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Emergency Supply Drive

Agency Name:
 Orangewood Children's Foundation
Project Coordinator:
Kristi Piatkowski, Volunteer Services Program Manager
Area of Service:
 Youth and Children
Agency Description:
Orangewood Children??s Foundation is a private, nonprofit organization founded in 1981 and one of the leading providers of services to children in foster care. Through financial assistance, mentors, daily living skills workshops, transitional housing and college scholarships, we give these innocent victims of child abuse a second chance at happy, productive lives. Last year alone Orangewood scholarships helped 322 former foster children attend colleges and universities throughout the United States. In our 29 year history we have helped over 74,000 kids find their wings and soar. Beyond our programs, for thousands of foster children Orangewood means ??family,? ??opportunity? and ??hope.?
Area:
West Coast Area
Region:
Orange County, CA

Project Date & Time:
Oct 21 - 9AM - 5PM
Project Location:
Orangewood Children's Foundation, 1575 E. 17th Street, Santa Ana, CA 92705
Volunteer Positions:
 There are currently 90 available volunteer positions
Project Description:
The Orangewood Resource Center (??ORC?) at the Foundation serves as a drop-in center young adults working on independent living after the foster system. The ORC provides them with some basic emergency supplies including food and personal hygiene items, and professional clothing. Additionally, youth receive resources and support on employment, housing, careers and education. Volunteers are needed to help keep the emergency supplies stocked! Holding a supply drive within your office helps provide these necessities to the youth, but also helps raise awareness within the community about the needs and challenges of emancipating foster youth in Orange County. Ideas ways you can involve your office include: - Hold a friendly competition between offices or departments by seeing who can collect the most items. - Include customers and vendors by letting them know how they can help. - Offer individuals the option of donating gift cards or money rather than actual items. - End the drive with a packing party to create care kits with special messages of encouragement.

Special Skills or Tools Required:
Donation box or bins and a wish list flyer provided by the Foundation.
Supplies Needed:
Minimum Required Donation:
Donation boxes or bins and delivery of donated items to the Foundation.
Minimum Age:
Project ID #:
1023