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Donate Backpacks for Homeless Students

5 year old Xander wants to help 100 homeless kids have backpacks and school supplies so they are ready to go to school. Let’s help him by donating backpacks packed with school supplies.
All backpacks will be given to the organization School on Wheels, which provides educational services to homeless children throughout [...]

School on Wheels Backpack Drive

Thank you for wanting to help one of the 14,000 homeless kids in LAUSD be prepared for school! You are making a big difference in one life.
If you have any questions email Mandy
Three easy steps…
Step 1: Pick a grade level and get list of needed school supplies.
Step 2: Purchase a new book [...]

Show Support for United Steps this Saturday, voluteer at Romeo & Juliet

A stellar non-profit called United Steps is putting on a play with kids from the community and could really use your help. United Steps is dedicated to creating organic community through events that invite people be proactive and network to help them take steps forward. Several serveLA volunteers have already given their time to help [...]

Come join The Origins Project serving Skid Row on Friday the 23rd

Mosaic is partnering with other churches that are making a difference in the lives of people for the origins project. It happens next weekend. We have organized a special opportunity to join together to serve the streets of LA on Friday, the 23rd. Have a few hours to give to those in need?
Get connected! see [...]

Illuminate Needs Tutors!

UPDATE!!
Illuminate is changing from a free arts camp for children in the 3rd through 8th grades to an on-going after school type program. We need volunteers with a heart for children who are willing to tutor or teach various art workshops…stay tuned for more information!
Our goals:
To inspire students to use and develop their God-given talents [...]

Build with us tomorrow!

Come build with us tomorrow as we work hard and celebrate the national day of prayer over lunch time. Free Pizza!
Thursday May 6th – 8:00am-3:30pm
Construction at the Lynnwood House
4237 Imperial Highway, Lynnwood, CA 90262
Bring a water bottle to stay hydrated!

Tom’s Shoes -Whittier walk without shoes Video

Watch the Video from our Whittier Walk Without Shoes – available now!
Spread the word and share the video on facebook and twitter and get people engaged in a service project in your area of town, its fun and extremely fulfilling to help others.

Mosaic Whittier Toms Walk Without Shoes on Vimeo.
on April 8th,  we walked barefoot [...]

Get Trained for Disaster Preparedness

Here is a bit of info on the upcoming Orientations of the Amercian Red Cross GLA
listed on the red Cross website
Those who complete this and the one for DSHR System Membership can attend the upcoming mass trainings for Disaster Action Teams; one in early February and one in mid-March.  These will take place at USC [...]

Photos from Christmas Dinner in the Park

Here is a link to some of the amazing photos taken by Khalif Boyd, a recent serveLA volunteer who assisted at the Pasadena Union Station Foundation Christmas Dinner in the park. In addition to serving dinner, they also had donated toys that Santa and his elves were giving away to children that day. Some of [...]

Sarah’s Story – Project Homeless Connect

Project homeless connect 2009 is an event I had been looking forward to  since I first heard about it last year. I love the idea of people from all over, different organization, different beliefs, all coming all into the same room to help friends that are viewed as the nowadays”untouchables” by most people. I love [...]