MPISCC Cares

MPISCC Cares exists to offer volunteer opportunities and community interaction for chapter members in the areas our members work and live. Involvement in the MPISCC Cares committee is meant to address member charitable giving in a variety of ways, including through cash and item donation, plus volunteer time and talents.

If you are interested in joining the committee to help plan and execute these events, please contact Kristin Twombly at presidentelect@mpiscc.org

2019-2020 Non-Profit Partners

Unity Shoppe

The Unity Shoppe is a 501 (c)(3) that encourages self-sufficiency and independence by providing education and the necessities of life to families, children, seniors and persons with disabilities during periodic times of crisis for over 100 years! Unity Shoppe operates a year-round “Free” grocery and clothing store so people can shop with dignity for their basic needs.

Downtown Women's Center

The Downtown Women's Center (DWC) is the only organization in Los Angeles focused exclusively on serving and empowering women experiencing homelessness and formerly homeless women. DWC envisions a Los Angeles with every woman housed and on a path to personal stability. Our mission is to end homelessness for women in greater Los Angeles through housing, wellness, employment, and advocacy

Malala Fund

Founded by student and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, Malala Fund invests in education programs to help girls go to school and reach their full potential. Through their Gulmakai Network, The Malala Fund invests in local educators and advocates — the people who best understand girls in their communities — in regions where the most girls are missing out on secondary school. The Malala Fund advocates — at local, national and international levels — for resources and policy changes needed to give all girls a secondary education.

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - Greater Los Angeles & Central Coast Chapter

The grassroots work AFSP does focuses on eliminating the loss of life from suicide by: delivering innovative prevention programs, educating the public about risk factors and warning signs, raising funds for suicide research and programs, and reaching out to those individuals who have lost someone to suicide.

As a part of AFSP’s growing nationwide network of chapters, they bring together people from all backgrounds who want to prevent suicide in our communities. Families and friends who have lost someone to suicide, vulnerable individuals, mental health professionals, clergy, educators, students, community/business leaders, and many others energize the chapter.