Adopt a Family Program

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Adopt a Family for the Holidays
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The Youth Center
Toy Drive

Every Year the Youth Center partners with local businesses and community members through a toy drive. Toy Drive boxes are distributed and available for community members to conveniently donate new, unwrapped toys, gift cards, clothes, blankets, hygiene items, etc.  

If you are interested in donating, you can find a toy drive box at the following locations:

The Youth Center, 10761 Los Alamitos Blvd

Ganahl Lumber, 10742 Los Alamitos Blvd

Bogarts Coffee House, 905 Ocean Ave, Seal Beach

Garage Pilates, 10900 Los Alamitos Blvd Unit 116

Griffins Grill, 11272 Los Alamitos Blvd

The Meat Company, 1139 Los Alamitos Blvd

RCSD Rush Park, 3001 Blume Dr

 

We thank all community members and local businesses for their dedication to making a lasting impact on local families this holiday season.

Chad Kidder Adopt a Family Program

Chad Kidder's Story
"I grew up very poor and often did not know when or how my next meal would come. I was 11 on a Thanksgiving day that my mom, my brother, and I had no plans, no foot to eat, and was planning on just putzing around the house for the day. I decided to go outside (and where I grew up, temperatures were often below zero around Thanksgiving). I just had to get out and away from the thought of my disposition. When I opened the door, I saw that someone left a Thanksgiving feast on the front porch. To this day, I do not know who left that meal but it changed my life forever." from Chad Kidder's email dated Nov 18, 2020
from Chad Kidder in 2021
The importance for supporting The Youth Center or children in general is key to my personal leadership model. Children don’t get to choose whatever life circumstances they are in. But we do. I often talk about the difference between being a manager and being a leader. Leadership isn’t just about the role in a company…it is about changing the world. If we are not giving the resources our guidance, how can we change the world? The children are our future. Embrace it…and make the world a better place.

Holiday Gift Program – For Youth Center Families

To best support our direct community, this holiday gift program is available by personal invitation only to families currently working with The Youth Center. There will be no online application process. Eligible families have been screened through our programs and will be invited directly by our staff.

Each participating family will have their story and children’s wish list shared with a supporter, who will then shop for gifts. There is no spending limit—supporters are welcome to give as generously as they wish.

All gifts and gift cards must be labeled (but not wrapped) and dropped off at The Youth Center between December 10 and 15, by 11:00 AM.

Families will be notified to pick up their gifts on December 15 after 1:00 PM.

In January, our office will mail thank-you cards and tax-deductible donation letters to all supporters.

 

The Adopt a Family  program connects a generous individual, business or group with deserving children and families in need.

THANK YOU to RHA & Port of Long Beach for your partnership!

Contact Us

(562) 493-4043 |The Youth Center, 10761 Los Alamitos Blvd, Los Alamitos,CA 90720 | Tax ID: 95-2142369