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Christmas Toy and Jacket Drive 2021

Thank you to our supporters and volunteers for donating to Highly Favored: A Blessing to Others Christmas Toy and Jacket Drive for the homeless children living and the Good Shepherd Center. We appreciate everyone’s continued support. We were able to provide specific Wishlist items and new jackets for boys and girls ages 0-18. Thank you for being a Blessing to Others!

7th Annual Backpack Friday

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Thank you to all the donors and volunteers that made our 7th Annual Backpack Friday a huge success! We were able to deliver hundreds of hygiene filled backpacks to our unhoused neighbors living on the streets of downtown Los Angeles skid row area. We provided a hot Thanksgiving meal from Marie Callenders and to go lunches donated by the Prayer Warriors. Individuals were able to receive prayer, bibles, and clothing if requested. Volunteers including nurses, pharmacists, students, and other professionals along with family and friends participated during our annual event. COVID-19 Vaccines also given to those who wanted. We provided informative resources cards with information to stop spread of Covid-19 and locate shelter, housing, and mental health providers. Thousands of masks and hand sanitizer distributed. Thank you all for Being A Blessing to Others!

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7th Annual Backpack Friday

Ways to Donate

Paypal: ablessingtoothers@yahoo.com

Venmo: Alexis Favored

Zelle: 909-815-5241

Mail: 2851 W. 120th St.

Suite E#396

Hawthorne, CA 90250

Make checks payable to Highly Favored: A Blessing to Others

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The average cost of each backpack is $15 – includes a blanket, 10 masks, hand sanitizer, hand soap, lotion, deodorant, bar soap, band aids, anti – itch cream, baby wipes, socks, scarf, warm hat, snacks and water, etc.

Alexis G. Philius Scholarship

Alexis G. Philius Scholarship Recipients 2021

UNAC/UHCP is pleased to announce the first recipients of the Alexis G. Philius Scholarship for students of Black/African descent pursuing health care careers.

Five scholarships have been awarded $2,000 each to outstanding individuals with promising futures in health care and social justice.

• Alexis Higgins-Williams of South San Francisco—pursuing her Master of Science (MS) in Global Medicine at the University of Southern California

• Jasmine Smith of Chino, CA—attending Azusa Pacific University to become a Family Nurse Practitioner and focus on women’s health disparities

• Jessica Times of Los Angeles—pursuing her Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) at Emory University in Atlanta, to work in public health

• Christopher Washington of Tinley Park, IL—pursuing his Doctor of Medicine (MD) at Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University in Philadelphia

• Rathail Woods of Ukiah, CA—attending Pepperdine University to attain his Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) and work with high-risk, transition-aged youth

5th Annual Backpack Friday ABC 7 News Coverage

Book Release

Founder and CEO Alexis Goudeau Philius has released her first children’s book

TODAY IS A GIFT

Proceeds from book purchases will benefit

Highly Favored: A Blessing to Others.

UNAC/UHCP advocate Alexis Goudeau recognized during discussion for homeless by Bernard Tyson, the CEO of Kaiser Permanente recently.

BAGS OF HOPE

4th ANNUAL BACKPACK FRIDAY

GREAT QUOTES FROM GREAT PEOPLE

If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune, if you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else
Confusious
We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give
Winston S. Churchill
It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.
Mother Teresa
You must be the change you wish to see in the word .
Mahatma Gandhi
"What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead."
Nelson Mandela

Quick Links

Christmas Toy and Jacket Drive 2021

7th Annual Backpack Friday

PACKING PARTY for
7th Annual Backpack Friday