If you live in Los Angeles and want to help out during COVID-19 but aren& #39;t sure how, here& #39;s a thread of local community support organizations & specific ways you can support them (outside of monetary donations, although most will need/accept that too). #ThinkGlobalActLocalLA 1/
The Hollywood Food Coalition partners with Salvation Army and others to provide hot meals and necessities to those in need. Here’s a list of accepted goods from their website: https://hofoco.org/give/ ">https://hofoco.org/give/&quo... They also need volunteers. #ThinkGlobalActLocalLA 2/
Upward Bound House @BeUpwardBound helps eliminate homelessness among families with children in LA through bridge housing, emergency shelter & more. They have an Amazon Wishlist of needed items here: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/M2IS6IBBAVBL?ref_=wl_share">https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishli... More: http://upwardboundhouse.org"> http://upwardboundhouse.org  #ThinkGlobalActLocalLA 3/
They also recently posted a list of high priority needs on their Twitter: https://twitter.com/BeUpwardBound/status/1248738489081856001?s=20
https://twitter.com/BeUpwardB... href="https://twtext.com//hashtag/ThinkGlobalActLocalLA"> #ThinkGlobalActLocalLA 4/
After speaking with the Union Rescue Mission, http://urm.org"> http://urm.org , their biggest need right now is hygiene items, hand sanitizer, cleaning supplies, toilet paper, socks, underwear, face masks/cloth coverings, gloves, diapers and wipes. @URM #ThinkGlobalActLocalLA 5/
If you want to donate any of these high priority items, @URM is at 545 S San Pedro St. to the right of main entrance loading dock. They& #39;re open for donations M-F 7am-3pm. Avoid 11-12 since that& #39;s lunch and be sure to let them know it is for the guests. #ThinkGlobalActLocalLA 6/
Harvest Home @HarvestHomeLA is an LA non-profit helping homeless pregnant women & their children. They have an Amazon wishlist for goods like diapers, toilet paper, dishwashing liquid and more here: https://smile.amazon.com/hz/charitylist/ls/34HWF86DNO494/ref=smi_ext_lnk_lcl_cl">https://smile.amazon.com/hz/charit... More: http://harvesthomela.org"> http://harvesthomela.org  #ThinkGlobalActLocalLA 7/
Downtown Women’s Center in LA @DWCWeb serves homeless and formerly homeless women. They also have an Amazon wishlist ranging from socks to board games to oatmeal: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2XPSIP0ASUHPR?&sort=default/ref=cm_wl_huc_title">https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishli... More here: https://www.downtownwomenscenter.org/donate-goods/ ">https://www.downtownwomenscenter.org/donate-go... #ThinkGlobalActLocalLA 8/
UCLA Health: if you’ve recovered from COVID-19, a plasma donation could help save the life of someone currently struggling to stay alive. Even if you haven’t been sick, you could still help save a life with a blood donation. https://www.uclahealth.org/gotblood/ ">https://www.uclahealth.org/gotblood/... #ThinkGlobalActLocalLA 9/
The Los Angeles Red Cross @RedCrossBloodLA is also taking blood donations. #ThinkGlobalActLocalLA 10/
If you’re looking to get out of the house and are able to volunteer, @RedcrossLA has been teaming up with the Los Angeles Unified School Districts to provide meals across LA. #ThinkGlobalActLocalLA 11/
Meals on Wheels also needs volunteers. Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles @jfsla provides services for all ages, ethnicities and religions: https://www.jfsla.org"> https://www.jfsla.org  #ThinkGlobalActLocalLA 12/
St. Vincent Meals on Wheels @stvmow is another local Meals on Wheels provider. Their mission: No Senior Goes Hungry: https://www.stvincentmow.org"> https://www.stvincentmow.org  #ThinkGlobalActLocalLA 13/
California Health Corps: if you’re a medical provider, medical resident or nursing student you can get paid to be staffed in emergency medical positions: https://covid19.ca.gov/healthcorps/ ">https://covid19.ca.gov/healthcor... @CAPublicHealth #ThinkGlobalActLocalLA 14/
The People Concern @ThePplConcern aims to help everyone in Los Angeles be #HousedHealthySafe They& #39;re currently running a #CHALLENGEFORGOOD where you can donate via their Amazon wishlist. #ThinkGlobalActLocalLA 15/
Other ways to help @ThePplConcern include creating curriculums for Wellness and Skills classes, donating dog food, and buying low cost Cell Phones/SIM cards ( https://bestlawireless.com/phones-and-tablets-c-83?zenid=pohuqcl680mtugr20r802q9ee0).">https://bestlawireless.com/phones-an... http://thepeopleconcern.org"> http://thepeopleconcern.org  #ThinkGlobalActLocalLA 16/
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank’s mission is to alleviate hunger by distributing food to seniors, families and other individuals in need. It& #39;s also listed on the National Diaper Bank. The best way to help the @LAFoodBank is to host a virtual food drive. #ThinkGlobalActLocalLA 17/
The @LAFoodBank is a huge one. They provide food to many many local food pantries. Hosting a virtual food drive helps because they are able to buy in bulk, saving a lot of money & stretching every dollar. Start here: https://www.lafoodbank.org/wefeedla ">https://www.lafoodbank.org/wefeedla&... #ThinkGlobalActLocalLA 18/
LA Food Bank also needs volunteers, and like many organizations are in desperate need of hand sanitizer, gloves, masks. Here are a few local food pantries I spoke to listed on their site: #ThinkGlobalActLocalLA 19/
Food pantry: If you are able to donate goods, the JFS/SOVA Community Food & Resource Program, 801 N. Kings Road, 90069, is requesting tuna, other canned meat and can openers. #ThinkGlobalActLocalLA 20/
The Bread of Life Foursquare Gospel Church, 5175 1/2 W. Washington St. 90016 needs paper bags with handles, paper towels, toilet paper, & gift cards to Smart and Final @smartfinal The best drop off times are Tues. 10-2, Wed. 8:30-4, Fri 10-1. #ThinkGlobalActLocalLA 21/
Please feel free to add to this list, there are many ways to help at this time, like supporting local businesses including media outlets like @latimes @THR, etc. A small act of reaching out to ppl can go a long way, as well as simply staying home. #ThinkGlobalActLocalLA 25/
If you& #39;re in the entertainment industry and part of a local union like @sagaftra @IATSE or @directorsguild - check out their sites for emergency assistance options to get help, or if you are able to help out. #ThinkGlobalActLocalLA 27/
This one is national, but @ljehartley told me about the Crisis Text Line: a free, 24/7 text line for people in crisis in the US (they& #39;re also in Canada & the UK). Volunteer here: https://www.crisistextline.org/become-a-volunteer/">https://www.crisistextline.org/become-a-...

Or if you& #39;re in crisis, text HOME to 741741 #ThinkGlobalActLocalLA 28/
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