By Daily Press staff
St. Joseph Center has kicked off its holiday series of giving opportunities. Every year Venice Beach-based St. Joseph Center turns the holiday season into a series of “giving” opportunities. Anyone can take part in the center’s holiday events and parties by adopting a family, serving meals, donating food, clothing, gifts, decorations and party supplies, or simply by making monetary contributions.
The three-part “Adopt-a-Family” project matches donors with homeless and low-income families and individuals. Gifts are needed for the disadvantaged, such as backpacks or sweatshirts, or family gifts such as a set of new towels or a toaster. Age-appropriate gifts are needed for less fortunate children, or grocery store gift certificates for a holiday meal.
Low-income families and individuals will be ready for adoption by Nov. 25. St. Joseph’s Center officials say that giving during the holiday season builds a bridge between the caring and the less fortunate.
St. Joseph Center provides 11 programs and services on seven sites in West LA, Santa Monica, and Venice, empowering low-income individuals and families toward self-sufficiency.
For more information, call 310-396-6468 ext. 325.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 19, 2002. Read the original PDF.