A Place Called Home

Calling all volunteers! We're seeking more helping hands for our Family Resource Depots, taking place weekly on Wednesdays from 8AM-11AM (PT). Volunteers will help pack bags of groceries and household essentials to be delivered to our families in South Central L.A. *Please note: the APCH team will conduct a pre-visit COVID-19 screening and review Workplace Safety Guidelines upon project confirmation. Interested in volunteering with us? Contact our volunteer team at [email protected] or click here: https://apch.org/get-involved/volunteer/ to learn more! #volunteer #apch2830

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Our next Family Film Friday FREE movie screening is just a few weeks away! We're thrilled to be partnering with our friends at American Youth Symphony to bring you an exciting pre-show concert filled with classical music, including solo performances by Elizabeth LaCoste, Errol Rhoden, and Sérgio Cooelho! Be sure to join us on Friday, March 5th at 6:15 PM (PT)! #familyfilmfridays #apch2830

Put your game faces on and get ready for Virtual Stars & Strikes 2021 happening Thursday, March 18th! It's going to be a fun-filled event featuring exciting performances by our own APCH members and some special guests. And, of course, you can't have a game night without some games, so get ready to play virtual bingo and poker! Be sure your following us on all socials (@apch2830) and join our mailing list so you'll be notified when tickets go on sale! https://apch.org/starsstrikes2021/ #starsandstrikes2021 #apch2830

As we continue to celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth, today we recognize and congratulate Black Lives Matter and it's co-founders Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi for their Nobel Peace Prize nomination! Black Lives Matter has become a worldwide movement, calling upon all of us to confront and combat racial injustice in our own lives, and on national and global scales. Let us continue to heed that call, to take action, and to fight for a just world for ALL. BLM - Pho...to credit: sheila pree bright People protest the police shootings during five days of demonstrations on July 11, 2016, in Atlanta following the deaths of Philando Castile outside St. Paul and Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge. #apch2830 See more

Councilman Price is hosting a Covid-19 vaccination event this week for health workers and individuals 65 and older at Green Meadows Recreation Center. Please see the flyers for more information!

Days of the Dead is celebrated all over Latin America as a celebration of life and remembrance of loved ones who have passed away. October 31st is dedicated to babies, November 1st All Saints Day is for the souls of the children, and November 2nd is All Souls Day when people pay their respects to the adults. It is tradition to take the favorite food and drinks of the person who has passed away and have a celebration at the cemetery. Those who are unable to go to the cemetery,... set up an altar at their homes with pictures of their loved ones with their favorite foods, drinks, and objects. These are offerings to the souls that come to visit every year and are guided by the marigold flower. We also place objects that represent the four elements: earth, wind, water, fire. This is a culturally significant event in that it provides a special moment during which time we are connected to our past, our ancestors, while we are also connecting with our current family. Días de los Muertos es una celebración alrededor de América Latino como una celebración de vida y recordatorio de nuestros queridos que fallecieron. El 31 de octubre es dedicado a los bebés, el 1 de noviembre es el día de los Santos para las almas de los niños/niñas, y el 2 de noviembre es el Día de las Almas cuando la gente da respeto a los adultos. Es tradición llevar la comida y bebida favorita de la gente que falleció y tener una celebración en el cementerio. Los que no pueden visitar el cementerio, hacen un altar en su hogar con fotos de sus queridos con sus comida, bebidas, y objetos favoritos. Estas son las ofrendas para las almas que vienen a visitar cada año y son guiados por la flor caléndula. También ponemos objetos que significan los cuatros elementos: tierra, viento, agua, fuego. Es un evento cultural muy importante que provee un momento especial donde estamos conectados a nuestro pasado, nuestros antepasados, mientras conectamos con nuestra familia. #diasdelosmuertos #daysofthedead #apch2830 See more

A Place Called Home wishes you a spooky and safe halloween! #happyhalloween #apch2830

APCH's Virtual Halloween Festival is just a day away, and thanks to some spooktacular APCH volunteers, our members are ready to celebrate in style. Volunteers teamed up with APCH staff to create 400 BOOtiful goody bags (no tricks, just treats) for APCH members. THANK YOU, volunteers, for helping to make our 2020 Virtual Halloween Festival bad to the bone! APCH members: Don't forget to check your email for the Zoom links to join tomorrow's frights and fun -- costume contest, games, activities, raffles AND a virtual haunted house experience! Streaming on Zoom 10/30/20 from 4:30-9:30 PM. We can't wait to see you there! #halloween #apch2830

It’s that time of year again! The holiday season is fast approaching and Thanksgiving is just around the corner! Although we can’t gather in person for our community dinner this year, YOU can still help bring Thanksgiving directly to our families! Click here: https://donate.apch.org/thanksgiving to make a donation to help provide hundreds of South Central families with all the staples for a nourishing holiday meal. #apchthanksgiving #apch2830

Your vote matters! Join the CD9 Coalition for a Virtual Town Hall on October 29th at 4 PM (PT) to learn about all the Propositions and Measures on the ballot for this election. #vote #apch2830 Join the meeting here: https://bit.ly/3e9wp2L

Save the date! Our 2020 Virtual Gala for the Children is streaming LIVE on December 3rd. Join us for a dynamic, family-friendly evening of dance and music performances, APCH member testimonials, surprise appearances, and more! Click here for more info: https://apch.org/hope/ #hopeisanaction #apch2830

The APCH Athletics department is back with the second South Central Sports League Clinic session! This time, we'll be focusing on...football! Join us this Thursday, Oct. 29th at 6 PM (PT) on IG Live (@apch2830) to get your sweat on and perfect your skills! (Plus, you’ll have the chance to win some awesome raffle prizes!) See you there! #SCSL #APCH2830

Exposition Park is for everyone. - Diane Hamwi, Chair of the Board of Directors for Exposition Park and the California Science Center. Our Executive Director Jonathan Zeichner was proud to serve on the Community Advisory Committee helping to develop the recently approved Master Plan that will guide the development of Exposition Park, and provide greater access to this incredible resource and equity for our community for years to come. We’re excited to see the plan come to life! Here’s a little #TB photo of our members visiting the California Science Center at Expo Park! EXPO CENTER #apch2830

This week, volunteers from Target shared their time to tackle two tremendous projects in the APCH gardens! Thanks to Target's positive people power, we hit a bullseye (we couldn't resist ) on our goal to distribute 14 yards of mulch (that's half a ton!) to prepare Newton and St. Patrick's garden beds for winter planting. Thank you, Target, for sharing helping hands and a generous sponsorship to ensure the APCH gardens remain spaces that provide education and nourishment for the APCH community. #thankyouvolunteers #apch2830

We are so grateful for the support of William Shatner and the Hollywood Charity Horse Show. Due to COVID-19, their annual in-person fundraiser has been cancelled, but this year they’ve launched an online auction to help raise funds! Bid on awesome items including a 15 minute Zoom call with William Shatner, a framed and autographed poster of William Shatner featured in a Columbo episode, and a framed and cast signed Ghost Hunters one sheet, and help support organizations like APCH and other local and national children’s and veteran’s charities! Check out all the auction items here: http://bit.ly/HCHSAuction and learn more about the Hollywood Charity Horse Show click here: https://www.horseshow.org/ (auction ends at 12 PM (PT) on Monday, Nov. 16th) #hollywoodcharityhorseshow #apch2830

Virtual CALE 2020 was absolutely Marvel-ous! Couldn’t tune in live? Don’t worry! You can still watch all the live check-ins on our IGTV (@apch2830) and the full panels on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/APCH2830 THANK YOU to all of our amazing panelists and featured exhibitors EnkySkulls, Monty Gomez is the Luchador, HoraTora Studios, Javier Hernandez, Carly Usdin, Pepe Melan, Don Schmidt, Suicidal Goldfish, Rafael Navarro, Nguyening It, Molly Allis, Verno...n Branch - Los Angeles Public Library, Ren Hanami, Seonna Hong, Joaquim Dos Santos, Yoriaki Mochizuki, John Cohen, Ash Brannon, Daniel Chong, and Eric Edelstein! And another very special thanks to all of our wonderful supporters Sony Pictures Animation, Food Forward, MedShare, McDonald's, Warner Bros. Entertainment, and Invitational Books who helped make this event possible! #CALE2020 #apch2830

It's #MentoringMonday here at APCH and we're so excited to welcome two new matches to our Mentoring Program! Shoutout to all of our mentor/mentee matches! The APCH Mentoring Program focuses on matching our teen members with caring adults who can offer their guidance and encouragement as our teens navigate their lives and transition into adulthood. Interested in becoming a mentor? Contact Katherine at [email protected]! #mentoring #apch2830