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The Adopt-A-Family Program started in 1990 at St. Vibiana Cathedral to build on an existing Christmas Basket Program for Skid Row families, offering dinner and toys donated by parishioners and priests. We saw the challenges faced by these families, so this new program aimed to bring Christmas joy to as many as possible. Children lived in dire conditions, often in overcrowded units surrounded by crime and poverty.

Over thirty years later, we continue to support disadvantaged families, who now often live outside downtown LA but still seek help nearby. The program has grown each year with more donors committing to “adopting” families, increasing the gifts and essentials provided. Volunteers visit families to identify needs and then deliver food, toiletries, clothing, and toys, bringing a hopeful Christmas celebration to over 13,000 families since inception.

We are preparing for another successful delivery day on December 14, 2024, which will be possible through generous contributions. Please visit our website to see how you can participate and don’t forget to watch our 25th Anniversary Video below. Join us in making a difference and come be part of something GREAT- Thank you for your support!

– Msgr. Terrance Fleming, Executive Director and Founder

@adoptafamilyla
  • Such a great event put on by @call_usa this past weekend 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 thank you for an amazing time with some amazing/ inspiring people #latinoleadership #charitygala #intercontinentalhotel #angels #adoptafamily #community #fyp
  • Looking for ways to give back to the community??? Volunteers needed to help with in person family interviews!!! Tuesdays/ Thursdays and some Saturdays 🙌🏽🙌🏽 DM for details… bring a friend 👌🏽 #adoptafamilyla #volunteer #angels #community #giveback #losangeles #fyp #christmasiscoming 📸: @illcinematix
  • This time last year 🙌🏽 @salesianclubsla interviewed our awesome photographer @illcinematix… where we all got to learn a little more about @salesianclubsla…. We truly cherish this partnership 🙌🏽🙌🏽 It’s truly a pleasure to be able to work with such an amazing organization like @salesianclubsla…. Go check them out 👍🏽 Thank you for helping Adopt A Family LA year after year… team work makes the dream work!!! 
#blessed #service #volunteer #familyyouthcenter #servethecommunity #adoptafamilyla #losangeles #fyp
  • Family interviews continue this week. Thursday and Saturday!!! COMMENT “Angels” for more details 🙌🏽🙌🏽 #volunteer #actsofkindness #servethecommunity #losangeles #angels #adoptafamilyla #fyp 📸: @illcinematix
  • Getting personal… Some interviews take place directly in the families homes… they are always so welcoming and warm 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 Any where from 30-40 families can be interviewed in one apartment building… Volunteers are always needed/ welcome to help the process go faster/ smoothly… tell a friend and meet us for family interviews most TUESDAY/ THURSDAY evenings.. DM for details 
#adoptafamilyla #fyp #explore #volunteer #giveback #community #christmasiscoming #losangeles 
📸: @illcinematix
  • We truly appreciate our volunteers!!! They show such dedication and passion year after year… This program wouldn’t be what is today without them!!! Thank you Angels 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 

Family interviews are currently taking place Tuesdays/ Thursdays and a few Saturdays… Now through October. DM for more info on how to get involved 
#volunteer #angels #adoptafamilyla #familyinterviews #christmasiscoming #losangeles #community #fyp 
🎥: @illcinematix
  • Family interviews this Tuesday/ Thursday… DM for details 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

•Family interviews take place months before Christmas… 
•Families are asked for specific wants/ needs for Christmas…
•The families are located in the downtown Los Angeles area…
•All families have children under the age of 18 and are low income/ facing financial hardship…
•The goal of adopt a family LA is to deliver a magical Christmas for hundreds of children 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

📸: @illcinematix
  • Adopt A Family LA isn’t only about serving the community… but it’s also about building an amazing community… Volunteering is a great opportunity to make new connections and meet like minded people. We love our volunteers 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 August interviews are done and now we gear up to interview hundreds of LA families in September. Join the team of Angels this year! We’d love to have you 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 DM for details on how to get involved #volunteer #serve #community #losangeles #adoptafamilyla #nonprofit #christmasiscoming #angelsofadoptafamily
  • Family interviews continue this week. Thursday, 8/29 at 5:30pm… Get involved… All are welcome to help with interviews. The more the merrier!!! DM for details, Spanish speaking is a plus but not mandatory… #adoptafamilyla #volunteer #giveback #losangeles #community #familyinterviews #christmasiscoming #spreadjoy 🎥: @illcinematix
Such a great event put on by @call_usa this past weekend 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 thank you for an amazing time with some amazing/ inspiring people #latinoleadership #charitygala #intercontinentalhotel #angels #adoptafamily #community #fyp
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Looking for ways to give back to the community??? Volunteers needed to help with in person family interviews!!! Tuesdays/ Thursdays and some Saturdays 🙌🏽🙌🏽 DM for details… bring a friend 👌🏽 #adoptafamilyla #volunteer #angels #community #giveback #losangeles #fyp #christmasiscoming 📸: @illcinematix
Looking for ways to give back to the community??? Volunteers needed to help with in person family interviews!!! Tuesdays/ Thursdays and some Saturdays 🙌🏽🙌🏽 DM for details… bring a friend 👌🏽 #adoptafamilyla #volunteer #angels #community #giveback #losangeles #fyp #christmasiscoming 📸: @illcinematix
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This time last year 🙌🏽 @salesianclubsla interviewed our awesome photographer @illcinematix… where we all got to learn a little more about @salesianclubsla…. We truly cherish this partnership 🙌🏽🙌🏽 It’s truly a pleasure to be able to work with such an amazing organization like @salesianclubsla…. Go check them out 👍🏽 Thank you for helping Adopt A Family LA year after year… team work makes the dream work!!! #blessed #service #volunteer #familyyouthcenter #servethecommunity #adoptafamilyla #losangeles #fyp
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Family interviews continue this week. Thursday and Saturday!!! COMMENT “Angels” for more details 🙌🏽🙌🏽 #volunteer #actsofkindness #servethecommunity #losangeles #angels #adoptafamilyla #fyp 📸: @illcinematix
Family interviews continue this week. Thursday and Saturday!!! COMMENT “Angels” for more details 🙌🏽🙌🏽 #volunteer #actsofkindness #servethecommunity #losangeles #angels #adoptafamilyla #fyp 📸: @illcinematix
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Getting personal… Some interviews take place directly in the families homes… they are always so welcoming and warm 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 Any where from 30-40 families can be interviewed in one apartment building… Volunteers are always needed/ welcome to help the process go faster/ smoothly… tell a friend and meet us for family interviews most TUESDAY/ THURSDAY evenings.. DM for details 
#adoptafamilyla #fyp #explore #volunteer #giveback #community #christmasiscoming #losangeles 
📸: @illcinematix
Getting personal… Some interviews take place directly in the families homes… they are always so welcoming and warm 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 Any where from 30-40 families can be interviewed in one apartment building… Volunteers are always needed/ welcome to help the process go faster/ smoothly… tell a friend and meet us for family interviews most TUESDAY/ THURSDAY evenings.. DM for details #adoptafamilyla #fyp #explore #volunteer #giveback #community #christmasiscoming #losangeles 📸: @illcinematix
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We truly appreciate our volunteers!!! They show such dedication and passion year after year… This program wouldn’t be what is today without them!!! Thank you Angels 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 Family interviews are currently taking place Tuesdays/ Thursdays and a few Saturdays… Now through October. DM for more info on how to get involved #volunteer #angels #adoptafamilyla #familyinterviews #christmasiscoming #losangeles #community #fyp 🎥: @illcinematix
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Family interviews this Tuesday/ Thursday… DM for details 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

•Family interviews take place months before Christmas… 
•Families are asked for specific wants/ needs for Christmas…
•The families are located in the downtown Los Angeles area…
•All families have children under the age of 18 and are low income/ facing financial hardship…
•The goal of adopt a family LA is to deliver a magical Christmas for hundreds of children 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

📸: @illcinematix
Family interviews this Tuesday/ Thursday… DM for details 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 •Family interviews take place months before Christmas… •Families are asked for specific wants/ needs for Christmas… •The families are located in the downtown Los Angeles area… •All families have children under the age of 18 and are low income/ facing financial hardship… •The goal of adopt a family LA is to deliver a magical Christmas for hundreds of children 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 📸: @illcinematix
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Adopt A Family LA isn’t only about serving the community… but it’s also about building an amazing community… Volunteering is a great opportunity to make new connections and meet like minded people. We love our volunteers 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 August interviews are done and now we gear up to interview hundreds of LA families in September. Join the team of Angels this year! We’d love to have you 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 DM for details on how to get involved #volunteer #serve #community #losangeles #adoptafamilyla #nonprofit #christmasiscoming #angelsofadoptafamily
Adopt A Family LA isn’t only about serving the community… but it’s also about building an amazing community… Volunteering is a great opportunity to make new connections and meet like minded people. We love our volunteers 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 August interviews are done and now we gear up to interview hundreds of LA families in September. Join the team of Angels this year! We’d love to have you 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 DM for details on how to get involved #volunteer #serve #community #losangeles #adoptafamilyla #nonprofit #christmasiscoming #angelsofadoptafamily
Adopt A Family LA isn’t only about serving the community… but it’s also about building an amazing community… Volunteering is a great opportunity to make new connections and meet like minded people. We love our volunteers 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 August interviews are done and now we gear up to interview hundreds of LA families in September. Join the team of Angels this year! We’d love to have you 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 DM for details on how to get involved #volunteer #serve #community #losangeles #adoptafamilyla #nonprofit #christmasiscoming #angelsofadoptafamily
Adopt A Family LA isn’t only about serving the community… but it’s also about building an amazing community… Volunteering is a great opportunity to make new connections and meet like minded people. We love our volunteers 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 August interviews are done and now we gear up to interview hundreds of LA families in September. Join the team of Angels this year! We’d love to have you 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 DM for details on how to get involved #volunteer #serve #community #losangeles #adoptafamilyla #nonprofit #christmasiscoming #angelsofadoptafamily
Adopt A Family LA isn’t only about serving the community… but it’s also about building an amazing community… Volunteering is a great opportunity to make new connections and meet like minded people. We love our volunteers 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 August interviews are done and now we gear up to interview hundreds of LA families in September. Join the team of Angels this year! We’d love to have you 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 DM for details on how to get involved #volunteer #serve #community #losangeles #adoptafamilyla #nonprofit #christmasiscoming #angelsofadoptafamily
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Family interviews continue this week. Thursday, 8/29 at 5:30pm… Get involved… All are welcome to help with interviews. The more the merrier!!! DM for details, Spanish speaking is a plus but not mandatory… #adoptafamilyla #volunteer #giveback #losangeles #community #familyinterviews #christmasiscoming #spreadjoy 🎥: @illcinematix
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Impact over the Years

Adopted

Families Adopted Over the Years

Support

Volunteers Yearly

Donors

Monetary Donors Yearly

Schools

Yearly School Sponsored Food Drives

Children

Children Adopted Over the Years

Companies

Yearly Companies Sponsoring Families

School Sponsoring

Yearly Schools Sponsoring Families

Individuals

Yearly Individuals Sponsoring Families