Teens had fun with makeup donated by Point Hope this past year, along with their generous donation of water bottles, which were given to our kids for school. Everyone supporting the kids and teens at Olive Crest helps transform lives!…
All of us at Olive Crest are so grateful for donors like you who put smiles on kids’ faces! We’re giving a special shout-out to Food Finders and Bellflower Brethren Church for their time and generosity. Thanks to these generous…
The generosity of Lennar Las Vegas Homes and all our other backpack donors made 200 kids happy with new backpacks. School supplies, shoes, and brand new backpacks are the stuff of a great new school year. But many Olive…
Mickie Sharp-Villanueva and Dave Grosse from The Performance Group have been selected as the 2018 Ambassador for the Children award recipients. These outstanding individuals were honored at our recent An Education for Every Child luncheon, where they were praised…
How can you tell when your backpack drive is a success? When you see the smiling faces of the kids who’ll proudly be sporting them back to school. You truly outdid yourselves with your support this year. There was such a great variety that…
A big thank you to Foodfinders and Bellflower Brethren Church for their time and generosity! Olive Crest families will be provided with food on a weekly basis because Foodfinders connected us with Whole Foods 365 in Long Beach and Sprouts…
A while back we shared with you that the teens in one of our Orange County group homes would be getting a home makeover, thanks to Michael Sullivan and Associates Law Firm and Impressions Contracting. The renovation has been completed,…
Young adults at Olive Crest now have five new mentors to teach them independent living skills and help coach them. Right before summer, we had our first mentoring orientation for anyone interested in helping our young adults – and afterward,…
On Saturday, June 23, more than 1,000 kids and teens from Olive Crest had the chance to enjoy a summer outing during the Summer of Hope event. Over 20 churches throughout Orange County partnered together to put on this exciting…
Fifteen Olive Crest young adults enjoyed a day on the water around Redondo Beach, California, in early June. The young sailors had a chance to learn to kayak, and use sailboats and power boats, while also learning about the ocean…