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Life Steps Blog: "How to Strike Gold in Your Everyday Life" With St. Patrick’s Day this week, you may find yourself daydreaming about finding your pot of gold. While that thought may seem far-fetched (when’s the last time you saw a rainbow with a pot of gold at the end?), there are some ways that you can strike gold in your everyday life. You may not win the lottery tomorrow, or ever for that matter. But what we’re talking about is a different kind of ‘gold’ to make you feel...Continue reading

If you are in the LA County area, here are some food and groceries resources that help with grocery delivery for free. #free #information #share

Life Steps Winter 2020 Newsletter is now available to read! Read what our children and adult programs have been up to.

' ! Life Steps SoCal Adult Services is deeply grateful to our supporters for the good will provided in 2020 as we all continue to face the COVID-19 pandemic together. We hope you are enjoying the holiday cheer even while we are all learning to connect with loved ones in ways that keep everyone safe. We also hope you will join us in supporting adults with special needs as well as seniors in need of assistance by providing a gift this holiday season. ... To donate online, please visit: https://www.lifestepsfoundation.org/how-to-help/donate.html Gifts of any amount have a life-changing impact! #donate

Life Steps Foundation SoCal Adult Services is deeply grateful to our supporters for the good will provided in 2020 as we all face the COVID-19 pandemic together. We hope you are enjoying the holiday cheer even while we are all learning to connect with loved ones in ways that keep everyone safe. As you plan your holiday giving, we also hope you will join us in supporting adults with special needs as well as seniors in need of assistance by providing a gift this holiday season. Gifts of any amount have a life-changing impact! #donate To donate, please visit: https://www.lifestepsfoundation.org/how-to-help/donate.html

Read full blog at: https://www.lifestepsfoundation.org//5-ways-to-participate Today is Giving Tuesday, a worldwide day of donating that is often amplified by matching gifts. To put it in perspective, last year’s Giving Tuesday event helped raise $511 million in online donations for organizations in the United States alone. Total online and offline donations around the world included $1.9 billion. Check out these ways ...that you can participate in Giving Tuesday 2020 and beyond. 1. Give 2. Share on Social 3. Recruit Support from Friends 4. Consider Year-End Giving 5. Create a Giving Plan Giving Tuesday is one of the biggest donation days of the year, so join in on the fun. Consider giving monetarily or through other contributions like spreading awareness throughout the community. Even a small act of kindness can make a huge difference to an organization in need. #lifestepsfoundation #givingtuesday #donatetoday

Season's greetings from all of us at Life Steps Foundation SoCal Adult Services! #seasonsgreetings #happyholidays #developmentaldisabilities #lifestepsfoundation #livelaughlove

Thank you to all our supporters who made Every Day is Earth Day 5K virtual event happen! We hope you complete the race at your own pace in your own style! You have a week to do the event and take a picture. Remember to tag Life Steps using #LSFED5K2020 After October 31, 2020 we will not accept or use any image related to the event. You might find yourself on our website or our next quarterly newsletter! Donations are also welcomed. #lifestepsfoundation #ED5K2020

#TBT We hope to return in 2021!

Our Every Day is Earth Day 5K virtual event starts this Saturday, October 24 and will continue until Saturday, October 31. There is still time to register and participate with the other hundred of runners that have signed up. You will receive a colorful t-shirt, a seed medal (that can be planted), and a unique race bib number. Visit www.ED5K.org for more info or to sign-up. Please share our flyer or encourage others to sign up by this midday Saturday. Donations are also wel...comed. #lifestepsfoundation #LSFED5K2020

Today is the last chance to respond to the #2020Census.

"It's "National Do Something Nice Day!" How will you do something nice for your neighbors?" article written by Tim Meehan, WKBW If you were looking to do something nice for one of your loved ones, friends or neighbors, it's your day! Monday, October 5 is National Do Something Nice Day. It's a day meant to remind people all over the country of the importance of kindness and doing good deeds for other people, no matter how small. Some ways you can observe National Do Somethin...g Nice Day that take very little time, and almost no effort, include: -Noticing someone’s signal in traffic and allowing them into your lane -Picking up the neighbor’s newspaper on your daily walk and placing it within easy reach -Opening a door for another person -Giving your place in line to the person with only three items -Tipping your service staff an extra dollar or two more than you usually would -Give a compliment -Encourage a student with an idea for a solution -Read to a child -Listen to someone who is lonely #nationalday #dosomethingnice #lifestepsfoundation #share

The Long Beach Gives 2020 Campaign is here! Long Beach Gives is a 24-hour online giving day that takes place today September 24th. This year, Life Steps Foundation SoCal Adult Services is participating in the peer-to-peer fundraising campaign. Together, we can reach our goal of raising funds to support our work with adults with developmental disabilities and seniors. You can support one of our peer-to-peer campaigns or donate overall to Life Steps SoCal Adult Services at: htt...ps://donate.longbeachgives.org/life-steps-foundation We hope you can join us in making a difference for ONE DAY! #donate #peertopeer #lsf #lifestepsfoundation #longbeachgives #lbg2020 #share

Life Steps Foundation's very own Board Member Eugene Boykins is featured in The African American Board Leadership Institute newsletter. Congratulations! #boardleadership #lsf #lifestepsfoundation #share

Early Giving for Long Beach Gives has opened! To donate and help Life Steps Foundation SoCal Adult Services reach our fundraising goal or for more information, please visit: https://donate.longbeachgives.org/life-steps-foundation Click the link and support us during the Long Beach Gives 2020 Campaign! ... #fundraisingevent #lsf #lifestepsfoundation #longbeachgives #lbg2020 #share

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Sharing a throwback story of last summer: Last year, LSF SoCal Adult Services had officially named their walking/running club Step It Up, a Tu Paso. The SoCal’s Step It Up, a Tu Paso club met weekly on Friday mornings. The club’s purpose was to encourage participant’s interest in walking and running as a form of improving their physical and mental health. Our runners took pride in their training to participate in the Jet Blue Long Beach Marathon (26.2 miles), Half Marathon (1...3.1 miles), Aquarium of the Pacific 5K, and Kid’s Fun Run. We hope to start the club up again once it is safe for us to do so. #lsf #lifesteps #lifestepsfoundation #socal #summer #tbt #developmentaldisabilities #adult #runningclub https://www.instagram.com/p/CEsMTMClCV0/

Life Steps Blog of the Week: "4 Ways to Do Good in a Virtual World" Who knew that making a difference in the world could be as easy as wi-fi and your own couch? Leave it to the world of do-gooders to find ways to volunteer, even in the midst of a global pandemic! Just because you may not be able to be there in person doesn’t mean you can’t be there in spirit with your time and resources. Virtual opportunities are just as important as the tasks you may have been doing pre-pan...demic. Check out these four ways you can help do more good without ever leaving your house. https://www.lifestepsfoundation.org//4-ways-to-do-good-in- #blog #lsf #lifestepsfoundation #givingback #share

Our team at Life Steps Foundation SoCal Adult Services is so excited to tell you about Long Beach Gives! Life Steps Foundation SoCal Adult Services has been selected as one of the Long Beach Gives 2020 participants. We are gearing up for the big day on September 24, 2020. We are looking for volunteers to step up and become peer-to-peer (P2P) fundraisers and of course we looked to our most valued supporters first. Being a P2P includes setting a personal fundraising goal, creat...ing your own fundraising webpage (it’s easy, I promise), and sharing it with friends and family on social media and email. Also, Long Beach Gives created a P2P Campaign Guide for you that includes general instructions, tips & tricks, and sample messaging for your texting, emailing, and social media posting efforts. The campaign will run for 24 hours (although the campaign site will open for early giving on September 17th) and we hope to raise money to help keep our participants remain independent in their own homes, safe and healthy. Please let us know if you want to join our fundraising team and make a huge difference in the lives of those we serve. Click on the link below to visit our Long Beach Gives page! #LBG2020 #lsf #lifesteps #lifestepsfoundation #fundraiser #share