Contributing to our Community since 1963

Established locally in 1992 with a mission to assist and serve active duty military members and their families stationed at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center. 

 The purpose of the Charter school is to provide a total educational experience focusing on the “whole child” with high standards of expectations to meet the individual needs of all students.  

 Reading Program, this program offers year-round reading intervention with the assistance of retired teachers and educators. Many kids are not reading up to grade level. Some not even past the 3rd grade.

 They have completed their “restructure” and have made the museum attractive to a wider range of kids.  

 They provide educational classes and tours for all valley students. Junior Historians is an after-school program for children in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades, at local low performing schools. They need money for equipment, etc. 

 Offers a lab setting for College of the Desert students to observe and teach. Provides a safe, welcoming space for children ages 12 months to 5 years, supporting diverse backgrounds and abilities. 

 Dedicated to preventing child abuse, to treatment and education of at-risk children, and preserving the family...One Life at a Time. Olive Crest is active in most high schools in the desert. 

 Empowers young teens to increase their sense of self-worth and maximize their potential contribution to society.

 Public library with a large children's section and a courtyard, plus an observatory that offers guided tours.

 Our donation will go toward materials for the after-school leadership academy which cultivates leadership skills through community service and experiences.

 Our donations go toward six scholarships for outstanding senior students who will be attending college. Each student submits a six-page application and is interviewed by our philanthropy committee. All are from low-income families.  

 They serve children up to age 18 who are disadvantaged or have a physical disability including but not limited to cerebral palsy, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy and Down syndrome. They get no financial assistance from the national organization – a common misconception!  

Promotes student and community interest in the performing arts by providing musical, cultural, and educational experiences not otherwise offered in school. Specific goals of the program include developing skills in reading and listening to music, performing with self-expression and an awareness of the role of music in history and culture. 

Provides emergency shelter, intervention and outreach services to runaway, homeless or other youth in crisis. SafeHouse offers youth positive alternatives to becoming victims of the streets. All of SafeHouse’s programs are designed to improve the health, wellness, and well-being of our clients. 

 Since 2004, the Stan and Bobbie Gold RiteCare Childhood Language Center of Coachella Valley has provided free, life-changing speech, language, and literacy treatment of childhood language disorders to children to improve their speaking, reading, writing and communication capabilities.  

 Provides free, after-school and online arts literacy programs integrating Creative Writing, Art, Music and Theater for children ages eight to eleven to promote cognitive, emotional, social, multi-sensory and critical thinking skills by offering children a hands-on experience. Tools For Tomorrow encourages the children’s artistic self-expression and nurtures the positive self-esteem resulting from the discovery of their inherent creativity. 

Since 1974, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Coachella Valley has helped students graduate high school and pursue higher education. In partnership with OneFuture Coachella Valley and Alignment USA, we offer renewable college scholarships and support services, ensuring continued funding throughout their college journey.

Provides equine-assisted therapy to all special needs children ages 4+ with a range of physical, emotional, behavioral and cognitive challenges. They currently serve over 250 youngsters. Their current programming focuses on youth, with a goal to develop more programming to serve Wounded Warriors as well. They always need more equipment, saddles, etc. 

A group home for abused and neglected boys, ages 6 - 12.  They care for children by providing a safe and stable home environment for them so that they can heal from the abuse they have endured.  It is located in Desert Hot Springs. Their goal is to provide skills that each boy can take with them through life.

A “make-a-wish-come-true" for children in our Coachella Valley that are suffering and may not recover from catastrophic health conditions. 

 DHSHS possesses the only Marine Corps JROTC Program in the Coachella Valley, and selected as one of the top Marine Corps JROTC Programs in the country.