“I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates
the soul of the giver.” -Maya Angelou

Join The Children's Lifesaving Foundation in spreading seeds of hope, love, joy, education, and cultural awareness into the hearts of LA's homeless, at-risk and shelter-bound youth and their families.

The Children's Lifesaving Foundation (CLF) is a non-profit, 501 (c)(3) organization, dedicated to improving and enriching the lives of L.A.'s and Ventura Counties' at-risk and homeless youth and their families by creating positive outdoor educational, esteem-building and creative opportunities through a Spring and Summer Camp Enrichment Program, and by financially helping homeless families move out of a shelter into a home through an Adopt-A-Family Program.

 These programs and camps are offered to at-risk and homeless youth from the ages of infancy through 17.

Our four program components, working together, provide homeless children living in shelters and attending low-income service programs an opportunity to enjoy and appreciate life in a way they would normally be unable to do.

 We allow them, first and foremost, to feel like real kids again, by providing programs that lift their spirits and take them out of their bleak urban environment.

The Children’s Lifesaving Foundation allows them to play, learn and participate in activities at no charge to them, their shelter or participating agency, or their families. Each program serves a purpose towards bringing children, families and communities together in a way which instills both pride and hope in their futures, an invaluable asset to the LA community.

Please look at our list of programs, and then go to our How You Can Help page to help us start changing more children’s lives today!

Click here to goto The Children's Lifesaving Foundation web site