Eastside is committed to supporting families in need right here in our own neighborhood. In fact, 15 cents of every dollar given to Eastside is invested in Compassion initiatives both locally and globally. Our partnerships are child-focused in order to have the greatest significance for the future.

BIRTH CHOICE

Providing medical services, education and support to individuals, empowering them to make healthy life-affirming choices consistent with the inherent value of every human life

With licensed community clinics in Orange County (including Placentia), Birth Choice provides pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, counseling and STD testing to young people facing unplanned pregnancy or decisions about their sexual health. They help young people understand all available options, with the goal of helping them make life-affirming choices.

Kathleen Eaton, Founder & CEO

 Jessi Rigdon, Eastside Birth Choice Rep

Email our Birth Choice Rep | Visit the Birth Choice Website

CHILD S.H.A.R.E.

Support, Hope, Advocacy, Resources, Encouragement

Child SHARE’s vision is to support churches and families to provide loving homes to children. Founded in 1985, their goal is for every foster child to experience the unfailing love of a forever family by equipping families, individuals, volunteers and faith communities to provide and support foster and adoptive homes.

April Steele, CEO

Email our Child Share Rep | Visit the Child S.H.A.R.E. Website

COME TO HIM MINISTRIES

A “Ministry of Mercy”

Come to Him offers relief, rehabilitation, and development to families struggling with a personal crisis that has left them homeless. CTH comes alongside addicts, the homeless and those released from prison, providing counseling, mentoring, and introducing them to the love of Jesus.

James Chambers, Founder & CEO

Jenn Nagata, Eastside Come to Him Rep

Contact our Come to Him Rep. | Visit the Come to Him Website

PATHWAYS OF HOPE (formerly FIES)

Rebuilding lives of the hungry and homeless

Pathways of Hope is a cooperative community organization established in 1975 by the Fullerton Interfaith Ministerial Association (FIMA). Their purpose has always been to provide emergency food, transitional and long-term housing, and other support services to the hungry and homeless in our community.

Erica Sperrazzo, Eastside FIES Rep

Email our Pathways Rep | Visit the Pathways of Hope Website

SAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN (SFFC)

A movement of families giving hope to children and parents in crisis.

SFFC is a collaboration between local churches and Olive Crest to provide temporary loving homes for children whose families are in crisis. SFFC is a movement of compassion grounded in relationship that returns the Church to the forefront of caring for children at risk, demonstrating a very tangible way we can love our neighbors.

Danny Sells, Safe Families Director

Marsha Shanks, Eastside Safe Families Rep

Email our Safe Families Rep | Visit the Safe Families Website