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A Charitable Holiday Season
The holiday season can be an emotional mixed bag. Many people reflect on
the past year, cherish the opportunity to share time with friends and
family, and look forward to the year ahead. Others lack the basic things
needed for survival.
In this holiday season we at LongBeachCulture.org
encourage everyone to find a charitable organization and donate time,
money, food, clothing, toys, or whatever you can, to make this holiday
season a little better for people less fortunate than us. We've compiled a
list of a few places that help people during the holidays. There are many
more that we don't know about. If you know of some that aren't listed,
please drop us a line and we'll add them.
* Listing these organizations does not constitute an endorsement of them
(Organizations are listed in alphebetical order)
AIDS Project Long Beach
2017 E. 4th Street
Long Beach, CA 90804
562-434-4455
Stephanie Farrington-Domingue - Director of Programs
Provides case management, referrals. Accepts volunteers, donations of office equipment.
Catholic Charities
123 E. 14th Street
Long Beach, CA 90813
562-591-1351
Emma Hoff - Regional Community Service Coordinator
Serves low income and homeless people. Accepts non-perishable food, diapers, baby wipes, and other baby care items, toiletries, soap, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, blankets, socks, gloves, hats, scarves, volunteers, new unwrapped toys for kids & teens. M-F 8:30-12, 1-5 (Call in advance)
Disabled Resource Center
2750 East Spring Street, Suite 100
Long Beach, CA 90806
Jeanette Nishikawa - Executive Director (ext. 101)
562-427-1000
Non-residential living center for disabled persons. Provides housing placement, emergency food & shelter, resources, referrals, peer support, assistive technology. Accepts money (receives Matching Funds), volunteers, board members, legal assistance.
The Foodbank Of Southern California
1444 San Francisco Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90813
562-435-3577 - ph
562-437-6168 - fax
Provides free food to individuals and agencies.
Attention: Michael Jackson
John Knapp - Director
Accepts perishable & non-perisihable food, toiletries, clothing, cash donations, & volunteers.
Food Finders
3571 Julian Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90808
562-598-3003
Susan Beckley - Volunteer Coordinator
Arlene Mercer - Executive Director
Picks up left over perishable and non-perishable food and delivers to agencies. Needs Restaurants and Supermarkets for donations. Accepts non-perishable food donations from individuals, needs volunteers to pick up and deliver food.
Long Beach Rescue Mission
1335 Pacific Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90813
562-591-1292
Patty Kleist - Volunteer Coordinator
Accepts perishable & non-perishable food, clothing, blankets & sheets & plastic mattress covers (twin size), towels, toiletries, , non-radio alarm clocks, a wet/dry vacuum, volunteers. Special Holiday Program: Stuff-A-Stocking Program (Call for info)
Lutheran Social Services
1611 Pine Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90813
562-599-1321
Ruth Foelber - Director
Non-perishable food, clothing, toys.
Meals on Wheels of Long Beach
241 Cedar Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90802-3031
Attention Terry Ripple, Managing Director
(562) 432-6215
Accepts non-expired canned goods (prefers fruit), cash donations, and needs holiday volunteers. Also accepts unwrapped holiday gifts not intended for children. (Most of their clients are home bound adults and seniors) Or send us an email at:
MOWLongBeach@yahoo.com
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