Causes We Love
MomAngeles is committed to supporting initiatives that better the lives of children and families in Los Angeles. The following organizations help keep families healthy, provide a helping hand to families in need, inspire in our children a love of reading and support children in furthering their education.
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PHASE ONE is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Phase I clinical research and treatment programs for patients with cancer. PHASE ONE hopes that its efforts to fund Phase I trials and research will help in the fight against cancer, by finding treatments that will transform what might be a terminal illness into one where patients can live a full and productive life. Phase One has funded research to efficiently target cancer cells in patients with advanced stage melanoma, research to institute a therapeutically effective immune attack to eliminate brain tumors, research in the development of a drug for children with relapsed or refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) or acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and much more.
Baby2Baby supplies LA families in need with essential baby gear and clothing for their children 0-4 years old. They distribute new and gently used items through a network of community based organizations. Baby2Baby asks that your donations are in excellent condition and you donate only what you would feel comfortable seeing your own baby or family member use. Nothing stained, dirty, with missing parts, etc. If you would like to donate a gently used car seat, please complete their safety form and submit it with your donation. Click Here for drop-off locations and hours.
Healthy Child Healthy World, an LA based organization that ignites the movement that empowers parents to protect children from harmful chemicals. With a growing body of evidence linking everyday environmental contaminants to asthma, learning disabilities, obesity, cancer and more, Healthy Child translates the science and inspires parents and caregivers to create healthy environments where families can flourish. For the past two decades they have been the nation’s leading organization of its kind.
The mission of The Pablove Foundation is to fund pediatric cancer research and advances in treatment, educate and empower cancer families, and improve the quality of life for children living with cancer through hospital play, music and arts programs. The Pablove Foundation is named after Pablo Thrailkill Castelaz, the son of Jo Ann Thrailkill and Jeff Castelaz and the little brother of Grady Gallagher. Pablo was six years old when he lost his valiant yearlong battle with bilateral Wilms Tumor, a rare form of childhood cancer. Imbued with his spirit and inspired by his strength, Pablove is dedicated to the daily, global fight against childhood cancer and the suffering that comes in its wake. They fight on in order to amplify one simple message: kids get cancer too.
Milk + Bookies is a nationwide charitable organization that inspires children to give back, using books as its currency. At Milk + BookiesTM events, boys and girls are provided the opportunity to select, purchase and inscribe books that are then donated to their peers who do not have access to books of their own. The fun-filled events feature music, story time and, of course, milk and cookies. They facilitate these events creating more and more experiences for children to be exposed to giving. Milk + Bookies combines two essential and worthwhile efforts: literacy promotion and service learning. While the book donations are imperative to our mission, just as important is instilling the seed of giving into each host and their young guests, sparking feelings of importance, self-confidence and the desire to give and give again.
Determined To Succeed identifies motivated, low-income 5th grade students who show an exceptional determination to succeed, but who are at risk of getting lost in the system. Beginning in 6th grade, continuing through 12th grade and into college, our program provides the year-round academic and enrichment resources they need to succeed in middle and high school, so that they may successfully apply, be accepted and succeed in college. Their goal is 100% college enrollment.
PJ Library is a Jewish Family Engagement program implemented on a local level throughout North America. They mail free, high-quality Jewish children’s literature and music to families across the continent on a monthly basis. Today, families in hundreds of communities across the United States and Canada are able to explore the timeless core values of Judaism through books and music. All families raising Jewish children from age six months of age through five, six, seven or eight years (depending on the community) are welcome to enroll. The Los Angeles program is available to children ages 6 months to 5 ½ years old with Greater Los Angeles, Antelope, Conejo, San Fernando, Santa Clarita or Simi Valley zip codes only. For more information contact JJablon@JewishLA.org.
