El Segundo Nonprofits and Charities

HSF has been an incredible support throughout my college application journey. They not only guide students but treat us like family. Since joining as an HSF YLI student last year, I've been warmly welcomed and received advice and support every step of the way. Now, as I prepare to become a YLI mentor, I feel confident knowing I have a caring community and someone always ready to help, just as I aim to be for future YLI students. This community genuinely inspires and uplifts me!

My sister passed away recently, and she had multiple birds at her home. Because she was ill for so long the birds were not properly taken care of. Before I could even get to her house after her passing the animal shelter had already picked them all up. I gave Fine Feathered Friends authorization to pick all the birds up, which they did the same day. I have been in touch with this organization several times, and now the birds are all healthy and happy, and living the life. I almost didn’t recognize them when pictures of them were sent to me recently because they all look so beautiful now. Some of them have already been adopted out, but one bird in particular, which was the love of my sisters life, they are keeping. Her name is Big Bird and she’s a beautiful macaw. I thank this organization with all of my heart for taking care of and finding wonderful homes for most of the birds.

We lost our brother June 2014. He had just won his long battle with Thyroid cancer. Even with that battle he was probably the healthiest and most health conscientious sibling with his daily lunchtime walks at work downtown, playing basketball in the driveway, his light veggies and rice lunches from home, watching his sugar, his salt, etc and his most laughable exercise, which was using a small trampoline while blow drying his hair, lol, I teased him about that one. He was the second oldest of 6 brothers, I was the baby girl. He and the oldest brother became my father-like siblings after we lost our father when I was 16. We lost out mother to bone cancer when I was 21. I needed these men and their good wives many times in my life and my children came to rely on them too. The oldest is still battling cancer as well. But Larry, surprised us all. None of , not even Larry or his wife, Ruth, my best friend, knew he was sick other than thinking he has a stomach bug. The symptoms did not go away, so he got checked out and there it was cancer in his blood work. They could not see it very clearly in the tests so they took him to surgery, expecting to remove the mass and go from there. I got the most earth shaking phone call while he should have still been in surgery. I don't even recall who it was, but someone phoned to say he was already out of surgery. I asked why? They said they opened him up and say that the cancer was in his pancreas, his liver and stomach. All they could do was close him up and send him home. I felt my body slide to the floor in a puddle of uncontrollable tears. My husband ran to console me knowing it was about my brother and the worst had happened. He was given a choice to do nothing but be kept comfortable, or he could have chemo with a chance at one year on this earth. He was ready to go to eternity, but took the year only because of his youngest daughter. She and her family had moved in with them hearing this news in order to help out. She had one toddler son and just had a baby daughter. It was so important to Larry to have as much time with these children as possible to give, at least the boy whom he developed quite a bond with having had no biological sons of his own, as much memory of their time together as possible. They did just that filling the time he has before the chemo and cancer took him down. They did the things little boys enjoy and the things grandpas like to pass along like gardening. The two were great pals. They planted sunflowers in the spring of 2014 and by June the little boy brought some to lay in the casket with his papa. Yes, June 2014, Larry required hospice care in his home, then was taken to the ER and died at the hospital. His wife and daughter and daughter's family have continued to reside together raising her now 3 children together in the family home. He did not live to see the last granddaughter, who looks so remarkably like his wife, but he had a wonderfully full life in those short 66 yrs. He lived one year longer than our father, who in contrast, smoked for over 50 yrs., ate high fat country cooking, and too much sugar, with little exercise. There are no determining factors in my opinion as far as genetics when it comes to cancer. We have a lot of cancer in my family, but they are different types. Throat, larynx, lung, prostate, bone, pancreatic, skin, brain, and uterine cancers. Photo below: this is Larry, taken by the cancer society.

As a first-time volunteer and mentor I could not be happier with the entire experience at Walk With Sally! Their dedication to supporting children impacted by cancer is simply amazing. Their training is thorough, their support is constant and the results are inspiring.

I was a foster mama for some pups and her mama for a few weeks but this organization took good care of what the needs of these dogs were. Vanessa is an amazing pet mama all around. She really cares about her animals and all the ones she pet sits as well.

Grades of Green is an excellent asset to the southern California community and beyond. This nonprofit is a leader in environmental education and are teaching the next generation to be environmental stewards. The education Grades of Green provides is indescribably valuable as these students grow up with the important sustainability values already instilled in them. Not only are students learning from the programs Grades of Green provides, but they are doing so in such a fun way that gets the students' friends and families involved creating a village of environmentalists. <br> <br>I also cannot rave enough about the Grades of Green staff. I have volunteered on a few occasions with the nonprofit, and each time I have the pleasure of working with such friendly, personable and passionate women. The founders and staff are inspiring, and together they make a huge difference for our community.

Nine years ago, I learned of Tree Musketeers and their effort to plant "Trees to the Sea" along the highway bordering our town of El Segundo and the Los Angeles International Airport. It was a highly successful, multi-year effort to reduce noice and improve air quality. That first year, we sponsored two trees in honor of our two young daughters. I am proud to have one of them actively volunteering with the organization now and we can see the fruits of our labor as we drive through town. It is so cool to watch the young volunteers grow up in this youth-led organization, learning valuable leadership skills while helping the environment, locally and globally. Tree Musketeers is a warm and friendly organization making a difference in the lives of people and in the world around them.

1.To promote the personal character and athletic development of those players who wish to excel at the highest level of hockey competition USA Hockey has to offer. <br>2.To enhance player development by providing basic through advanced hockey education and physical training <br>3.To provide those players an advanced hockey curriculum through top-level certified coaches that will keep those players constantly challenged <br>4.To assist and promote player advancement to the "next" level for each athlete <br>5.To seek educational opportunities for the student-athlete, and to aid those student-athletes in successfully gaining those opportunities. <br> <br>We will accomplish these goals by seeking out and hiring the finest, most qualified coaches and administrators for our program. We will offer a beginner through advanced hockey curriculum from Mites to Midgets. We will strive to increase the number of teams under the LAJK banner so as to offer the maximum number of opportunities for athletes to skate and play for us. <br> <br>We will emphasize skill development at all levels for both our athletes and our coaches. We will provide opportunities for our athletes through practices, individualized instruction and skill-enhancement and skill-specific clinics. Some of these opportunities will come outside the standard team hockey curriculum. <br> <br>We will accept nothing less than total sportsmanship and respect in relationships between players, between players and coaches, between coaches and administrators, and between LAJK personnel and parents of our athletes. We will enforce a code of conduct to uphold the highest levels of sportsmanship and respect. <br> <br>We will strive to clearly communicate our ideals, our goals, our schedules and any such information necessary for both the athletes and LAJK to achieve their most successful possible results. <br>

I was pleasantly surprised by what this band is able to do. You have a mixed group of student ranging from freshman to seniors. Some have been playing music for a while and others are playing for the first time. They come together really nicely. You could tell the kids are proud of what they do. They deserve recognition for all the hard work they do.

I've helped CJC in a number of capacities over the years & I have seen first hand how this organization really helps girls blossom with confidence. The kids really love the teachers and the class volunteers, but the thing that they benefit the most from, is the positive attention they receive in the classroom. As Jane Phillips likes to emphasize to the kids, love is the most important thing in the world, and these kids really take that message to heart. <br> <br>Aside from the emotional support, knowing how to handle yourself in social situations, learning to write thank you notes and introducing oneself with a firm handshake are all necessary skills one needs throughout life and the girls are very interested in learning these skills. CJC isn't just about tea parties, it's about developing confidence & trust in oneself - the cornerstones of good self-esteem. I've been told by CJC graduates that Crown Jewel Club helped them feel that they could accomplish any goal they set - and that's what it's all about, isn't it?

I will agree with some of your statements. I was denied overtime and eventually laid off because a supervisor boldly stated in a meeting he didnt want a female on his team. Though I filed a EEO complaint everyone was scared to verify his statement. I was eventually rehired after his retirement, but the feeling of being let down was always there. There are allot of great people there and it is a good company. However allot of work needs to be done in EEO. I was again laid off and told to train my replacement, a man. As a former Army Mechanic and truck driver there are still some that do not view a womans work as important.

The Jonah Project is an amazing organization that really invests everything that they have into the streets of skid row. They do their best bringing hope back into that hopeless place. And they are so persistent in loving these people, it blows my mind. I have served with them for a year and the things I have experienced are crazy. And they have been doing this for years now. The Jonah Project is really the oasis of Skid Row, and they are serving these homeless people and drug addicts with so much endurance and with really a 'supernatural' love. they amaze me. Respect.