The Te-Kenjutsu-Kan Adlawan Cup Food Drive Karate Tournament is set for this Sunday, Nov. 11, from 9 AM – 4 PM
at Segerstrom High School, located at 2301 W MacArthur Blvd., in Santa Ana.
This event focuses on fun, fast paced and exciting competition. All donated canned goods and paper goods go to the The WisePlace a Shelter for women in Santa Ana. Continue reading
The Santa Ana American Legion is accepting nominations for the Santa Ana Spirit Awards. They want to give recognition to our community leaders and they need the people of Santa Ana’s help.
They would like to recognize one person from each of our 10 categories: Continue reading
ORANGE COUNTY RESCUE MISSION IN CRITICAL NEED OF MORE THAN 35,000 DIAPERS;
CALLS ON COMMUNITY FOR DONATIONS AND DIAPER DRIVES
Orange County, Calif. (September 12, 2018) – The Orange County Rescue Mission has announced a critical need for size 4, 5, and 6 diapers, boys and girls pull-up diapers of all sizes, and baby wipes for its high number of toddlers and young children living at The Village of Hope, the Rescue Mission’s transitional living facility in Orange County.
The nonprofit is urgently seeking help from the local community to provide a total of 34,700 large-size diapers, 2,500 pull-up diapers, and 121,875 baby wipes according to Jim Palmer, President of the Orange County Rescue Mission. Continue reading
Tessa Adams, age 6, Santa Ana
UnitedHealthcare Brings Smiles and ‘Grins to Go’ Bags to Children in Local Hospitals
Working with the UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation to help children and families in need, volunteers assembled and delivered 230 Grins to Go bags, which were filled with an assortment of popular toys and activities, including Santa Ana resident Tessa Adams, 6-years-old, who is a recipient of the UHC Children’s Foundation grant.
It’s tough to be in the hospital, especially if you’re a child. But the day was brightened for a few children when UnitedHealthcare employees delivered “Grins to Go” bags to children at Miller Children’s Hospital in Long Beach, Children’s Hospital of Orange County, and the Ronald McDonald Houses in Long Beach and Orange County. Working with the UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation to help children and families in need, over 120 volunteers assembled and delivered 230 Grins to Go bags, which were filled with an assortment of popular toys and activities. Continue reading
Nationwide Foundation Donates to OC Homeless Shelter
The Nationwide Foundation is helping Orange County provide assistance to the homeless community
On Monday, August 20, Nationwide Foundation will present a $65,000 check to The Midnight Mission to install a pet area at Orange County’s Courtyard homeless shelter, one of the few homeless shelters in Orange County that accepts pets. There aren’t many places for homeless people with pets to go. As a result, many choose to continue living on the streets, where they don’t have the same access to services. Nationwide Foundation, The Midnight Mission and Orange County look forward to breaking ground on the project and reaching more of the Orange County homeless community. Continue reading
Santa Ana is one of a very few cities in Orange County where safe and sane fireworks are permitted on the 4th of July, which is coming up this week on Wednesday. Fireworks are on sale now! The City of Santa Ana has provided us with a list of the non-profit organizations that are selling fireworks this year in Santa Ana and their fireworks booth locations: Continue reading
Senator John Moorlach Selects Mercy House As 2018 Nonprofit of the Year
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 11, 2018
On June 6, Sen. John Moorlach, R-Costa Mesa, took great pleasure in issuing a resolution selecting Mercy House of Santa Ana as the 37th Senatorial District’s 2018 Nonprofit of the Year. The Resolution commends Mercy House “for providing invaluable services to the people of the local area, and applauds it for its long history of community support.” Continue reading
Saturday, May 19 Car Giveaway
One High School Student with Perfect Attendance Will Win a 2018 Chevy Sonic!
Event: One lucky Santa Ana Unified School District high school student, who has had perfect attendance all year long, will be the winner of a brand new car as part of the Perfect Attendance Car Giveaway promotion courtesy of Bruce Hamlin, Owner of Guaranty Chevrolet, located at 711 East 17th Street in Santa Ana.
Every year, Hamlin hosts a celebration in the Guaranty Chevrolet showroom for nearly 816 eligible high school students. “The main reason we do this is to help the community. The more students that attend classes daily, the more educated the student becomes. Those are the people that become good citizens and therefore help the community. I feel it’s beholden on the businesses in each community to help keep our communities strong and safe.” said Hamlin. Continue reading
MOMS ORANGE COUNTY PARTNERS WITH UC IRVINE’S GAVIN HERBERT EYE INSTITUTE TO OFFER FREE VISION SCREENINGS FOR CHILDREN ON APRIL 26
SANTA ANA, Calif. (April 20, 2018) – MOMS Orange County, a Santa Ana-based nonprofit dedicated to helping families have healthy babies, is partnering with UC Irvine’s Gavin Herbert Eye Institute on April 26 to offer free vision screenings to children ages 6 months – 12 years old. Screenings will be offered at 6 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the MOMS Orange County offices at 1128 West Santa Ana Boulevard in Santa Ana.
Children who do not pass the vision screening may receive a free follow up comprehensive eye exam and glasses from the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute at no cost. Continue reading
EXPERIENCE THE DIFFERENCE AT YOUR ORANGE COUNTY MARKET PLACE
GRAND REOPENING MARCH 31
Costa Mesa, CA – Experience the Difference at your new Orange County Market Place during its Grand Reopening on Saturday, March 31, 2018. Spectra, managers of the OC Market Place, are hosting this free community gathering and relaunch event from 8AM to 3PM.
The Grand Reopening includes a full day of activities featuring a ribbon cutting supported
by the Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce followed by a performance by the Costa Mesa High School Band. The day is dedicated to the Orange County community with a fundraiser and live entertainment event, Taste of the Arts, supporting the Community Outreach Alliance. COA artists will perform on the stage in the South Event Space and host art installations and experiences, alongside a car show with the Cadillac Kings Car Club. Continue reading
City of Santa Ana
The City of Santa Ana is pleased to announce the availability of approximately $792,635 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding for nonprofit organizations.
CDBG funding will be available to experienced nonprofit organizations for the provision of public services that qualify under one of the following emphases: Continue reading
Santa Ana’s American Legion Post 131 is hosting a fundraiser at the Chipotle located at 1945 E. Seventeenth Street, #109, on Saturday, Dec. 9, between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.
The American Legion was chartered and incorporated by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization devoted to mutual helpfulness. Hundreds of local American Legion programs and activities strengthen the nation one community at a time. American Legion Baseball is one of the nation’s most successful amateur athletic programs, educating young people about the importance of sportsmanship, citizenship and fitness. The Operation Comfort Warriors program supports recovering wounded warriors and their families, providing them with “comfort items” and the kind of support that makes a hospital feel a little bit more like home. Continue reading
Santa and Helpers to Deliver Gifts to 1,167 SAUSD Students on Dec. 8
Chapman University President Daniele Struppa will play Santa; the effort is organized through Direct Effect Charities
(Dec. 7, 2017) All 1,167 students at Madison Elementary School in the Santa Ana Unified School District will receive personal gifts from Santa Claus and his helpers on Friday, Dec. 8, 2017 through Direct Effect Charities, a Chicago-based charity that is currently expanding its hands-on programs to Orange County. Continue reading
Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana and the Official No One Left Behind Organization is hosting a Santa Ana/OC Community FOOD BANK on Saturday, December 16, 2017 at Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana, located at 2840 West 1st Street, in Santa Ana, from Time: 11 a.m. -1 p.m.
Come join us and bring any one that is interested in receiving FREE food items and books for kids. Continue reading
A food distribution is set for Saturday, December 9, 2017, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Spurgeon Intermediate School, located at 2701 W. 5th St., in Santa, Ana, serving the SAUSD community. Continue reading