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,…
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…
A story that our Chaplain, Frank Fried, shared demonstrates how life-changing summer camp really is. Camp is fun...really fun! But what if fun is something that you’re not familiar or really comfortable with? Camp can be a challenge; it can…
Many abused and neglected teens never make it through school - so when they do, it's a special accomplishment. Thank you to TRAFFIK, an Orange County advertising and marketing agency, for taking some of our 2018 high school graduates out…
Knowledge about mental and physical health is essential! On Saturday, June 9, community members, along with Olive Crest youth and families, learned how to improve their health at the first ever Health Fair from Olive Crest in Los Angeles. Participants…