Isitatimende esingaphansi konyaka: 2020 kwaba rough. Kodwa uma kulo nyaka kusifundise okuthile, kungukuthi ukuzithela ngabandayo akuyona impendulo (Gqoka imaski! Vota! Yilwa nokungabi nabulungisa!). Ngakho njengoba amaholide ephezu kwethu kanye nama-Angeleno amaningi abhekene nokuntuleka kwemisebenzi, ukusweleka kokudla, imililo yequbula nokunye, sekuyisikhathi sokusiza imiphakathi yethu yasendaweni ngendlela esingakwazi ngayo. Enye indlela yokwenza lokho? Nikela isikhathi kanye/noma imali kwenye yalezi zizathu ezifanele. Sihlukanise lolu hlu ezindaweni ezikukhathazayo ukuze ukwazi ukunikeza isizathu esiseduze nesithandekayo kuwe, kodwa lolu uhlu olufushane nje—ungathola nohlu olubanzi kakhulu lwabafanelekayo. Los Angeles abasiza lapha.
Awunasiqiniseko sokuthi ungayithola kanjani imbangela yakho? I-Nonprofit L.A. Works ixhuma abantu ngamathuba amavolontiya ngokusekelwe kulokho abakuthakaselayo, isethi yamakhono kanye nezinga lokunethezeka. Ezinye zezinketho zifaka ukutshala izihlahla, ukuphakela abangenamakhaya ukudla, ukusekela ukuhlolwa kwe-COVID-19, ukufundisa abafundi bezikole eziphakeme abahola kancane kanye nokuxoxa nabantu abadala ngocingo. Uma ufuna ukusiza kodwa udinga isiqondiso sokuthi ungaqala kuphi, i-L.A. Works ingakusiza uthole imbangela yakho.
Qaphela: Ngenxa ye-COVID-19, amanye amathuba okuzithandela angase angatholakali.
Indlala Nokuswela Amakhaya
I-Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
Le nhlangano eseningizimu yeDowntown iqoqa ukudla neminye imikhiqizo bese isabalalisa ngezinhlangano ezisiza umphakathi kanye nokupha okuqondile ezinganeni, abadala, imindeni kanye nabanye abantu abadinga usizo. Kusukela yasungulwa ngo-1973, inhlangano engenzi nzuzo inikeze i-Angelenos ukudla okungaphezu kwebhiliyoni eyodwa. Njengamanje bamukela iminikelo yemali neminikelo emikhulu yokudla evela kubasabalalisi nezinkampani zokudla. lafoodbank.org
Downtown Women's Centre
Inhlangano okuwukuphela kwayo e-Los Angeles igxile ngokukhethekile ekukhonzeni nasekunikezeni amandla abesifazane abanenkinga yokuswela amakhaya nalabo ababengenamakhaya phambilini. Ngenkathi amavolontiya asendaweni kanye nokunikela ngezinto ezithile kumisiwe ngenxa ye-COVID-19, iminikelo yezimali kanye namakhadi ezipho ezitolo zegrosa emaphakathi nedolobha, ama-Clean Home Kits namaphakethe wesnack kusadingeka. Ungathumela izinto phakathi nendawo noma uhlele okokushiya ngaphandle kokuthinta. downtownwomenscenter.org
Abantu Abakhathazekile
Enye yezikhungo ezinkulu zezenhlalakahle ze-LA, I-People Concern inikeza izindlu zesikhashana, ukunakekelwa kwezempilo kwengqondo nezokwelapha, izinsizakalo zokusebenzisa kabi izidakamizwa kanye nezinsizakalo zobudlova basekhaya kubantu abangenamakhaya, izisulu zobudlova basekhaya kanye nentsha enselele. Ezinye izindlela ongasiza ngazo zombili izikhungo zeDowntown ne-Santa Monica: umnikelo wemali, ukushiya izindawo zokuhlala ukuze usekele uhlelo lwazo lokuwasha nokunikeza ukudla okungaboli. thepeopleconcern.org
Izingane
Inkantolo Iqoke Abameli Abakhethekile (i-CASA) base-Los Angeles
ESifundazweni Sase-Los Angeles, izingane ezingaphezu kuka-30,000 zihlala endaweni yokunakekela izingane. I-CASA/LA inciphisa imizwa yokulahlwa nokuhlukaniswa elimaza lezi zimpilo ezincane ngokusebenzisa ububele nokupha kwabantu abadala abakhathalelayo abangaba nomthelela omkhulu ekukhuleni kwengane kuyo yonke iminyaka yobudala, sifunda isitatimende sombono wenhlangano. Ukuvakasha komuntu mathupha kumisiwe okwamanje (futhi inqubo yokuba ivolontiya le-CASA iyizinyathelo eziningi futhi yinde) kodwa ungakwazi ukusekela lezi zingane ezisengozini ngokunikela ngemali, amasheya nezibambiso kanye nezinto ezihlukahlukene ezisohlwini lwewebhusayithi yenhlangano futhi Amazon wish list. casala.org
Baby2Baby
Le nhlangano ihlinzeka izingane ezineminyaka engu-0 kuya kwengu-12 eziphila ngobumpofu ngezidingo eziyisisekelo okufanele yonke ingane. Ngaphambi kobhubhane, umndeni owodwa kwemithathu e-United States wawusuvele ukhetha phakathi kwamanabukeni nokudla. Ngeza ezinyangeni zemali engenayo elahlekile, ukulahleka kwemisebenzi kanye nokuntuleka kokufinyelela ezintweni ezibalulekile futhi, kahle, umsebenzi owenziwa ngu-Baby2Baby ubaluleke kakhulu manje kunangaphambili. Njengamanje bamukela iminikelo yemali kanye neminikelo yemikhiqizo ehlanganisa amanabukeni, okosula, ifomula nezinto zokuhlanzeka (njengensipho, ishampoo kanye nomuthi wokuxubha) endlunkulu yabo yaseCulver City ngokushiya ngaphandle kokuthinta. baby2baby.org
I-Joseph Learning Lab
Ngomgomo wokuvala igebe lokufunda nokunciphisa izinga lokuyeka phakathi kwemiphakathi enganakiwe, i-Joseph Learning Lab idinga iminikelo yemali kanye namavolontiya ukuze afundise izingane eziphansi ezisengozini yokusalela emuva. Njengevolontiya, uzosiza izingane ngomsebenzi wesikole wasekhaya kanye nezifundo ngezikhathi eziku-inthanethi zemizuzu engama-90 ukuze usize ukuvala igebe lokufunda futhi wehlise izinga lokuyeka. josephlearninglab.org
Imvelo
Abangane boMfula i-LA
Umgomo wethu uwukuqinisekisa ukuthi umfula i-Los Angeles utholakala ngokulinganayo, ufinyeleleka esidlangalaleni, futhi uzinzile ngokwemvelo ngokukhuthaza ukuphathwa koMfula ngokuzibandakanya nomphakathi, imfundo, ukumela, nobuholi bemicabango, sifunda isitatimende senhloso yenhlangano. Siza imbangela ngokuba yilungu noma ukubamba iqhaza ekuhlanzeni umfula minyaka yonke. folar.org
Abantu bezihlahla
Iqembu elimela imvelo likhuthaza futhi lisekele abantu base-Los Angeles ukuthi banakekele indawo yabo ngokutshala nokunakekela izihlahla, ukuvuna imvula kanye nokuvuselela izindawo ezinciphile. Sekela umsebenzi wenhlangano ngokuba yilungu noma ngokuba ivolontiya. treepeople.org
Izilwane
LA Animal Rescue
Lesi silwane sokuhlenga esingenzi nzuzo okwamanje sinakekela izilwane ezifuywayo nezasemapulazini ezingaphezu kuka-200 phakathi kwepulazi labo lokuhlenga kanye nenethiwekhi yokutholwa. Yiya kuwebhusayithi yabo ukuze uthole umngane omusha onoboya ozokwamukela noma ukumsiza ngokuxhasa isilwane noma ngokunikela ngemali. laanimalrescue.org
I-One Dog Rescue
Izinja ezinezidingo ezikhethekile zivame ukunganakwa kodwa le nhlangano igxile kakhulu ekutakuleni, ekuhlumelelweni nasekuthatheni lezi zinjana ezilahliwe. Yiya kuwebhusayithi yabo ukuze uthole umngane omusha onoboya ozomthatha noma umsize ngokunikela ngomnikelo wemali. 1dogrescue.com
Ukulingana
Isikhungo se-LGBT saseLos Angeles
Isikhungo se-LGBT sase-Los Angeles sihlinzeka ngokunakekelwa kwezempilo, izinsizakalo zomphakathi, izindlu, imfundo, ukumela nokunye kumalungu omphakathi we-LGBTQ+ odinga usizo. Ungakwazi ukusekela umsebenzi wabo ngokuvolontiya, ukwenza umnikelo wemali noma ukuthenga ezinye ze-swag zabo (ezipholile kakhulu). lalgbtcenter.org
Abesifazane Abamnyama Ngempilo Kahle
Abesifazane abamnyama e-U.S. bathinteka ngokulinganayo kukho konke okuvela ukukhulelwa nokufa okuhlobene nokubeletha ku I-HIV futhi idinga ukuma. Abesifazane Abamnyama Bezempilo ihlose ukukhulisa izinsizakalo zezempilo kanye nokuba nomthelela kunqubomgomo yomphakathi yabesifazane namantombazane aMnyama, kanye nokubanika amandla. Siza injongo yabo ngokunikela ngomnikelo wemali. bwla.org
