Serving People in Need, Inc.

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Phone: (714) 751-1101

151 Kalmus Drive
Suite H-2
Costa Mesa
California 92626
USA
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TOP-RATED 2009

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Direct beneficiaries per year: SPIN placed 400 families and individuals in housing and provided food for 5,400 individuals in 2009..

Someone who had 3 hours of volunteer time could: Someone who had 3 hours to volunteer could mento a client and help them prepare a resume, practice an interview, teach a workshop, prepare food for street services or do a canned food drive on their street where they live.

Geographic areas served: Orange County, CA

Board Members and Affiliation: Mary Lou Shattuck, Chairman of the Bd,, Arts
Commission, Alzheimer Assoc., etc.
Thomas Giddings, First Vice-Chair, First Foundation
Advisors
Paul J. Irvings, Treasurer, Praetorian Advisors, Partner
Rachel Owens, Secretary, Succession Strategies
Richard F. Crawford, Former Chair, Richard F. Crawford
Company, Chairman and Presdent
Al DeGrassi, Finance Committee Chair, Plaza Bank
Danni Remington Gilchrist, Director, Premier
Commercial Bank
Charlie Granville, Director, Capita
Bradford Hall, Director, Hall & Company, CPA's
John Heffernan, Director, Attorney
Gary Karamardian, Director, Zov's Bistro
RJ Mayer, Director, The Robert Mayer Corporation
Thomas Miller, Director, Robins, kaplan, Miller & Ciresi
Marge Shillington, Director, Realto
Francis "Doug" Tuggle, Director, Insight Consulting
Loren J. Weber, Director, O'Melveny & Myers, LLP

Mission:

SPIN''s mission is "To guide Orange County''s homeless and working poor to permanent housing, substance abuse recovery and self-sufficiency".

Results:

SPIN has had more than 13,000 volunteer hours donated to the organization in 2009 and assisted more than 5,400 individuals in 2009 to date.

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Steph K.

05/25/11

I WORKED FOR THIS COMPANY FOR 8 MONTHS. IT WAS LIKE BEING IN AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP. THE HIRE AND FIRE PEOPLE LIKE ITS OUT OF FASHION AND THE HR DEPT ARE SERIOUSLY HAVE NO IDEA THAT THEIR PROGRAM DIRECTORS ARE THE WORST TYPE OF PEOPLE. THEY HAVE HAD MORE 51As FILED ON THEM THAN ANY COMPANY I ... more »

douglas3

07/29/10

SPIN has been reaching out to the homeless in our county for over 20 years. I began volunteering when my adult children were toddlers - we would shop at Sams Club for food to take on the van to the homeless in parks, adopt families at Christmas, and prepare hygiene kits. I now offer support as a ... more »

salibida

12/24/09

I am a native resident of Newport Beach and have been involved in many charitible organizations in the area as a volunteer and donor. SPIN has become our new charity of choice over the last few years. I have organized large drives for warm winter clothing, hygiene kits and food for the homeless and ... more »

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