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Neighbors Helping Neighbors
Do You Know Us?
Do you know the Foundation of Laguna Woods Village? What it does ? Do you confuse it with GRF, the Golden Rain Foundation?
Sometimes we feel that the Foundation of Laguna Woods Village may be the best kept secret in the Village. Many residents are unaware of how the Foundation can help them if they are experiencing a financial problem. Many don’t know that there is help right here in the Village.
The Foundation has been the Village’s very own charity for the past 27 years — its safety net — to help residents who are experiencing financial issues. This financial help is obtained by contacting Social Services (949-597-4267) which assesses the need for help and then contacts the Foundation to provide that financial help. Resident identities are kept confidential, and the Foundation does not know who it is helping.
The financial help provided by the Foundation can take many forms. The simplest form of help is that the Foundation will pay a bill for a resident to address their need. It can be a high electrical bill, a caregiver bill, or a hearing aid repair. Financial help might also come in the form of grocery or gas cards to get a resident out of a tight spot. For those who are at risk of falling, financial help may be the Foundation renting an emergency response device. For residents with limited financial resources, help might be purchasing a hearing aid. Scholarships are also available for day care services, and for residents without transportation. The Foundation provides free transport once a month to the local food pantry for free food for those in need. Earthquake disaster kits can be obtained, and a CARE ambulance contract might be arranged. Information of all of these services may be obtained at the Social Services office.
All of this is made possible by the support of the Village. Thank you to all those who support the Foundation. Your individual and club donations make the Foundation’s motto, “Neighbors Helping Neighbors” a reality.
Sometimes we feel that the Foundation of Laguna Woods Village may be the best kept secret in the Village. Many residents are unaware of how the Foundation can help them if they are experiencing a financial problem. Many don’t know that there is help right here in the Village.
The Foundation has been the Village’s very own charity for the past 27 years — its safety net — to help residents who are experiencing financial issues. This financial help is obtained by contacting Social Services (949-597-4267) which assesses the need for help and then contacts the Foundation to provide that financial help. Resident identities are kept confidential, and the Foundation does not know who it is helping.
The financial help provided by the Foundation can take many forms. The simplest form of help is that the Foundation will pay a bill for a resident to address their need. It can be a high electrical bill, a caregiver bill, or a hearing aid repair. Financial help might also come in the form of grocery or gas cards to get a resident out of a tight spot. For those who are at risk of falling, financial help may be the Foundation renting an emergency response device. For residents with limited financial resources, help might be purchasing a hearing aid. Scholarships are also available for day care services, and for residents without transportation. The Foundation provides free transport once a month to the local food pantry for free food for those in need. Earthquake disaster kits can be obtained, and a CARE ambulance contract might be arranged. Information of all of these services may be obtained at the Social Services office.
All of this is made possible by the support of the Village. Thank you to all those who support the Foundation. Your individual and club donations make the Foundation’s motto, “Neighbors Helping Neighbors” a reality.
OVER 25 YEARS AND STILL GOING STRONG
Silver Anniversaries are special, and The Foundation’s is no exception. The Foundation of Laguna Woods Village celebrated its 25th Anniversary in 2022, having begun in May 1997. This milestone is really a tribute to the Village which has sustained it and made it possible — making the motto “Neighbors Helping Neighbors” a reality.
More recently, through the support of the Village, The Foundation spent over $1.2 million to ensure the well-being of the Village over the past five years. Among its traditional services, the Foundation provides funding for Meals on Wheels, Alzheimer’s day service scholarships, and individual resident financial assistance.
But The Foundation helps Village residents in some fewer known ways. Based upon resident needs, it provides earthquake kits, pays for CARE ambulance contracts, transports residents to the local food pantry, and helps with the cost of emergency response devices.
A video showing the 25 years history of the Foundation is here: youtu.be/g90A0DEaojo
Photos at the 25th anniversary celebration held on May 5, 2022 are here: tinyurl.com/FLWV25th
Village TV program about the 25th anniversary: youtu.be/UwzyU6PYdgY
Silver Anniversaries are special, and The Foundation’s is no exception. The Foundation of Laguna Woods Village celebrated its 25th Anniversary in 2022, having begun in May 1997. This milestone is really a tribute to the Village which has sustained it and made it possible — making the motto “Neighbors Helping Neighbors” a reality.
More recently, through the support of the Village, The Foundation spent over $1.2 million to ensure the well-being of the Village over the past five years. Among its traditional services, the Foundation provides funding for Meals on Wheels, Alzheimer’s day service scholarships, and individual resident financial assistance.
But The Foundation helps Village residents in some fewer known ways. Based upon resident needs, it provides earthquake kits, pays for CARE ambulance contracts, transports residents to the local food pantry, and helps with the cost of emergency response devices.
A video showing the 25 years history of the Foundation is here: youtu.be/g90A0DEaojo
Photos at the 25th anniversary celebration held on May 5, 2022 are here: tinyurl.com/FLWV25th
Village TV program about the 25th anniversary: youtu.be/UwzyU6PYdgY
About Us |
The Foundation of Laguna Woods Village is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, a non-profit corporation, for the purpose of raising and distributing charitable funds in Laguna Woods Village, a senior community of 18,000 residents in South Orange County, CA.
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The Foundation was established in 1997 by a small group of residents who saw a need to provide temporary financial assistance to qualifying residents of our community.
Specifically, The Foundation provides emergency assistance to qualifying residents with supermarket cash cards, prescription payments, bill payments for utility services, medical and dental, care giver and respite care services, taxi vouchers for travel to health care providers in Orange County, and gas cards.
In addition, through Age Well Senior Services, The Foundation funds programs which directly help Village residents.
Residents seeking financial or other assistance should contact Laguna Woods Social Services which is located on the first floor of the Community Building, telephone 949-597-4267.
Specifically, The Foundation provides emergency assistance to qualifying residents with supermarket cash cards, prescription payments, bill payments for utility services, medical and dental, care giver and respite care services, taxi vouchers for travel to health care providers in Orange County, and gas cards.
In addition, through Age Well Senior Services, The Foundation funds programs which directly help Village residents.
Residents seeking financial or other assistance should contact Laguna Woods Social Services which is located on the first floor of the Community Building, telephone 949-597-4267.
Mission Statement
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A charitable organization dedicated to helping residents of Laguna Woods Village by providing temporary financial and emergency assistance for individuals in need as well as funding life-enhancing programs for the community.
Neighbors helping neighbors establish a sustainable and healthy community. |
The Foundation provides funding for the following groups:
Individual Village Residents
Those residents who have need of temporary financial help for medical, utilities and food bills.
The Meals on Wheels Program
Home-bound residents who can no longer shop and cook for themselves receive three meals a day delivered by the Village residents.
The Adult Day Care Center
The Center provides health and therapeutic services along with social activities for the resident while offering respite and peace of mind to the care giver.
Those residents who have need of temporary financial help for medical, utilities and food bills.
The Meals on Wheels Program
Home-bound residents who can no longer shop and cook for themselves receive three meals a day delivered by the Village residents.
The Adult Day Care Center
The Center provides health and therapeutic services along with social activities for the resident while offering respite and peace of mind to the care giver.
Who We Are
The Foundation of Laguna Woods Village is run by an all volunteer board of Village residents. We work with the Village's Department of Social Services, who identifies and qualifies needy residents, and when no other support is available, Social Services recommends that The Foundation pay specific bills to the providers. The residents remain anonymous to The Foundation.
The Foundation of Laguna Woods Village is run by an all volunteer board of Village residents. We work with the Village's Department of Social Services, who identifies and qualifies needy residents, and when no other support is available, Social Services recommends that The Foundation pay specific bills to the providers. The residents remain anonymous to The Foundation.
2025 Board of Directors
President: Marcy Sheinwold
Vice President/Finance: Margot Gilison
VP General Svcs & Info Systems: Joel Goldstein
Treasurer: Sharon Phillips
Secretary: Anne Llewellyn