Always an honor to visit the heroes who taking care of our movies. Call in and stop by with freshly…read morepacked food from restaurants and they would be thrilled to share with the nobles. Thank you!

I did an over the phone Intake for a mother and a son and was able to get a bed in 15 minutes good…read morejob thank you for your help

Spring cleaning and I wanted to make sure my quality goods didn't go to waste. I have so much brand…read morenew work clothing or worn once bridesmaid dresses that I know can be helpful to someone else. I found Orange County Rescue Mission and I love the support they provide for the community so I decided I wanted to give my donations to them. Orange County Rescue Mission is open Friday to Wednesday from 8am-5pm, Closed Thursdays. They have a convenient area for you to drive up, and their volunteers are super nice and will be more than happy to help you lift and unload your donations. Donation receipts available upon request.

Honestly if I had known exactly how simple this process would be & how friendly and nice the people…read morethere had be, I probably would have gone a LOT sooner. I've previously had my donations picked up, or gone to donation bins, or dropped a few things off at Goodwill. Orange County Rescue Mission has a drive thru drop-off for your donations. I had 5 boxes, so a lovely gentleman brought a bin on wheels over and helped me put my boxes inside. He asked if I would need a receipt for my taxes but I politely declined. I do believe the items I donated had good value but I don't have much experience with taxes and previous receipts I've gotten usually end up missing by tax season. Prior to donating my things, I was able to go on their website and see exactly what items they accept. This helped a LOT because there were actually a lot of items I wouldn't have even considered donating like unused toiletries. I would probably try to give them to a family member or a friend of perhaps end up just tossing it away. I'm really glad they provide a list of acceptable items for donating!! I hope other people who wish to donate items really do READ lists such as this one, so they are aware of what can be donated. I just remembered people from my past who would try to donate opened foods, & insisted they were still good because they were non-perishables. Some people just don't know you can't donate ANYTHING. I don't understand people who donate things that they wouldn't use, if the same or similar item were donated to them (in the same manner). Some behaviors are perplexing. Anyway!! I LOVE this place and I'm currently working on filling up another 3 boxes. I'll have to go buy some more boxes so I can start sorting through my storage unit as well!! I do have a few questions on some items and what condition they must be in to be accepted for donation. I'm pretty sure they had a number on the same page that I could call and ask, which I will be doing, just haven't gotten around to it yet! I'm really happy I found this place & recommend others to donate items & volunteer here if they have the time! (:

I just want to say thank you soo to Sam and Heather and the team at GHH for letting me into there…read moreveteran's home. They said I did a great job and that I got my housing. I really highly recommend this place for U.S Veterans like myself.

I honestly would have given this place a five star, but I've been here for almost a year now and…read morethe ladies who recently just got hired for the women's program are so horribly fake & VERY uncompassionate. I was ONE month away from getting my housing and they did everything possible to take me out of Community Leader position, and kick me out of the house saying I had a 'behavior problem' when I would stick up for myself. Not to mention I've had mail stolen from them & they packed all my belongings in my room without my consent & they lost my W2 FORM. Completely unprofessional & the women who work here in the house of SERENITY are very immature.

I absolutely loved being able to volunteer with this organization. It was a great experience for me…read moreand my friend to see the homeless population and to be able to interact with them. The owner is very knowledgable and gives a great insight on the homeless of Orange County and the barriers they face. The best part of this organization is not only do you get to help feed the homeless but you also get a chance to interact with others and be a part of something great. I really appreciate all that you do here with this organization. I'll be volunteering again soon. Keep up the good work.

Looking for a way to help the less fortunate? Come join the Orange County Burrito Project…read more Every third Friday of the month, volunteers gather at 4th Street Market to make burritos, then travel to the homeless community (numbering in the hundreds) at the Civic Center to distribute the burritos, water, and other donated items. They only ask for about two to three hours of your time. The OC Burrito Project also accepts donations like clothing, blankets, toiletries, and even dog and cat food (many of these residents have pets). You can also make cash donations online here: http://www.ocburritoproject.org/support.html Please consider helping out in any way that you can. Even small donations are greatly appreciated. Thanks to the OC Burrito Project for all of the great work that they do.

We had fun volunteering today! We felt a great vibe!…read more God bless the staff, volunteers and the teens!

From the owner: We help pregnant teens how are crazyread more

My daughter lives there and she's recently gotten 2 violations…read more She didn't get a warning just vollations.They have no proof and everything they said was incorrect. 3 violations and supposedly she's evicted? She called me crying yesterday be cause of the 2nd violation. They are harassing and discriminating her. We are not going to take this lightly. There are so many other residents doing much worse. I've seen this place go down the drain since it first opened. Dog barf in the elevator...homeless people doing drugs out front, human pee in the stairs. I could go on and on. They say they help people but they are doing nothing but giving my daughter stress and anxiety. After the first violation...which was a joke...Myself,my daughter and her boyfriend went to talk to the manager. She was only patronizing us. The newest violation says she's had people living here for over 14 days?Both me and my daughters bf live elsewhere and can prove it. We are seeking legal counsel as well as other alternatives.

WISEPlace has offered transitional shelter to women only, for 32 years. I've volunteered there off…read moreand on for about 25 years. Admittedly any "business" that operates on a shoestring comprised mostly of donated money, goods and services will be imperfect, and WISEPlace is no different. That being said, my experience of the staff and volunteers has always been that they all care deeply about and are respectful of their guests. I know many women who have successfully graduated from the program and are now contributing to society. They come back to give a hand up to their "sisters" who come in behind them. These staff and volunteers wouldn't be doing that if they didn't care and sincerely want to help. SAFEPlace, which is a TEMPORARY emergency shelter came to be when the county requested assistance bringing our many homeless indoors. WISEPlace was one of very few that stepped up to say, "we will help". It is not a permanent solution, though the folks at WISEPlace are hard at work raising money and awareness to build permanent housing for this population of chronically homeless women. This is a non-profit with an inspiring history and a bright future. I enjoy every visit I make to the shelters and believe that everyone there is hard at work trying to make life better for the residents. It is a great place to volunteer!

They never answer the phone, but they are kind of nice only one person is. And they cant help if…read morethey dont answer the phone ever

I am a resident Orangewood, Foundation, and Orangewood help me with so much. I'm so aappreciated…read morethis foundation. The staff there are very encouraging and caring for the youth there especially maria and Martha and Lisa they help me through my homelessness and getting me back on my feet Which putting clothes on my back and welcome me there like home

Serves the underprivileged community. This organization have staff, volunteers, & court ordered…read morepeople. Seems like they have lots of volunteers, at least 1 organization each day. Breakfast served daily and on Saturday & Sunday, they serve breakfast and lunch.

I called them for some rental Asstance we had some unexpected issues happen this month and because…read morethe complex where I live at gave them problems or the resident didn't proved all needed documents needed. They would not help me. Being a Non-Profit I feel they should help everyone. I feel they just don't want to deal with all families in need. Picking and choosing to there benefit to make there job easier. Everyone has a different situation . I feel like I've been punished for someone else's actions.

I wish I went here first instead of spending a ton of money scouting deals off fb marketplace for…read moretools and parts to fix up my bike. Back in the day, I did use to own a ton of tools to fix up my bikes but I left the sport and got rid of most of them. I recently bought a vintage bike off marketplace and just wanted to swap out the pedals to grippy flats. I ended up destroying 3 wrenches and wrecked my knuckles trying to get one pedal that appeared to be welded to the crank set. Nothing I did worked, so I decided to come here instead. I love the whole concept of this place. It is a community hub to go and get your bike taken care of. They have a ton of old parts available and it is incredibly cheap. I was able to use shop time at $15 an hour and the volunteers helped me fix up my bike and provide tips on how to fix things up. Nobody was able to get the pedal off, so I was able to buy a used crank set for like $5. Insane. I don't think I could have beaten that hunting for deals in fb marketplace. They're a great nonprofit and they sell a ton of used bikes as well. Out the door, with the parts, and shop time, I was only out $40. With the time, I was able to swap out the bottom bracket with a good used one, used crank set, and true 4 wheels. Insane. Normally at a bike shop that probably would have been a few hundred dollars to have a mechanic do it. I would highly recommend anyone who is handy and wants to learn how to wrench on a bike come here.

Paul was friendly and extremely helpful in education for help with an inner tubing repair!read more

I went to a number of foreign countries, and during whenever I went, I would try to go to an…read moreorphanage or a home for children. And I was seeing thousands of kids around the world that needed homes -- Sam Brownback It is not the physical pain that endangers orphans the most. It is the mental pain caused by stress from years and years of being neglected, pushed aside, disregarded, unloved, and made to feel undeserving, and in almost all cases, made to feel like a possession rather than an equal human being. Even more it is the lack of unconditional love, the right to be accepted, as a child and to be loved, as a child, no matter what you do is the most wounding. -- Roger Dean Kiser, from Orphan - A true Story of Abandonment, Abuse and Redemption. Part II of Sidney Writes About Doing Good The Roger Kiser quote completely devastated me the first time that I read it. And I'm not ashamed to admit that I cried. It crystallized for me everything I felt growing up...everything that I wanted in this life. I grew up in a broken home...never knew my Father...my mom was a struggling single mom with two kids. She worked full time, and then being a child of the 60's, partied like that was her second full time job. I knew with my son, that I had to be 100% different...that even though my relationship did not work out, he would always know the unconditional love and support that I never had. He is indeed lucky that he has two parents that love and adore him very much. It also explains why I feel so strongly that everyone needs to give back to their community. This whole nonsense of "I Built That" is just that: nonsense. So much of one's success is nothing more than an accident of birth (not that enough people get that). I always want to ask the typical OC preening peacock: What if you were born a slave? Or a Chinese peasant? Or a woman in the Dark Ages? Or in the middle of the Somalian or Congo Civil War? How magnificent would you be then? It is what I try and teach my son especially since he is growing up in the bubble of the OC with no real wants or needs unmet. He got lucky with two loving parents who adore him and who have the financial resources to take care of him. Corazon de Vida Foundation supports a dozens orphanages in Baja California. Per the website: "As some background, Mexico does not have a foster care system to support children in need due to neglect, abuse, or abandonment. There is no welfare system to help families with a single parent that is unable to provide for their children. So, the only way to support families and children in need is through a network of orphanages. At last count, there are approximately 50 orphanages in Baja California, Mexico. Most are located close to the border because most of their support comes from the US." They run several trips a month to the homes where individuals or groups can visit the children (and play and interact) or do needed service. You can also sponsor a child, donate online, host a party or make a difference in a variety of other ways. Now, many of my Yelp friends enjoy Sababa in Long Beach. Corazon is hosting a social soiree for only $10.00 on October 17th. Tickets can be purchased here: http://oct17soiree.eventbrite.com/ There will be a appetizers, drinks, a raffle. And hey, I will be there too :) It is a tremendous organization that does an amazing amount of work for the neglected children of Mexico. (And I promise, we will leave the earnestness and seriousness of these past two reviews and do something a bit funnier on my next write-up!)

I have been going to the trips to Tijuana for over 1 year and I can definitely say this…read moreorganization is awesome! I am a sponsor and I suggest you to go to one of the trips and have the experience that will change your life forever. These kids give you so much love that you will go back home wanting more and more. Don't forget ... "Your actions today will be your lawyer in the future... Be a good person!"