Tag: homeless

Starting 4/16 Canned Food Drive Week to Help Eliminate Hunger in OC

Starting 4/16 Canned Food Drive Week to Help Eliminate Hunger in OC

Stanbridge College REACH is excited to announce its first monthly Canned Food Drive starting April 16th! We are asking for donations of canned food items to donate to the Second Harvest Food Bank Orange County to support their mission to eliminate hunger in Orange County. Who are we supporting? Since its founding, the Second Harvest […]

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Show Some Love to Those in Need: Valentine’s Day Ice Cream & Popcorn Social Fundraiser for OC Homeless

Show Some Love to Those in Need: Valentine’s Day Ice Cream & Popcorn Social Fundraiser for OC Homeless

This Valentine’s Day, show some love for the needy! Help Stanbridge College REACH raise funds to purchase bus passes for homeless people in Orange County. Join us at the Valentine’s Day Ice Cream and Popcorn Social in the Stanbridge College Student Lounge. Enjoy a tasty treat, hang out with your sweetheart and show your love […]

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Stanbridge College Helps Carry the Weight: Over 25 OC Homeless Receive Donations of Suitcases

Stanbridge College Helps Carry the Weight: Over 25 OC Homeless Receive Donations of Suitcases

Stanbridge College January Suitcase Donation Drive gathered suitcases, tote bags, and duffel bags for over 25 less fortunate and impoverished people in Orange County. The two-week long drive helped provide people who are homeless or living in temporary housing like motels and shelters with durable protection for their belongings in the cold and rainy months. […]

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2011 Year in REACH: Stanbridge College’s Community Service Impact

2011 was a year of service, as Stanbridge College students, staff and faculty members gave their time and support to our local and global communities. Through the REACH Beyond the Classroom Service Learning and Civic Engagement Initiative, we here at Stanbridge College worked to help over 30 non-profit organizations and causes last year. “Stanbridge College […]

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Stanbridge College Volunteers Deliver Warmth at Mercy House Homeless Shelter

Stanbridge College Volunteers Deliver Warmth at Mercy House Homeless Shelter

Last weekend, 400 homeless people woke up to the hearts and smiles of Stanbridge College REACH student and staff volunteers assisting at the Mercy House Orange County Cold Weather Emergency Shelter program. Volunteers at both Santa Ana and Fullerton shelter locations helped the people at the shelter by collecting their sleeping mats and blankets, passing […]

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Be the Change: Help Serve a Meal to the Homeless of Orange County 1/28

Be the Change: Help Serve a Meal to the Homeless of Orange County 1/28

Stanbridge College is looking for leaders who will help our local community by preparing and serving a meal to the homeless at Lighthouse Ministries on Saturday, January 28, 2012. Volunteers will be able to prepare food, set up the dining hall, serve meals and give a little bit of hope and care to someone in […]

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Volunteers Needed to Assist Mercy House Cold Weather Emergency Shelter for OC Homeless

Volunteers Needed to Assist Mercy House Cold Weather Emergency Shelter for OC Homeless

Every night, as temperatures drop, over 30,000 people in Orange County who do not have permanent housing try to find warmth, shelter and food. Stanbridge College wants to help these people. We are looking for volunteers to assist with Mercy House’s Orange County Cold Weather Emergency Program. The program provides up to 400 beds per […]

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Stanbridge College Volunteers Cook up Cheer for Homeless Veterans

Stanbridge College Volunteers Cook up Cheer for Homeless Veterans

This past Christmas Eve, Stanbridge College students, staff and families partnered with Veterans First OC and cooked up Christmas spirit for over 95 veterans living in transitional homes in Orange County. Stanbridge College donated spiral hams to all of the houses to have as their main meal. Volunteers whipped up mash potatoes, yams, green beans […]

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Warm Fuzzies Inside and Out. Stanbridge College Works to Help the Homeless This Holiday Season

Warm Fuzzies Inside and Out. Stanbridge College Works to Help the Homeless This Holiday Season

Stanbridge College partnered with Mariners Outreach to serve warm homemade meals to over 750 homeless people in the Orange County community on November 26th and December 17th. As temperatures drop below 40 degrees and Santa Ana winds blow, many homeless and low-income families turn to shelters like the Lighthouse Ministries in Costa Mesa for a […]

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