WHAT IS LOVE STANISLAUS COUNTY?
What we do
is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that was founded in 2014. Love Stanislaus County is most known for its city wide volunteer days (Love Modesto, Love Waterford, Love Oakdale, etc.). While these events are incredibly impactful, the vision was always for these days to be a catalyst that inspires people to volunteer year round. What many don’t know is that Love Stanislaus County has three ongoing programs (Love Our Neighbors, Love Our Schools, and Love Our Kids) that provide a variety of ways for people to give back.
Love OuR Kids
A Program of
believes in the power of caring for children and their families within the foster care system. We partner with Child Welfare to identify the needs of these children and then we seek to inspire the community to help meet these needs. We do this through our referral process in which we gather and deliver needed items (beds, dressers, baby items, etc.). Every December, we host our Comfort Kit Drive where hundreds of people come together to assemble comfort kits for children entering foster care. These kits are filled with items that meet both physical and emotional needs during an often scary and confusing time.
Love OuR Neighbors
A Program of
seeks to equip and inspire people to host neighborhood gatherings with the goal of forming deeper connections and a sense of belonging among neighbors. We do this by offering tool kits, mini grants, and even training for those who want to facilitate deeper conversations in their groups. We believe that strengthening our communities starts in our neighborhoods.
Love OuR schools
A Program of
is dedicated to bringing students, parents, businesses, and churches together to help meet the unique needs of each school that cannot be met through traditional means. We have supported our partner schools by offering staff appreciation events, helping with fundraisers like fall festivals and color runs, and hosting our Chalk the Walk events in which community members cover the school sidewalks with inspiring messages written in chalk.
OUR Vision
Every person values one another and seeks to help where help is needed.
OUR MISSION
We inspire our community to love each other through building connections, generosity, and volunteering together.
OUR Values
COLLABORATION
We value and believe in collaboration with congregations, nonprofits, businesses, and community members as the way to serve.
COMMUNITY
We value community engagement and work to come together as one.
FAITH
We value and are motivated by our love for God and His example of service to others.
DIVERSITY
We value diversity when it comes to gender, race, ethnicity, and socio-economic status
EQUITY
We value, respect, and understand that equity is not equality. We see equity as meeting people where they are in life and understanding that that starting point will be different for everyone.
INTEGRITY
We value being honest and doing what is right over what is comfortable.
SERVICE
We value service to all parts of our community in all ways possible.