2017 Wish List for Our Local Non-Profit Organizations

by | Dec 29, 2016 | Community

Santa Clarita is filled with a variety of local non-profits—some large and some small.  So often at The Magazine of Santa Clarita, we are asked where people can give and how they can help.  While we believe we are a great resource for our readers, we are only a mere link to the selfless people that give so much of themselves each day at their respective non-profits.  We hope the following wish list, provided by the non-profits, guides you to find the most meaningful way possible to help serve and support our local non-profits.  And as we all look forward to the New Year, we hope you consider bringing one of local charities into your plans.
American Cancer Society – 661-298-0886
Our wish is for a world with less cancer and more celebrated birthdays.  To do so, we want to be able to provide more support for our cancer survivors.  We wish for new wigs, new scarves, new head coverings and volunteers who want to help in the fight against cancer.  We also wish for companies who would like to donate event equipment, rentals, decorations, food, etc., in exchange for sponsorship at our Relay For Life of Santa Clarita fundraising event, which lowers our expenses and allows us to provide more free programs and services to our cancer survivors.  cancer.org or www.scvrelay.org

American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
213-291-7000
Our wish is for donated printing services to help produce our educational and event materials.  We also wish for continued contributions and volunteer involvement to support our mission of building healthier lives, free of heart disease and stroke.  www.heart.org
ARTree Community Arts Center
661-673-7500
The ARTree builds community by providing opportunities to nurture creative thinking and expression through the unique power of the arts. Our wish is to provide an entire classroom of 12 ARTree students with tabletop easels to work on their paintings and drawings in a more comfortable and professional manner. Gift cards to art supply stores or contributions via our website will help us reach this $500 goal. Your consideration is appreciated!  www.theartree.org/donate-volunteer/

Assistance League – 661-255-1991
Our wish is to have a storefront that is more in harmony with the ambiance of Downtown Newhall.  We wish for a group or a business that would be willing to design and implement improvements to our Assistance League Resale storefront, so our store looks more welcoming and reflects the upscale nature of our business.  www.assistanceleaguesantaclarita.org

Boys & Girls Club – 661-254-3063
Our wish is for in-kind donations, including: art supplies, a ping pong table, chess sets, computer keyboards, 2 Terabyte external hard drives, a foosball table, volunteers for our paint and plant project, a new phone system, large whiteboards and a new or used van to shuttle kids. www.scvbgc.org

Brenda Mehling Cancer Fund
661-586-4244
Our wish for the Brenda Mehling Cancer Fund is 100 gas or grocery store gift cards valued at $50, so we can provide a gift card to every cancer patient applying for assistance.  A tank of gas and groceries go so far for our patients, who are battling the fight of their lives.  www.bmcf.net

Bridge to Home SCV – 661-254- 4663
Our wish is to provide breakfast for our homeless clients.  We need dry cereals (Cheerios, Raisin Bran, etc.), instant oatmeal, coffee, tea and hot chocolate.  We also need dinnerware for serving: plastic plates, bowls, foam cups, knives, forks and spoons. www.btohome.com

Canyon Theatre Guild – 661-799-2702
Our wish is for new desktop computers and software for our rehearsal room, ballet bars for dance classes and rehearsals, an electric keyboard with transposition option, a digital HD video camera, specialty theatrical lighting equipment, a keyboard amplifier, a clothes steamer, fabric cutting scissors, thread, needles, pins, closures, laundry bags, press blocks, stain removers and detergents.  www.canyontheatre.org

Child & Family Center  –  661-259-9439
Our wish is to help children who have recently been removed from their home due to abuse or neglect.  We wish for the following in a backpack.  For infants and toddlers, we request: teething rings/rattlers, pacifiers, stuffed toys, coloring books and crayons.  For children ages 4-6, we request: stuffed toys, coloring books, crayons and small board and card games.  For children ages 7 and older, we request: journals, colored pencils, small board and card games, stuffed toys, colored pencils and pens and pencils.  www.childfamilycenter.org

Circle of Hope, Inc.  –  661-254-5218
We all wish for a cure for cancer. Until that happens, we strive to make a difference today for a brighter future tomorrow for SCV cancer patients and their families. So, we wish for: gift cards for gas or groceries for our clients; support for our events – Bowling for Hope, Vine2Wine (beer & wine donations!) and the Afternoon Tea; and we could really use warehouse or storage space for our event materials and client comfort supplies. www.circleofhopeinc.org

College of the Canyons Foundation –
661-362-3433
Our wish is to provide the best value in higher education, but many students still need assistance with fees, books, supplies, housing and transportation.  A large percentage of our students must work either full-time or part-time in order to pursue their higher education.  Many of our students are returning to college to retrain or update their skills for job advancement and technical expertise. Scholarships bring higher education into the reach for all students for whom a college education would perhaps otherwise not be attainable.  www.cocfoundation.com

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation – 323-939-0758
Our wish is to raise $100,000 at Valencia Great Strides, our largest fundraiser.  We are looking for new teams and additional corporate support from within the SCV to help us achieve this milestone! www.cff.org

Domestic Violence Center of SCV
661-259-8175
Our wish is that all victims of domestic violence feel supported by our community with the knowledge that they are not alone. The community could grant that wish by donating grocery store gift cards to help share a meal!!… www.dvc-scv.org

Family Promise of SCV – 661-251-2867
Our wish is … to be able to provide current and past sheltered families a warm and dignified holiday season with every day essentials often overlooked but necessary. And we wish for … new pillows; new blankets; new under garments (all genders and ages); new sweaters (all genders and ages).   www.FamilyPromiseSCV.org

The Gentle Barn – 661-252-2440
We wish for various animal supplies such as blankets/comforters, dog toys, bird toys, horse cookies, horse brushes, horse fly masks, horse halters, cotton lead ropes, paper towels, washcloths, and cases of bottled water.   www.gentlebarn.org

HandsOn Santa Clarita –
661- 257-1997
Our wish is for SCV residents to continue to give back to the local community by signing up to volunteer through our website.  We are also very grateful for continued support of the organization by way of sponsorship and donation of office supplies, including toner, paper, etc. www.handsonscv.org

Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Foundation
661-317-8408
Our wish is for the people of Santa Clarita to continue to give generously in 2017 in support of their local community hospital so we can continue to improve health of our community. www.henrymayogiving.com

LARC Ranch  – 661-296-8636
Our wish is for new furnishings for common rooms in our homes, which house 102 developmentally disabled adults.  LARC Ranch would greatly appreciate dining room tables and chairs to accommodate eight people, as well as new sofas and new loveseats. www.larcfoundation.org

Michael Hoefflin Foundation for
Children’s Cancer  –  661-250-4100
The Michael Hoefflin Foundation is a non-profit organization that assists children diagnosed with cancer and their families.  Our wishes include: a cure for childhood cancer; a happy and healthy year for all; foundation sponsorships; toys for children of all ages, including teenagers; gift cards for gas or groceries; and general gift cards for teens.  Gillian@mhf.org

New Leash On Life Animal Rescue
661-255-0097
Our wish is for all animals to have loving homes.  We wish for a new van for our rescue efforts, appliances/furniture, office equipment, building/renovation materials and dog supplies. www.nlol.org

Pleasantview Industries, Inc.
661-296-6700
Our wish is for 20 six-foot folding tables and 65 padded stacking chairs, which are used by our program participants with disabilities on a daily basis.
www.pleasantview1.org

Prayer Angels for the Military, Inc.
661-799-8865
We wish for a new computer or lap top, ink for printers, postage to mail care packages, a truck or van, storage/office space and continued donations to
support local troops and care for our veterans in need. www.prayerangelsforthemilitary.com

Samuel Dixon Family Health Centers, Inc.
661-257-2339
Our wish is to upgrade the interior of our health centers.  We wish for new flooring and remolded workstations at our Canyon Country and Val Verde locations.  www.sdfhc.org

Santa Clarita Philharmonic –
661-513-0589
email:  info@scphilharmonic.org
Our wish is to increase our audience and develop fund raising that will permit us to perform at the Performing Arts Center. We wish for a cadre of volunteers and potential Board members to develop marketing plans to get the word out to he community about our concerts. We wish for volunteers to plan and conduct fund raising events to increase our revenue to permit us to perform at the College of the Canyons Performing Arts Center. We wish for musicians throughout the SCV to join the orchestra in bringing professional orchestral music to the community. www.scphilharmonic.org.

SCV Food Pantry  –
661-255-9078
Our wish is … between 300-500 square feet of donated warehouse space to store non-perishable food and basic hygiene items to be distributed throughout the year to our neighbors in need.  http://www.scvfoodpantry.org
email:  info@scvfoodpantry.org

SCV Senior Center  –  661-259-9444
Our wish is to provide services that promote quality of life for seniors through the various programs and services that we offer.  To support this mission, we wish for: nested stainless mixing bowls (1qt. through 20qt.); heavy duty powered kitchen blender (minimum 64oz.); shelving units (32” length x 12” depth x 60” height); 12x18x10 storage containers; manager and task office chairs; basic tool kit; and non-perishable foods.  www.scv-seniorcenter.org

Single Mothers Outreach
661-288-0117
Our wish is for our store, Closet on Main, to have more volunteers. All proceeds from our store allow us to provide resources and programs to our members. We would also greatly appreciate hotel vouchers for many of our members who come in facing emergency housing situations. www.singlemothersoutreach.org
Special Olympics Santa Clarita
661-489-0540
Our wish is for competitions supplies for our athletes.   We have over 400 athletes in Santa Clarita and put on 10 – 12 competitions per year.  We have a need for new sports equipment for the 12 sports we offer.  We provide lunch and water for each competition.  We need things like Mesh ball bags, coach’s whistles, clipboards, too.   www.sosc.org/scvtv

The Healing Equine at Rocky Rose Ranch
661-257-1539
As a brand new non-profit, The Healing Equine at Rocky Rose Ranch is in need of equipment to better serve their clients, including:
– Portable Mounting Ramp by The Tucker Project Inc. www.PortableMountingRamp.com
–  The Independence Saddle by Independent Strides – www.independentstrides.com
–   Lift and transfer system by www.surehands.com
– Lumber and painting supplies, saddle containers, helmets, ground cover, misc.
lsimon0.tripod.com.

SRD~Straightening Reins Foundation
Ranch: 661-263-9371    Cell: 661-803-1641
Our wish is for help sponsoring our therapy horses and donkeys, ….. as well as gift cards for: feed stores, equine shampoos and conditioners, grooming brushes/ combs, and office supplies (paper and printer ink). We have regular Ranch Crew hours every Saturday, 8:00am to 12:00 noon for volunteers assistance as well.
www.srdstraighteningreins.org

The Youth Project  –  661-257-9688
Our wish is that the students we serve could always be protected from harm.  But since we know that is not always possible, The Youth Project will be here to help guide them through life’s most difficult stages.  In order to accomplish our mission of providing free services, we wish for and need: paper, printer ink, binders, journals, candy, juice boxes, pizza donations, pens/pencils, gift cards, etc.  www.HelpNotHassle.org

ZOE International  –  661-255-7963
Our hope is for freedom and restoration for every child around the world that is being held captive from the horrors of human trafficking.  Our ongoing need is for backpacks, shampoo and conditioner (for African American, Latina, and straight hair), 8” – 10” teddy bears and $10 gift cards to Starbucks and McDonald’s. These items are often requested by social workers who are working with at risk children.
www.gozoe.org

It’s not too late to be included!
If your non-profit organization would like to be a part of this  Wish List, send Kirsten Quinn an email at kirsten@santaclaritamagazine.com to be included on  our website and our Facebook page.

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