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West Angeles CDC Conducts Annual Toy Giveaway
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Nearly 300 families and children came out for the 15th annual Toy Giveaway sponsored by West Angeles Community Development Corporation on Dec. 20.
By Cora Jackson-Fossett, Religion Editor
Nearly 300 families and children came out for the 15th annual Toy Giveaway sponsored by West Angeles Community Development Corporation on Dec. 20.
The nonprofit organization partnered with Sentinel Peak Resources, a new oil company in Inglewood, to provide much needed toys, groceries and other assistance.
“Our annual toy drive has provided toys to children in low income families totaling over $1 million dollars of support to the South Los Angeles community,” said Dr. Belinda Allen, WACDC executive director.
“We are motivated to do this by the families we serve. In these economic times, people need help with high rents and low employment rates. It’s our way of giving back and saying thank you to our clients and our community members as well as brightening the faces of some of our youth,” said Karen Downard, WACDC director of Community Services.
The mission of the West Angeles CDC is to increase social and economic justice, demonstrate compassion and alleviate poverty as a tangible expression of the Kingdom of God, through the vehicle of community development.
This article originally appeared in the Los Angeles Sentinel.
