UPLIFT Charity

Since its inception in 2006, Uplift Charity has been dedicated to serving families and individuals that are in dire financial situations by (a) providing emergency financial assistance and (b) creating a customized plan of action to achieve self-sufficiency. About one year ago, Uplift Charity was granted, by the federal government, the honor and responsibility of serving as the only affiliate in Southern California to a Refugee Resettlement Agency in order to run the R&P program here. Since then we have resettled hundreds of refugees from Afghanistan, parts of the Middle East, Eastern Europe (Ukraine), South America and more. Every family now has secure housing and employment. Uplift Charity?s original activities have maintained, and new programs have grown tremendously. In order to support the new work, our staff size has more than quadrupled in the last year. 1.Reinvented (COVID-friendly) version of the Tutoring Program primarily but not exclusively for refugee children 2.Food pantry distribution maintained at over 400 families per distribution, and more goods and services offered at each monthly distribution. 3.We focus on gifting vehicles to deserving families so they can securely get to work every morning, and return to their family every evening. Having reliable transportation gives job seekers an advantage. We plan to amp this program up in the coming months. 4.We continue to help families secure gainful employment through employer matching efforts. We assist hundreds of families monthly. Families are in virtually every city of Orange County as well as cities in the counties of San Bernardino, Riverside, Los Angeles and even San Diego. Most local mosques know to refer individuals looking for assistance to Uplift Charity. Some other programs that we continue to execute include: 1.Summer Food Box program by which we distribute over 30 tons of food in a single weekend 2.Community Carnival at which families are able to mingle with one another in order to create a network of friends 3.Multiple events to feed the homeless 4.Multiple events to distribute essentials to homeless (hygiene kits, warm clothes, socks, beanies, blankets) 5.Dinner with the Homeless 6.Opportunities for health screenings