On Jan 21, we had our 119th Comfort Build-a-Bag visit. On these visits we take bags packed with various items for kids. Toys from our Christmas Toy Drive and Sparks of Love went into these bags and will continue throughout the year. Items ranged from Dolls to Art Sets to Soccer Balls—each bag is made to each child’s age and condition. Comfort Build-a-B...

We have some exciting news for our volunteer sign up process. In order to get the right amount of volunteers we need we have streamlined the process to our Volunteer Headquarters page. Here you will find new volunteer opportunities Monthly and some opportunities weekly. Bookmarking the volunteer headquarters page is the best place to start. 

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On our most recent visit to Kaiser Fontana we brought Christmas Spirit with us from the North Pole. Mr and Mrs Claus themselves flew all the way to sunny California once again. With them, came Christmas Comfort Build-a-Bags with toys, blankets, stuffed animals and hand made Christmas cards.

Kohl’s Cares volunteers helped carry Comfort Build-a-Bag’s with...

Our Program, Comfort Build-a-Bag provides bags of comfort to children dealing with treatments in the hospital. On this most recent visit to Kaiser Fontana we delivered our bags and more such as; stuffed animals, books, blankets and hand crafted Halloween Cards. 

Kohl’s Cares and volunteers helped carry our Comfort Build-a-Bag’s to each room with th...

Our Outreach for Banning is Located at: 749 N San Gorgonio Ave, Banning, CA 92220 in the parking lot. The line starts to form a little early around 8:30 or earlier. This outreach is based on first come first served, and people that arrive early receive limited goodies while supplies last. These goodies sometimes include various meat, bread, chips, tort...

For six years we have held our annual Halloween Bowling fundraiser benefiting our program, Cure Hunger Now. Our sponsor, Kohl’s invites teams from various Southern California stores. Teams compete for highest team bowling scores and individual scores creating a fun competitive environment at Empire Bowl in Redlands 

Costumes were highly encouraged, and...

Down syndrome is referred to as, DS and Trisomy 21. Down syndrome is caused when a person is born with an extra chromosome. Each Chromosome we carry contains hundreds, or even thousands of genes. A person’s Genes contain the information that delivers your personal traits. With DS, the extra chromosome causes delays in the development of a child, mental...

September brings awareness to Childhood Cancer, a heavy subject to talk about. We’d like to inform you with some statistics, some you may know, and some brand new facts! While Childhood cancer is rare, it is the most common killer in children. Over 15,000 children, ranging from infants to teens will be diagnosed with cancer, and sadly over 1,000 of the...

September brings awareness to Newborn Screening. Using a simple blood test, doctors test and screen the blood to see if there are any potential fatal disorders that aren’t visible at birth. These screenings help prevent lifelong health problems or early deaths in infants, although most babies get a clean bill of health. The screenings vary by state and...

August brings awareness to Gastroparesis, this is a gastric motility disorder where the functions of the stomach are impaired. Our stomachs are an important part to our digestive system, and having Gastroparesis means that your stomachs muscular contractions are defective. This causes the contents inside the stomach to be emptied too slowly leading to...