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# Mothers, daughters bond during holiday party
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/mothers-daughters-bond-during-holiday-party/
- Published: 2003-12-25T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T03:24:39.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Community, Santa Monica, #archive-import, Homeless

*By Daily Press staff*

Volunteers from St. Mark’s Church, St. Luke’s Church, and the National Charity League’s Ticktockers were on hand earlier this month at St. Joseph Center’s annual Family Center holiday party, providing donations of food and toys to families in need, as well as providing face-painting and taking photos of Santa Claus with the families.

Children jumped on a giant pillow, played football toss, received holiday gifts, and, along with their parents, enjoyed an afternoon of cultural food and crafts. This year four eighth-graders and eight twelfth-graders from the Los Angeles Chapter of the National Charity League took part by painting whiskers and clown faces on many of the happy children.

The NCL is a national non-profit organization of mothers and daughters, who join together in community involvement to foster a sense of responsibility in the girls as well as to strengthen the mother-daughter relationship. They have helped at St. Joseph Center for the past four years by participating in child care classrooms and mentoring Fifth and Sixth graders after school.

“They are an inspiration to us,” said Leticia Garcia-Greenman, director of Family Services at St. Joseph Center. “Without the volunteer efforts of organizations like the National Charity League, the center would not be able to provide our ongoing continuum of services to men, women, and children with special needs.”

St. Joseph Center provides life-building services for homeless and low-income individuals and families on eight sites in Venice, Santa Monica and West Los Angeles, and holds 11 holiday events and parties in December, one for each of its programs. Volunteers provide decorations and party supplies, serve meals, and donate food, clothing and holiday gifts.

For more information on St. Joseph Center, call (310) 396-6468 ext. 325 or visit their Web site at www.stjosephctr.org.

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*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on December 25, 2003.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/122503.pdf?ref=smdp.com)