Hillsides is a premier provider dedicated to healing children and young adults, strengthening families, and transforming communities through quality comprehensive services and advocacy.
We envision a world in which children and young adults, families, and communities are able to heal, grow, and thrive.
Our values are quality care, respect, integrity, transparency, compassion, collaboration, and innovation.
We partner with communities and schools throughout Los Angeles County to offer at-risk families and children counseling, parenting classes, mental health support, and additional resources to secure family environments.
Social Service Nonprofit Organization
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Volunteer Information:
Volunteers help Hillsides provide the highest quality of care to the vulnerable children and families in crisis we serve through their work in the group homes, the school, and in the Family Resource Centers. Along with his or her talents and skills, each volunteer brings a unique perspective and life experience to our programs. It is always a pleasure to match a prospective volunteer with just the right task.
Working with children and youth in foster care or who suffer from severe emotional challenges is rewarding, yet extremely challenging. Those who wish to work with our children undergo extensive screening, orientation and training. Read more about our volunteer opportunities and support groups.
Hillsides Guild
Hillsides Guild members have supported Hillsides’ programs since 1987. Membership is open to adults who want to take an active role in improving the lives of children in foster care or who have emotional and behavioral challenges. Working together in an atmosphere of commitment and camaraderie, members successfully advocate Hillsides mission.
General membership meetings, held five times a year, offer members the opportunity to learn about different aspects of the children’s care from designated guest speakers. In addition to attending the meetings, Guild members have ample opportunities to take a hands-on approach through participation in one-day projects or continual involvement in longer-term commitments.
Options for active volunteerism include the following:
Adopt-a-Cottage
Adopt-a-Family for Christmas
Annual picnic for the children
Annual gala fundraiser
Birthday parties for the children
Guild Christmas party
Holiday decorating
Hospitality
Membership development
Members may also volunteer through the Hillsides Community Resources Department. Volunteer opportunities exist in the following areas:
Docent
Library service
Special Friends
Support services
Tutor
We look forward to welcoming you to the Hillsides Guild. To receive a membership application, call (323) 543-2800 ext. 226 or join today.
Hillsides Volunteer Network
The Hillsides Volunteer Network (HVN) started in 1994 to offer an organized, easy way for caring men and women—and couples—to positively impact the lives of children and youth who have experienced trauma.
Today, the HVN raises funds for activities and programs, and sponsors outings with the children in Hillsides' care.
How much time is required?
That's up to you. Some members attend just one or two events a year, while others participate in an event or activity every month. The HVN is the perfect choice for adults who want to volunteer but cannot make a weekly commitment.
How can I help?
The HVN is a small group, so there are always opportunities to pitch in Here are a few ways you can get involved:
Attend events with the children.
The HVN has treated the kids to everything from baseball games to high tea to scaled-down formula car racing. While Hillsides staff members are always present, we need enough HVN members to attend to offer support and encouragement. The kids respond well to individual attention, and don't mind if you're not very good at miniature golf!
Serve on a fundraising committee.
Our fall benefit show at The Ice House, and a second fundraiser in the spring or summer generate most of the funds we use for the year. We need help with promotion, the silent auction, raffles, and on-site support.
Serve on the membership committee.
Besides generating dues income, new members means more resources for expanding the HVN's ability to help the children. Getting the word out about the HVN is essential.
How can I get more information?
You are always welcome to sit in on an HVN meeting at 9:30 a.m. on the second Saturday of the month. These are informal 90-minute gatherings to go over finances and the events calendar. If you'd like a guided tour of the campus after the meeting, please give us a week's notice.
In the meantime, if you have questions about the HVN, just email hvn@hillsides.org.
How do I join?
If you're ready to be a part of a positive, productive organization that actively works to improve the lives of deserving children, join today.
H100
H100, a new group of supporters of Hillsides, was created to ensure the children's charity is able to continue to meet the needs of society’s most vulnerable for the next one hundred years. Annually they host a Farm to Table event, “Celebrating Local Roots.” Held at local venues, Farm to Table dinner honors the philosophy and vision of creating a food culture centered around fresh, locally grown, seasonal vegetables, fruit and meat.
The Board of H100 encourage members and guests to support and sustain our community. Included in the support of our community is guests’ involvement in Hillsides. With more than 7,000 children and families served annually, the children’s charity helps restore hope through various core programs: Family Resource Centers, Residential Treatment Services, Youth Moving On, and Hillsides Education Center.
To learn more about H100, contact Carrie Espinoza at (323) 543-2800 ext. 221 or join today.
If you'd like to work directly with the children through events, tutoring or other activities, please call the director of community resources at (323) 254-2274 ext. 1251 to complete the more detailed application required by the State of California and Hillsides. You'll also need to set aside some time to get finger printed. This level of screening protects the children.
Donation Information:
100-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle
Acoustic Guitar
Adult Sized Bike Helmet
Advanced Level Lego Kit
Advanced Model Car Kit
Amazon Gift Cards
AMC movie tickets
Art Activity Kit
Art Supplies
Baking Supplies
Baseball Cards
Basketball
Basketballs
Bath & Body Gift Set
Bead Set
Best Buy Gift Cards
Bike
Bike Helmets
Blow Dryers
Bluetooth speakers
Book Store Gift Cards
Bookshelf Stereos
Chewing Gum
Cookware
Crochet sets
Crocheting Supplies
Disposable Cameras
Dodger Jersey (Men’s XL)
Easy Bake Ovens
Elbow and Knee Pads
Exercise Ball
Eye Make-up set
Fast Food Gift Cards
Fishing Poles
Football
Football Gloves (size M)
Football Pump
Forever 21 Gift Cards
Fossil Watch
Hair Products
Hello Kitty Toy
Hot Topic Gift Cards
Ipod Shuffles
i-tunes gift cards
Journals
Lego Mindstorms
Lego Sets
Lip Gloss Set
Male Teen Wallet
Manicure sets
Massage Gift card
Mega Bloks Dragon Set
Men’s Sports Watch
UCLA Jersey (size M-XL)
Minecraft Foam Pickaxe
Minecraft game
Movie Tickets
MP3 Players
New Release DVD’s G, PG
Nintendo DS
Pedicure sets
Pennyboard Skateboard
Pokemon Action Figure
Pokemon DS Game
Portable CD Player
Remote Control Car
Rubber kick balls
Science Kit
Scrapbooking supplies
Selfie Sticks
Sephora Gift Cards
Sephora Make Up sets
Silver Hoops Earrings
Silver Necklace
Silver Necklace w/Cross
Silver Ring (size 6)
Skateboard
Skull Candy headphones
Sleeping Bag
Soccer Ball
Sports Posters
Star Wars Lego
Star Wars posters
Star Wars Toy
Stuffed Tiger
Tackle Boxes
Target Gift Cards
Teen Girl’s Watch
Tennis Balls
Tennis Racket
Volleyball
Wide Receiver Gloves
Wii control Sticks
Wii Video Games E rated
Wii wands
Wireless Remote Control Car w/Batteries
Wireless Remote Control Jeep w/Batteries
Women’s Ankle Cut Athletic Socks (size 9-11)
Women’s Slippers (size 9)
Workout gear
WWE Wrestling Ring
Xbox 360 Controller
XBOX 360 Games rated E
XBOX Game (no M rating)
X-Men Action Figure
Y Gi Go cards
Y Gi Go Figures
Yarn for knitting