Giving Children Hope

This place does amazing charitable work for children, veterans and people suffering from recent disasters. One program called «We’ve got your back» provides over 1000 backpack full of food every week for hungry Orange County elementary school children. Their giving for living store supports missionary and church work. The international relief program provide food, medical equipment, and much needed supplies when natural disaster hits around the world. Come by and check them out, or better yet volunteer your time to fill the backpacks, load a container or just help cleanup. I always feel better helping out at this amazing place, and I’m sure you will too.

In 2011 I was introduced to Giving Children Hope at an industry event. The speaker shared about their «We’ve Got Your Back» program that feeds nearly 4,000 children and their families each week. My heart was broken to think that the family next door might have to choose between food on the table or paying the electric bill. From that moment on I made a commitment to support GCHope financially and with my time.
Over the years I have learned more about this incredible non-​profit. It blows my mind how far reaching their impact is. They live up to their tag line of «across street and around the world.» Not only do they focus on the well-​being of the families in the communities they serve, they also respond to disasters around the globe sending relief supplies and containers to those in greatest desperation.
If you are in the Southern California area and you are looking for an organization to support or to volunteer for, I highly recommend GCHope. You can rest assured that your dollars are helping to fulfill needs, and your time well-​spent filling backpacks or wrapping toys or packing a shipping container. You will be blessed by the experience and/​or relationship. I was and continue to be.

This is an awesome local charity. I’ve been giving and volunteering there for 4 years. They provide international disaster relief and support medical missions around the world. Their focus is on children. They also have a local homeless ministry that provides weekend nutrition to homeless kids (like the OC motel kids) thorough the Orange County Public Schools. I can’t say enough good things about them.
Oh, They also have a free medical clinic right next door on commonwealth and dale near the fullerton airport.

CHARITY
The practice of benevolent giving and caring, with the virtue of unlimited love and kindness.
These days, when I leave the Giving Children Hope center in Buena Park, I don’t tell myself that I’ve spent a few hours doing charity work. I think of it as a promise. What kind of promise? A promise that if I provide for others now, then someone else will surely return the favor to me later.
All over the world, poverty and unfortunate events occur in people’s lives. People never want to be in that moment, but awful things happen to others first, before it possibly stumbles upon you. A stranger might be in need at some point in their life and then like a trade, you might be the receiver of somebody else’s efforts. A simple exchange. Like you’re letting a friend borrow a buck or two.
«We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give» — Winston Churchill.