountains, then-state Senate staffer Matt Weiner watched flames burn with […more…]
For the Children
When young Perla Lara required ongoing care at UCLA Children’s Hospital, her family spent weeks in hotels and Airbnbs just […more…]
For the Arts
In the face of natural disasters in Los Angeles and lingering social anxiety, poetry has become a refuge for students. […more…]
Step into the Time Travel Marts in Echo Park or Mar Vista, and you’ll find yourself surrounded by quirky items […more…]
Briana, 33 and a Latina mother of four in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, recently completed free adult […more…]
For the Animals
In the wake of catastrophic flooding across parts of Central Texas, search efforts began in affected areas, where first responders […more…]
No one knows how Rudolph lost his eye—or how an 8-year-old Australian Shepherd with severe hearing loss, pneumonia, and canine […more…]
Family Well-Being
Ana, a mother of two from Mexico, answered a job posting to be a childcare provider in the United States. […more…]
South Los Angeles’s Service Planning Area 6 is a neighborhood of paradoxes. It is home to families with deep roots, […more…]
Education
In the bustling corridors of Foster Elementary in Compton, kids are experiencing an extraordinary transformation. Students who once struggled with […more…]
Josue, a student who attended Mendez High School in the Boyle Heights neighborhood in Los Angeles, is confident that he’ll […more…]
A Full Circle Journey Expanding Minds Matter SoCal’s Impact Minds Matter Southern California is growing—and we’re thrilled to announce that […more…]
Community Resilience
Hunger Action LA invites you to volunteer or be a shopper for the next Blind Low Vision shopping day! The […more…]
For nearly 80 years, Direct Relief has stood ready to meet the cascading challenges of global disasters, delivering life-saving medicines, […more…]
Four-Star Rating for 15th Consecutive Year Highlights Operational Excellence and Humanitarian Impact Charity Navigator, America’s top independent nonprofit evaluator, has […more…]
Advocacy
In response to the tragic unintentional shooting death of 15-year-old Ethan Song in Connecticut, Ethan’s Law was introduced in Congress […more…]
In a conference room at the Children’s Law Center of California (CLC), Diva arrives early, notebook in hand. Just months […more…]
Every day for over five years, Latora Green has taken her position at the northwest corner of Sepulveda and Ventura […more…]