With over 30,000 SouthCoast children living in poverty, going back to school is very difficult for lots of kids - especially when it comes to clothes and school supplies. When people ask us how we are able to help so many local students with school supplies, we tell...
Unaccompanied teens and community service at the factory.
Students 17 and younger, for their FIRST visit, must be accompanied by an adult to get credit for their community service hours at our mill. We will, at our discretion, make acceptations for for teens to return on their own, for future visits. We know that parochial...
Summer Interns setting a most perfect example of giving and service!
Summer interns Freddy and Tyler, spent last Saturday volunteering at Alma del Mar, to help them build their playground. Some kids talk the talk, others walk the walk and then there are the select few that help to define the great hope of their generation. WAY TO GO...
We’ve come to expect more from technology and less from each other
We spend a significant amount of our time interacting with and mentoring young people. One of our constant issues is separating volunteer teens from their hand-held technology. When we saw this story in the local newspaper - it brought to mind Sherry Turkle and what...