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PACKING PARTY for

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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Highly Favored: A Blessing to Others
Please  visit link and select our organization
 

 

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 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


 

2021 EVENTS

Free flu vaccines given at US Veterans Shelter and Volunteers of America Los Angeles homeless shelter along with essential supplies and care packages

Mothers Day event Gift Baskets given to Mothers at the Good Shepherd Center for homeless women and children!

1400 Hygiene filled backpacks given for our

6th Annual Backpack Friday 11/27/2020!

We want to protect our communities and provide essential supplies to help prevent spread of Covid-19.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6th ANNUAL BACKPACK FRIDAY PACKING PARTIES
Thank you to all of the volunteers that dedicated hours to pack backpacks and lunch bags with essential items. We appreciate the support. All packings were done safely with 10 or less volunteers, masks, and adequate hand hygiene. Thank you all for being a Blessing to Others!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
UNAC Specialty Care Nurses of Southern California (SCNSC) Packing Party
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
UNAC Panorama City Packing Party
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Light and Lift Christian Fellowship Packing Party
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW 1428) Packing Party of Lunch Bags
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Packing Families
 
 
 
 

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.

Covid-19 Prevention kits delivered to the Rancho Cienega Rec Center that are providing trailers and mental health treatment to our homeless neighbors. We appreciate the hard work and dedication to our community.

August Blessings

Covenant House California (CHC) is a non-profit youth homeless shelter that provides sanctuary and support for homeless and trafficked youth, ages 18-24. We believe that no young person deserves to be homeless; that every young person in California deserves shelter, food, clothing, education. We are grateful for your services!

July Blessings

Thank you to the Mocha Moms LA and Mocha Chips for helping to pack Covid Kits and deliver to the Jenesse Center for Domestic Violence Survivors. Each kit contains personal toiletries bag, mask, hand sanitizer, shampoo, soap, deodorant, and nail clippers. We know the importance of keeping our communities safe. Many individuals that make the powerful decision to leave their abuser often experience homelessness. We are grateful for amazing organizations that are helping those in need to receive important services.
 
LOVE IS NOT ABUSIVE.  TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
Donate today to help us continue our Monthly Blessings!
 

June Blessings

Covid-19 care packages delivered to Bryant Temple AMEC Homeless Shelter. Today we delivered much needed essential items to those living in the shelter. Each kit contained, a mask, hand sanitizer, hygiene items and more. We like to thank all the shelters and housing programs that continue to be on the front line of this invisible war. Funding is desperately needed to meet the demands of the communities. Help us to continue to provide protection to our homeless neighbors. Tell a friend help spread awareness and kindness by get everyone involved. It’s time for change. You can make a difference! No act is too small.

May’s Blessing

Mother’s Day Gift baskets donated to homeless women & children shelter.

April’s  Blessing:

Today we provided personal toiletries bags with care items to a shelter at the Parks & Recreation Center. Thank you for providing a safe haven and clean showers for those that are in need!


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

Our 5th Annual Backpack Friday was a huge success!
We were able to deliver 1000 Bags of Hope on November 29, 2019
 Thank you all for helping us reach our goal!
We appreciate the continued support!
 
 

On September 26, 2019, over 30 UNAC members came to volunteer to help pack 500 Hygiene filled

Lets touch the lives of thousands of people.

Together we can change the world!

BAGS OF HOPE

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4th ANNUAL BACKPACK FRIDAY

 

Our 2nd annual Mother’s Day Brunch at the Good Shepherd Center was a huge success. The Good Shepherd Center is a homeless shelter dedicated to serving women and children. On May 11, 2019 we went to honor the mother’s by catering a brunch, playing bingo,  music, arts and crafts and more. We were able to deliver 50 gift bags full of bath and body works lotion and soap, makeup, spa baskets, and more. We served the mothers and volunteers a delicious brunch was catered from Marie Callenders. The mother’s enjoyed interacting with volunteers and playing bingo and opening their gifts. The children enjoyed face painting and arts and crafts. It was a beautiful day, thank you to all of you who donated to make this event possible and came out to volunteer. We were able to create beautiful memories while blessing others.

 

3RD ANNUAL THANKS GIVING DRIVE

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