At this time, donations and fundraising are the most effective assistance the LMU community can provide to fire relief efforts in Los Angeles. As a campus community, the best way is to make monetary contributions, no matter how small, so that agencies on the ground can use these funds to meet the needs of fire victims in the most-effective way possible.
The following agencies are on the ground and are already providing aid to fire victims:
Monetary Donations
Volunteer Opportunities
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
Address: 1734 East 41st St., Los Angeles, CA 90058
- Register online, must be 14 years old
- Opportunities for groups and individuals available;
It’s Bigger Than Us
Address: IBTU Headquarters 4308 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90008
- Sign up online to deliver essential supplies to impacted areas, provide communication support and sort/organize donations
- Drivers must have a valid license and proof of insurance. Everyone must check-in and out for their shifts to ensure safety.
Midnight Mission
Address: 601 San Pedro St, Los Angeles, CA 90014
Instagram: @themidnightmission
- Register here.
- Hot food preparation, sandwich making, meal delivery, loading/unloading kitchen supplies
- This designated donation is accepting essential items for fire-affected families.
- A collection site for water, food items, emergency supplies and working with the Red Cross for distribution.
- Monday, Jan. 13-Saturday, Jan. 18 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Volunteers needed: contact aparker@jenesse.org
Westchester YMCA
Address: 8020 Alverstone, Westchester, CA 90045
Instagram: @westchesterymca
Anderson Munger Family YMCA in Koreatown
Address: 4301 W. Third Street, Los Angeles, 90020
Pasadena Relief Drive (multiple organizations including Flintridge Center)
Address: 236 W. Mountain Ave., Pasadena, CA 91103
Instagram: @flintridgecenter
West Adams-Leimert Park Family Source Center
Jenesse Center and L.A. Care Health Plan’s Community Partners Collaborative
Address: 4305 Degnan Blvd., Suite 105, Los Angeles, CA 90008
Opportunities to Support Animals and Pets
- Best Friends Animal Society – If you can help board animals, email FosterLA@bestfriends.org.
- Pasadena Humane Society: Amazon wishlist: pasadenahumane.org/wishlist or fosters: foster@pasadenahumane.org.
If you would like to work on a fundraising event or for more information, please contact Patrick Furlong in the Center for Service and Action at Patrick.Furlong@lmu.edu.