Historic wildfires, including those engulfing Los Angeles County, are putting children at great risk.
Children in Los Angeles are experiencing significant distress and trauma as they witness the destruction of their homes, schools and neighborhoods in the costliest wildfire disaster in the country’s history.
We know that disasters have an immediate and long-term impact on children’s physical health, emotional well-being and ability to learn. These impacts can be felt by children years after the event.
As a leader in education and childcare recovery, we’re working with partners to reach families in California by:
• Providing families with essential items and emergency cash.
• Ensuring children are safe through emergency child care and providing child care centers with emergency grants.
• Offering mental health and psychosocial support to children and caregivers.
This disaster has devastated all of Los Angeles, and we will focus on reaching the most vulnerable communities with long-term recovery efforts, including getting kids get back to learning, helping child care providers re-open and protecting children’s mental health and well-being.With emergency supplies prepositioned, we ensure families have the essential items they need and work with local partners to help kids get back to learning as quickly as possible and protect children’s mental and psychosocial well-being.
SHOP ONLINE to purchase the essential goods you would like to donate. You will be emailed a tax receipt at the time of purchase. All goods ordered online will be shipped directly to our charity partners providing emergency assistance
Should there be a surplus of donated goods for the California wildfires, Save the Children will reposition donated good for future emergencies and programs.
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