Tag: orange county community service

Roll Up Your Sleeves and Donate! 9/18 Blood Drive at Stanbridge College

Roll Up Your Sleeves and Donate! 9/18 Blood Drive at Stanbridge College

Stanbridge College invites you and your loved ones to the Fall 2012 American Red Cross Blood on September 18, 2012. All summer the Red Cross has faced a critical need for blood donations, and the need is especially urgent as summer winds down and the Labor Day holiday approaches. Southern California’s community blood supply remains […]

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Homeless Veterans Need Our Help: 2012 Orange County Stand Down

Homeless Veterans Need Our Help: 2012 Orange County Stand Down

Veterans First OC is hosting the 2012 Orange County Stand Down for homeless and low income veterans in August. Join Stanbridge College REACH as we aid Veterans First in this three day event for veterans and their families to access basic services, bond with their fellow veterans and start rebuilding their lives. The Orange County […]

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Presents for Paws: Stanbridge College Raises $1,000 for Homeless Animal Care

Presents for Paws: Stanbridge College Raises $1,000 for Homeless Animal Care

Stanbridge College students, staff and faculty raised $1,000 to support local veterinarian center, Irvine Pet Complex and its charity drive for the Irvine Animal Care Center. The funds helped purchase pet food, beds and shelter supplies for the Irvine Animal Care Center and its care for homeless pets. “Irvine Pet Complex was proud to sponsor […]

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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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Serve the Homeless of Orange County with a Home-made Meal for the Holidays

Serve the Homeless of Orange County with a Home-made Meal for the Holidays

As the holiday season and New Year approach, many of the homeless and low-income families in Orange County are wondering where and how they will be able to celebrate. Help Stanbridge College provide our neighbors and community members with a warm holiday meal on December 17th. Event details: Date: Saturday, December 17, 2011 Time: 2:00 […]

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Cold Hands, Warm Hearts: Volunteers Needed to Serve the Homeless in October

Cold Hands, Warm Hearts: Volunteers Needed to Serve the Homeless in October

As the seasons change and the sun disappears behind darker clouds, thousands of homeless and low-income families in Orange County are trying to keep warm. Stanbridge College is asking you to help serve  a warm meal to hundreds of needy people on Saturday, October 22nd. Date: Saturday, October 22, 2011 Time: 2:00pm-5:00pm* Location: Lighthouse Outreach […]

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Standing Up for Homeless Veterans at the OC Stand Down

Standing Up for Homeless Veterans at the OC Stand Down

Last week, Stanbridge College students and staff volunteered at the First Annual Orange County Stand Down for homeless and low-income veterans. The event was hosted by Veterans Firsts OC. The OC Stand Down provided veterans in need with essential services such as medical, dental, and vision exams, employment and housing assistance, as well as Veterans […]

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It’s Raining Cat and Dog Donations at Stanbridge College

It's Raining Cat and Dog Donations at Stanbridge College

Thank you to all of our students, faculty and staff and the representatives of PetCo who helped us gather over 150lbs of donations for the OC Animal Care Center and Irvine Animal Center. As part of our REACH Beyond the Classroom Service Learning and Civic Engagement initiative, Stanbridge College hosted a week long fundraiser benefiting […]

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Stanbridge College Sponsors Foster Youth Graduation at Orangewood

Stanbridge College Sponsors Foster Youth Graduation at Orangewood

Stanbridge College was pleased to be a supporter of the graduation ceremony of twenty eight students of the Orangewood Children’s Foundation, an organization in Orange County, California that works to successfully transition emancipated foster youth, support children in foster care, strengthen at risk families and break the cycle of child abuse. Stanbridge College supports a […]

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URGENT APPEAL! Volunteers needed to serve the homeless!

URGENT APPEAL! Volunteers needed to serve the homeless!

Event: Stanbridge College Volunteering to Serve Homeless Date: Saturday June 11, 2011 Time: 2:00pm-5:00pm Location: Lighthouse Outreach Ministries: 1885 Anaheim St. Costa Mesa, CA 92627 Registration: Current students register online or email reach@stanbridge.edu Stanbridge College is sending out an urgent appeal for volunteers to help on Saturday, June 11 at the Lighthouse Outreach Ministries in […]

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