VOLUNTEER.
Register here.
Join us for a day of learning, community and service. Together, we will engage in meaningful dialogue about the growing epidemic of poverty as we deliver hope and kindness
GIVE.
Build a life-saving kit.
Our kits are designed to nourish the body and spirit. Hand assembled and delivered by teams of passionate volunteers, Winter Outreach ensures that thousands of impoverished adults and children are seen, fed and nurtured
LEARN.
Poverty has a face and a name.
Where:
Brentwood Presbyterian Church
12000 San Vicente Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90049
THEY ARE US
Come Learn and Help Provide Essential Aid
Attend a powerful Learning Experience while helping to get Winter Universal Care Kits assembled and delivered. Below is a list of dates along with a description of what we're doing on those dates. If you can attend and help, please click the "Register Now" buttons on this page and sign up.
Shifts and Descriptions
Friday, December 13, 2024: 9:00 AM - Noon. Winter Emergency Care Kit Prep – Move items into prep/assembly areas; prep items for Winter Emergency Care kits. (Fellowship Hall)
Friday, December 13, 2024: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM. Winter Emergency Care Kit Prep – Prepare and assemble (Fellowship Hall)
Friday, December 13, 2024: 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM. Winter Emergency Care Kit Prep for Families and Youth – Giving Spirit “Family Time” – Created for toddlers to teens; prep and assemble Companion Animal Kits; prep items and make Friendship Cards (Fellowship Hall) (SHIFT IS FULL PLEASE CHOOSE OTHER SHIFT)
Friday, December 13, 2024: 6:30 PM - 8:45 PM. Winter Emergency Care Kit Prep & Assembly + From Estrangement to Engagement: Youth Homelessness in Los Angeles (Learning Experience) - Prep and assemble Winter Emergency Care Kits for Outreach Program on Saturday and Sunday (Fellowship Hall)
Saturday, December 14, 2024: 7:00 AM - 10:15 AM. Winter Emergency Care Kit Assembly & Program + Carrying the Weight of the World: The Journey of Unhoused Mothers + Children (Learning Experience) - Assemble Emergency Care duffel bag kits and join us for a discussion (Fellowship Hall)
Saturday, December 14, 2024: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM. Winter Emergency Care Kit Assembly – Assemble Emergency Care duffel bag kits. (Fellowship Hall)
Saturday, December 14, 2024: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM. Outreach Orientation, Training and Deployment (HL Training Video) – Join us to prepare for direct outreach serving our unhoused in Greater Los Angeles. This is where the magic happens (Garden Room)
Saturday, December 14, 2024: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM. Clean-Up + Breakdown
Saturday, December 14, 2024: 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM. Direct Outreach – Join us for direct outreach serving our unhoused in Hollywood, Venice, Santa Monica, DTLA, The Valley and various agencies. This is where the magic happens (Garden Room)
Sunday, December 15, 2024: 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM. Winter Direct Outreach Orientation, Training and Deployment – Join us in directly serving our unhoused. Full training, orientation and deployment in Hollywood, Venice, Santa Monica, DTLA, The Valley and various agencies (Fellowship Hall)
Sunday, December 15, 2024: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM. Clean-Up + Breakdown
REGISTER HERE FOR OUTREACH 2024
Make sure to sign up today as spaces will go quickly! If you have to cancel for any reason please let us know to allow others to participate. We will keep you updated if weather or other issues affect your participation.
Looking for a great team building event? Get your company, club, social group to sponsor/staff a shift. It will be the most rewarding fun your team will have this holiday. [email protected]
Veteran volunteer? If you would like to/able to drive and/or want to lead a team with us, contact Aime at [email protected]
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We look forward to seeing you soon!
With gratitude,
The Giving Spirit team