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View fullsize Yesterday, the lively team at Western Digital took over our weekly Street Services program, which has been operating since 1987, to make over 200 bags of sack lunches that will be distributed to shelters located across Orange County. Thanks for being
View fullsize TODAY'S the Day! With early intervention, we can prevent the trauma, developmental delays, and educational disruptions that homelessness inflicts on children. Help us give families the opportunity to rebuild their lives. GIVE. SHARE. VOLUNTEER. #end
View fullsize At Serving People in Need (SPIN), we have always believed that every child deserves the stability, safety, and opportunity that comes with having a home. Yet today, too many families are slipping through the cracks, often waiting ten months or more f
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View fullsize SPIN was honored to be featured at this month’s Passkeys Foundation’s Influential Leadership Breakfast. Our Executive Director, David Wetzel, was given the opportunity to present issues facing the organization regarding the loss of govern
View fullsize We recently hosted a special evening of gratitude for some of our generous supporters at @angels Stadium. It was a fantastic night celebrating the power of giving and a chance to express our deep appreciation for everyone who makes our work possible.
View fullsize Big news, Orange County! Our friends at @lukeslobster are opening their new Balboa Island location this Friday, August 22nd and they’re celebrating by giving back. For every lobster roll sold during opening week, $1 will be donated to SPIN OC
View fullsize Back-to-school season is here! 🎒 Last week we joined the Back-to-School Kick Off Expo at IKEA, where local nonprofits came together to provide students with free haircuts, shoes, school supplies, and more. A huge thank-you to The Ace Serve Givebac

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Sesame Street Tackles Homelessness

Since 1969, PBS’ “Sesame Street” has been teaching children their ABCs and 1-2- 3s through their educational and cultural programming. But just last week, the show tackled a deeper subject that no child should have to understand. Homelessness.

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SPIN Featured in the Daily Pilot

A recent article in The Daily Pilot by B.W. Cook highlights SPIN’s work in Orange County, calling attention to SPIN’s success in placing 517 Orange County adults and children in our housing program last year.

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