In the Community

"We are already one. But we imagine that we are not. And what we  have to  recover is our original unity.  What we have to be is what we are".

― Thomas Merton

The Advocacy Group believes in community building.

At The Advocacy Group, service is a cornerstone of our work, as important to us as our core recovery service offerings, including intervention and companioning. Serving the community is not only a key component of recovery for individuals and families, but a necessity in the movement toward the recovery and health of communities and our society at large. We are working towards a greater contribution to healing and wholeness for all people.

The Advocacy Group in the community

View our most recents efforts to serve our local community in Southern California in the below gallery.

Stay tuned for details on upcoming events as gathering restrictions due to COVID-19 are relaxed.

A donation drop, part of our Gifting Love LA initiative with TARGET and EcoSet, in partnership with It's Bigger Than Us at the Crenshaw Family YMCA

Unboxing gifts from our Annual Holiday Toy Drive

Gifting Love LA initiative drop at Alexandria House, in partnership with HEART of VIP

Packing one of our trucks delivering toys for Annual Holiday Toy Drive initiative

TAG Service Partnerships

In the spirit of community and service, The Advocacy Group is always seeking new ways to collaborate with other business to meet pressing needs of our community in the city and county of Los Angeles.

This past holiday, partnerships on our initiatives Gifting Love LA and the Annual Toy Drive enabled us to serve over 10,631 Los Angeles families and children.

For some ideas on how we could work together, here are a few examples of recent partnerships with 360 Cashmere, Natalie Martin, and Constellation Behavioral Health, and scroll for details on one of our ongoing service partnerships to meet the needs of the homeless community in Hollywood.

To get started on a Service Partnership, email Director of Community Partnerships Elisha Hall.

Ongoing Hollywood Homeless Initiative

Last year, in an effort to step up and meet emergency needs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we organized an Amazon Wish List to serve people in the homeless community in Hollywood. Our partners at Related Garments donated socks and underwear and Black Pearl made a donation of PPE. The Advocacy Group distributes all of these goods directly to homeless community members on an ongoing basis. Community members continue to donate sleeping bags, tents, warm hats, gloves and other essential items off of the Wish list. Click here to donate today.

Hollywood Homeless Community initiative, in partnership with Related Garments and Black Pearl

Fall sweater drive in partnership with 360 Cashmere

Shoe donation from HavASole in partnership with It's Bigger Than Us, for Crenshaw's Audubon Middle School community

Let’s talk about micro-fundraisers, a way you can organize your networks - friends, family, school, professional, spiritual, sports, creative, and more - to serve your community.

Inspired by a local community member who organized friends and family to make lunches for the people experiencing homelessness, we put together a program to support the planning and organization of micro-fundraisers.

Here are some ideas we are happy to talk through and make recommendations based on experience:

A lunch program for people experiencing homelessness, senior citizens, or people with disabilities.
A sleeping bag program for a local homeless community
Organizing a hygiene kit program
Building an Amazon Wish List for community aid
Putting together an online fundraiser
Organizing a drive:
- Backpacks and school supplies
- Coats and blankets
- Socks and underwear
- Making hygiene kits
- Canned goods and nonperishables
- Lunches for community members in need

The Advocacy Group has been awed watching so many organize fundraisers and drives through school, work, house of worship, sports, creative and other community networks.

Micro-fundraisers can be organized and executed on your own or in collaboration with TAG to benefit a local nonprofit organization or community group.

Click here to contact our Director of Community Relations Elisha Hall to get started on planning your micro-fundraiser today and discuss what’s best for you.

TAG partners with HavASole for shoe event at Alexandria House

Founder Lauren Brock speaks at Friendly House Luncheon

TAG sponsors Alexandria House Casino Night Fundraiser

TAG's sponsors Alexandria House Women Speak Luncheon (pictured, Director of Volunteer Services Elisha Hall and Founder Lauren Brock)

Service Opportunities
in Los Angeles

Our local community is made up of caring families and individuals who are here to serve. Join us in taking action to support people in need of a helping hand. Here are some organizations in need of support and examples of giving projects you can organize in your own community. Because truly, giving is the best form of self care. #stepupforothers

Places to Volunteer and Donate Year Round

Below is a list of agencies in and around Los Angeles who not only depend on, but encourage participation and engagement with families and the people they serve.

Please email us for support in choosing where to volunteer, as COVID-19 has changed many in person volunteer opportunities. We also encourage you to inquire about online volunteer opportunities you can do from home.