Global Operations And Development Giving Children Hope

We've Got Your Back

A hungry child cannot focus in school. They struggle to perform in the classroom, consistently scoring lower than their peers. In order to ensure that food-insecure children in Southern California have the nutritious food they need to grow, learn and thrive, the We’ve Got Your Back (WGYB) partners with over 50 local schools to distribute nutritious food and basic needs resources. Schools approach us because they have children who are food insecure, unstably housed, and are low-income. In addition to receiving food, we support families by increasing parent engagement through volunteering and education classes in financial literacy, health & wellness, and parenting. This stresses the importance of maintaining a balanced budget and diet while facing food insecurity.

Leadership & Development

At GCH, we first make sure vulnerable families get the resources they need to escape survival mode, then we dive deeper with them by offering self-development opportunities in our Leadership & Development classes. Here, we welcome parents, a majority of whom are Hispanic/Latino and have not completed high school, to learn, grow and transform their life. Parents who enroll in these classes join cohorts that develop functional skills in financial literacy, parenting, nutrition, and more. They attend classes on a weekly basis throughout the year. In these classes, we don’t want families to learn new knowledge without knowing how to put it into practice. Instead, we focus on building habits that lead to practical outcomes such as creating monthly budgets and setting financial goals. Learning to build habits is a transformational tool that parents can use to impact other areas of their lives such as work or at home.