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HELPING HEARTS AT UCI
What is helping hearts?
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US
WHAT IS HELPING HEARTS?
Helping Hearts is a non-profit group at University of California, Irvine that is dedicated to helping the homeless. This club strives to help the homeless community by providing various goods and services that are essential for day-to-day survival, and as well as creating relationships with these individuals. Furthermore, Helping Hearts constantly seeks to educate individuals about the difficulties and challenges that surround homelessness.
What is helping hearts?
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US
WHAT IS HELPING HEARTS?
Helping Hearts is a non-profit group at University of California, Irvine that is dedicated to helping the homeless. This club strives to help the homeless community by providing various goods and services that are essential for day-to-day survival, and as well as creating relationships with these individuals. Furthermore, Helping Hearts constantly seeks to educate individuals about the difficulties and challenges that surround homelessness.
” We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone.” — Ronald Raegan
Come Join Us in Lending a Helping Heart to the Homeless Community!
From small donations to hands-on activity, everyone is welcomed to help provide daily essentials to the homeless community as well as form relationships with them.
Our club not only aims to serve the homeless community, but to also educate our members and the society about the challenges that the homeless community faces.
ORIGIN
Working Towards a Brighter Future
Helping Hearts for the Homeless was created in 2010 by a group of dorm-mates, named
Farhad Alikozai, Sunny Ahmad, Sunny Meghpara, and Alex Workman, at the University of California, Irvine. When they witnessed the amount of food wasted at their local dining common, they were all inspired to start an organization that would actively help the homeless. With a tremendous amount of passion and hard-work, they were able to coordinate interactive events with the local homeless community through trips to Skid Row, volunteering at Laundry Love and Santa Ana Civic Center, and hosting collection drives which included donated clothes, shoes, and basic toiletries. At the events, each club member was able to make a difference in the homeless community with the 20-30 big bags of donation along with plenty of handmade care packages. By doing interactive activities as well as educating the club about homelessness, everyone was able to grasp a new perspective on this community which motivated them to go out and do more! The passion and heart that everyone shared for this club has greatly contributed to making the new club a success.
ORIGIN
Working Towards a Brighter Future
Helping Hearts for the Homeless was created in 2010 by a group of dorm-mates, named
Farhad Alikozai, Sunny Ahmad, Sunny Meghpara, and Alex Workman, at the University of California, Irvine. When they witnessed the amount of food wasted at their local dining common, they were all inspired to start an organization that would actively help the homeless. With a tremendous amount of passion and hard-work, they were able to coordinate interactive events with the local homeless community through trips to Skid Row, volunteering at Laundry Love and Santa Ana Civic Center, and hosting collection drives which included donated clothes, shoes, and basic toiletries. At the events, each club member was able to make a difference in the homeless community with the 20-30 big bags of donation along with plenty of handmade care packages. By doing interactive activities as well as educating the club about homelessness, everyone was able to grasp a new perspective on this community which motivated them to go out and do more! The passion and heart that everyone shared for this club has greatly contributed to making the new club a success.
"We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved, and uncared for is the greatest poverty.”
– Mother Teresa
THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY
There are many factors that contribute to a person becoming homeless:
Domestic/family violence
Financial Difficulties
House affordability stress
Lack of Health Care
Substance Abuse
and more…
Homeless is a type of situation, not someone's identity
According to United States Department of Housing and Development’s (HUD) 2015 reports, over half a million people in the United States are homeless. One quarter of the
homeless are children and ten of thousands are veterans. The most alarming fact of all is that 1 in 5 homeless people suffer from untreated severe mental illness.
COLLABORATIONS
COLLABORATIONS
ROTARACT
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Rotaract focuses on local and international humanitarian service and professional development. They work under the slogan of “Service Above Self.” Their main goal is to bring about change to the community and give UCI students the chance to be civically engaged while developing as professionals.
UNICEF
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UNICEF at UC Irvine is geared toward helping and advocating for underserved mothers and kids anywhere in the world. Through community service, fundraising, and advocacy on campus and within the local community, UNICEF is working so that no child suffers due to a preventable cause.
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HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
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UC Irvine’s Habitat for Humanity aims to encourage involvement in humanitarian aid and environmental conservation efforts within Orange County while developing an exciting community with social events and plenty of volunteer opportunities. They work with several local businesses and organization, as well as cities and volunteers to create modest homes that are sold to qualifying families under manageable terms.
CAL ANIMAGE EPSILON (CAE)
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CAE was founded at UC Irvine in 1990 and has since focused on celebrating anime and manga culture. They gather to watch anime episodes of several different series. They also have a Masquerade group that enters competitions where they cosplay.
ROTARACT
Click the button below to learn more
Rotaract focuses on local and international humanitarian service and professional development. They work under the slogan of “Service Above Self.” Their main goal is to bring about change to the community and give UCI students the chance to be civically engaged while developing as professionals.
UNICEF
Click the button below to learn more
UNICEF at UC Irvine is geared toward helping and advocating for underserved mothers and kids anywhere in the world. Through community service, fundraising, and advocacy on campus and within the local community, UNICEF is working so that no child suffers due to a preventable cause.
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
Click the button below to learn more
UC Irvine’s Habitat for Humanity aims to encourage involvement in humanitarian aid and environmental conservation efforts within Orange County while developing an exciting community with social events and plenty of volunteer opportunities. They work with several local businesses and organization, as well as cities and volunteers to create modest homes that are sold to qualifying families under manageable terms.
CAL ANIMAGE EPSILON (CAE)
Click the link below to learn more
CAE was founded at UC Irvine in 1990 and has since focused on celebrating anime and manga culture. They gather to watch anime episodes of several different series. They also have a Masquerade group that enters competitions where they cosplay.