The purpose of Community’s Child is: End child hunger in our community and improve health, social and academic development; Provide impoverished children & families with the support necessary to acquire successful education and move out of poverty; Provide homeless women & children a safe structured shelter to heal from trauma & obtain the skills to become self-sufficient. Community’s Child provides impoverished South Bay children with free weekly nutritious groceries, annual school supplies, laptops, tutoring services, new books, health, dental, and vision screenings and services, masks, hand sanitizers, clothing, shoes, diapers, hygiene products, Zoom support, and counseling services.

Las Candalistas supports Community’s Child’s Healthy Bags Program which serves 1400-2400 food insecure South Bay children.  The program provides weekly delivery to schools and/or has children or family’s pick-up nutritious groceries, personal care items, school supplies, and laptops and provides access to counseling and educational programs.