The Helpers

Las Fotos Project teaches photography to young women and gender-expansive youth from communities of color. And they don’t just use phone cameras.

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Underdog Community Project is a mutual aid group of volunteers and trained veterinarians who help unhoused Angelenos keep their pets happy and healthy.

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For people experiencing homelessness, it can be tough to stay in touch with friends and family. The nonprofit Miracle Messages aims to make it easier.

Pairing unhoused Angelenos with ‘phone buddies’ to fight loneliness

For people experiencing homelessness, it can be tough to stay in touch with friends and family. The nonprofit Miracle Messages aims to make it easier.

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The San Gabriel Mountains are the largest open public space in Los Angeles, but some of the range’s most popular spots are covered in piles of trash.

San Gabriel Mountains are getting trashed. This group wants to change that

The San Gabriel Mountains are the largest open public space in Los Angeles, but some of the range’s most popular spots are covered in piles of trash.

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LA-based engineering and design nonprofit Miyamoto Relief is hosting “The Night of 1000 Drawings,” which raises money for reconstruction in Kyiv.

Rebuilding a school in Ukraine, one drawing at a time

LA-based engineering and design nonprofit Miyamoto Relief is hosting “The Night of 1000 Drawings,” which raises money for reconstruction in Kyiv.

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Alianza Nacional de Campesinas and Polo’s Pantry are giving household products, water, and food to SoCal farmworkers who are struggling, especially after Tropical Storm Hilary.

Tropical Storm Hilary made life harder for farmworkers. How to help?

Alianza Nacional de Campesinas and Polo’s Pantry are giving household products, water, and food to SoCal farmworkers who are struggling, especially after Tropical Storm Hilary.

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ParaCliffHangers aims to adaptive rock climbing experiences so people of all physical abilities can participate.

Rock climbing is accessible for people of all abilities — thanks to ParaCliffHangers

ParaCliffHangers aims to adaptive rock climbing experiences so people of all physical abilities can participate.

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Southern Californians have donated lots of supplies to help those displaced by the Lahaina fire. Shipping containers are full, but there are other ways to help.

Donating to Maui fire survivors? Cash is more useful than clothes

Southern Californians have donated lots of supplies to help those displaced by the Lahaina fire. Shipping containers are full, but there are other ways to help.

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With the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes lingering into the summer, more actors and writers need economic aid. The World Harvest Food Bank has teamed up with comedian Kristina Wong to help.

‘People aren’t used to this level of generosity’: Kristina Wong and World Harvest feed Angelenos on strike

With the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes lingering into the summer, more actors and writers need economic aid. The World Harvest Food Bank has teamed up with comedian Kristina Wong to help.

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Cancer for College is an organization that says it’s given more than $5 million to students with cancer, plus cancer survivors who missed school because of treatments.

Charity aims to help cancer fighters graduate college, build careers

Cancer for College is an organization that says it’s given more than $5 million to students with cancer, plus cancer survivors who missed school because of treatments.

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Underdog Community Project is a mutual aid group of volunteers and trained veterinarians who help unhoused Angelenos keep their pets happy and healthy.

Helping unhoused Angelenos care for their pups, cats, bunnies

Underdog Community Project is a mutual aid group of volunteers and trained veterinarians who help unhoused Angelenos keep their pets happy and healthy.

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As the WGA strike continues, a Santa Monica-based nonprofit is distributing grocery gift cards to writers who are struggling to make ends meet.

Nonprofit gives grocery money to sustain striking TV/film writers

As the WGA strike continues, a Santa Monica-based nonprofit is distributing grocery gift cards to writers who are struggling to make ends meet.

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826 LA mentors guide kids through the process of telling and publishing their own stories.

826 LA is ‘changing the story’ by mentoring young writers

826 LA mentors guide kids through the process of telling and publishing their own stories.

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Young Storytellers teach and mentor students in LA and beyond in the art of storytelling, bringing the tales of kids in underserved communities from idea to stage.

Young Storytellers: Kids bring their stories from idea to the stage

Young Storytellers teach and mentor students in LA and beyond in the art of storytelling, bringing the tales of kids in underserved communities from idea to stage.

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For people experiencing homelessness, it can be tough to stay in touch with friends and family. The nonprofit Miracle Messages aims to make it easier.

Miracle Messages: Nonprofit connects unhoused Angelenos with old family members, new friends

For people experiencing homelessness, it can be tough to stay in touch with friends and family. The nonprofit Miracle Messages aims to make it easier.

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Las Fotos Project teaches photography to young women and gender-expansive youth from communities of color. And they don’t just use phone cameras.

Not just selfies — young women, gender-expansive youth learn photography craft

Las Fotos Project teaches photography to young women and gender-expansive youth from communities of color. And they don’t just use phone cameras.

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Each year, kids in foster care and from low-income backgrounds receive free new dresses and suits for prom from the nonprofit Glamour Gowns Suit Up (GGSU).

Glamour Gowns brings ‘normalcy’ to prom for LA kids in need

Each year, kids in foster care and from low-income backgrounds receive free new dresses and suits for prom from the nonprofit Glamour Gowns Suit Up (GGSU).

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The Laundry Truck LA helps unhoused Angelenos wash their clothes. The goal is to support families and help kids stay educated, says founder Jodie Dolan.

Laundry Truck LA partners with LAUSD to help kids get clean clothes

The Laundry Truck LA helps unhoused Angelenos wash their clothes. The goal is to support families and help kids stay educated, says founder Jodie Dolan.

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The Echo Park Trash Club gathers a few times a month to help keep LA streets clean. They also serve homeless encampments, where they’ve had to spend time building trust with residents.

Replay: Echo Park Trash Club gets rid of litter on streets, mistrust at homeless camps

The Echo Park Trash Club gathers a few times a month to help keep LA streets clean. They also serve homeless encampments, where they’ve had to spend time building trust with residents.

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2nd Chance Soul Food Fish Fry, a casual restaurant in Ladera Heights, offers job opportunities to formerly incarcerated men and women who live in transitional housing.

Replay: Inglewood restaurant offers soul food, second chance, for formerly incarcerated

2nd Chance Soul Food Fish Fry, a casual restaurant in Ladera Heights, offers job opportunities to formerly incarcerated men and women who live in transitional housing.

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