My Nonprofit Reviews

Our first encounter with the Jurupa Valley Adopt A Family Program was during Christmas of 2014. We were new in the neighborhood and didn't know many of our neighbors or much of what was going on in the community around us. It was during our family Christmas party at our new home that we (and about 50 of our guests) were startled by the sounds of sirens and the glare of lights on our street in front of our home. All of our guests, and my immediate family, ran outside to see what the commotion was. Well, instead of a tragedy or a crime, we were delighted to see Santa and his team of jolly elves stopping at two of our neighbors homes to deliver bicycles and an assortment of other Christmas gifts. Needless to say, our family and our guests were bowled over with delight at the scene, they couldn't believe their eyes! It really made our Christmas party the talk of the season, and left my family and friends asking, "who were those people?".

Since that time, I have learned that JVAAF does so much more than deliver Christmas gifts. They also serve the community by hosting classes to help our youth become prepared for college and LIFE in general, and help our senior community members gain re-entry into the work force. I have now just begun to become involved with this great organization and look forward to giving back to our great community.