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emergency housing) or we have
just helped them to move into permanent rental housing. They are all in the
process of trying to rebuild their lives.
The majority of the families
we serve are headed by single mothers raising their children alone. Many of
them became homeless because of domestic violence. They are families that are
surviving on extremely limited incomes and struggle to afford the most basic
of necessities. Christmas presents are a luxury completely out of their reach.
For
families who do not get adopted in the Adopt-A-Family Program, we run a
Holiday Toy Drive where we collect new and
unwrapped toys and distribute them unwrapped to the parents. In this
way, the gifts can come from the parents and not from us.
With both programs, homeless families get a chance to celebrate something in
the midst of what is probably the most difficult period of their lives. Just
knowing that somebody cares for them can make a major difference in their lives.
If you
are interested in participating in the 2008 Adopt-A-Family Program, please
contact:
Rebecca Tull
Special Projects Coordinator
(213) 252-0772
rtull@beyondshelter.org
Beyond Shelter is a nonprofit organization that helps homeless
families to end their homelessness by moving back into and
stabilizing in permanent housing. Each year, we serve hundreds and
hundreds of homeless families, representing thousands of
children. Since 1988, Beyond Shelter has helped more than 4,000
families to move into permanent housing. That's almost two families
every day nonstop for twenty years.
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Thank You!
Beyond Shelter's
2007 Adopt-A-Family Program was our most successful year ever!
Approximately 400 homeless families were adopted,
representing more than 430 parents (primarily single parents) and 945
children!
We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to
the following individuals, organizations, and companies. Due to their extreme
kindness, generosity, and compassion, hundreds of families in need had a very
special Holiday:
2007 Adopt-A-Family Sponsors
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5th Gear Advertising
ADP Small Business Services
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Alpha Phi Omega, CSULB
AMCOR PET
Association of Kenpo Martial
Artists LLC
Banana Republic
Bank of America
Black Equities
Body & Soul Workout
Boss Talent
Café Bella Roma, S.P.Q.R.
California Lutheran University
CareerBuilder.com
Caruso & Associates
CBS Television Distribution
Cedars Sinai Team
Chandler Chicco Agency
City National Bank
Clarey Capital
Conill Advertising
Consider-ate Done
Cornerstone Theater
Countrywide
Cub Scout Wolf Den
Disability Rights Legal Center
Disney – ABC Human Resources Group
Drive Solutions
E!
Entertainment – Comcast Entertainment
Frantik Magazine
GenRe
Girl’s League
HBO
Healthcare Partners Medical Group
Healthnet, Inc.
Helping Hands Club
Huntington Beach Mother’s Club
IAB
Magazine
Ignited Media
JAMS – Resolution Experts
Kaiser Permanente – Scal Regional Offices
Kappa Kappa Gamma/Delta Delta Sorority
Law
Offices of Juan J. Dominguez
Lexington Commercial Holdings
Lightfoot, Vandevelde, Sadowsky, Crouchley, Rutherford & Levine LLP
LMU
Alumni Class of 2001
Long Beach Community College – Bond Management Team
Los
Angeles International Church of Christ SFV
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Lullaby Guild Auxiliary
Lululemon Athletica, Beverly Hills
Major CPR and First Aid
Malibu Lake Travel
Milstein, Adelman & Kreger LLP
MOMS Club – Culver City East
Mortar Board of Occidental College
Moxie Interactive
Munger, Tolles & Olson
Neversoft
New
Roads School
New
West Records
O’Neil, Swafford, Siberfein
Oasis Christian Center Connect Group
Occidental College Rotaract Club
Pacific Dental Services
Pacific Specialists
Paramount Pictures
Pier 1 Imports
Rangefinder Publishing Co.
RMC
Water and Environment
Saatchi Los Angeles
Shopzilla
Sketchers
Smart & Final Training Department
Smith Barney
St.
Thomas Korean Catholic Center
Starcon IP/Special Ops
Summit Entertainment LLC
Technical Connections, Inc.
Tennenbaum Capital Partners
The
California Credits Group, LLC
The
Help Company
The
Help Group
The
Little School
TSI
Escrow
Twentieth Century Fox
U.S. Probation Office
USC
Dental School
Vivendi Games
Warner Brothers Digital Distribution
Washington Mutual – Burbank
Western University of Health Sciences
Westrust Venture, LLC
Westside Neighborhood School
Yahoo! Entertainment
Yahoo! Search Marketing
And many, many
families and individuals...
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Azusa Pacific University
Banana Republic
Casting Society of America
Consumer Watchdog
Cubs for Kids
Disability Group Inc.
Dorothy Wolf
Hooked On Phonics
Immanuel Presbyterian Church
Jeff Hobbs
Katie Addison
Lauren Manford
Lindsay Ringwald
LEGO
Mary Cross
Mashelle Kirkman
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Nativity Catholic School
North Hills Co-op Nursery School
Ramsey Schilling
Right Hands Entertainment
San
Miguel Avenue Elementary School
Sandra Brewster
Sara Costin
Sheryl Wachtel
Sprint
Susan Unger
Temple Isaiah
The
Today Show Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Ugly Doll
USC-GPSS
Yahoo! Inc.
And many others...
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