Loving the City

Every section of the Bible details God's care for the poor. The Law of Moses outlines the responsibility of God’s people to care for one another in times of need. The writings and the prophets offer warnings for those who take advantage of the needy and oppressed, and describe God’s heart for the desperate. The ministry of Jesus and the lifestyle of the New Testament Church make it clear that we have a Christian responsibility to actively love the lowly, broken, and hurting people in our community.

At Cornerstone, we happily embrace our responsibility to engage, pursue and love the marginalized. This means we actively and intentionally reach past our normal social circles to find those without a voice in our city. To this end we often partner with organizations that specialize in discovering the marginalized in various segments of our city. This allows us to draw close and care for men, women, and children who are usually overlooked.

Since 1976, Claris Health (“Claris”) has served the greater Los Angeles community through free and low-cost medical care, therapy, education and support services. The mission is to equip and care for individuals and their families before, during and after pregnancy and sexual-health choices.

How You Can Be Involved:
There are many ways to get involved at Claris through volunteering at our clinic locations in West LA and Inglewood, our mobile medical unit, and our Support Center.

Become a financial supporter or advocate.

Contact: 310.268.8111 or fill out the contact form below.

Prodigal Sons works through local churches across greater Los Angeles to bring the gospel of Christ to gang neighbors. By raising awareness and equipping church members for outreach and discipleship, they hope to see former gang members become members of Christ’s churches in every neighborhood with gang presence.

How You Can Be Involved:
Learn and Get Equipped – Grow in awareness and develop a more Christ-like heart for these neighbors through Prodigal Sons' resources on their website,  community group or friend group equipping, and reaching out to talk more about your questions and context.

Praying and Staying Updated – Sign up for the newsletter (website) and follow on Instagram and Twitter (@prodigalsonsinc) for ongoing updates about the ministry and for equipping and neighborhood service opportunities.

Financial Support – Because of the generosity of donors, Prodigal Sons is able to focus fully on facilitating gospel outreach to gang neighbors.

At Christian Legal Aid of Los Angeles (“CLA- LA”), we believe that pursuing “justice for all” is the best way to offer a hand-up, not a hand-out, to the most vulnerable in society: veterans, the elderly, homeless families, victims of domestic violence, and refugees. We provide free legal counsel to help our clients retain basic necessities like housing, employment, family relationships, veteran’s benefits, good credit and Social Security.

How You Can Be Involved:
Volunteer legal expertise at one of the clinics.
Contact: volunteer@cla-la.org

International Students, Inc., exists to share Christ’s love with international college students. Since 1953, ISI has been training Americans to meet international students’ needs. These Americans befriend international students and help them adjust to American culture.

How You Can Be Involved:
For more ways to connect with opportunities at ISI, contact Matt Spaulding at matthewfspaulding@yahoo.com.

Every Tuesday, church members meet at Salvation Army on 4th Street in Santa Monica at dinner time to cook, prepare, and serve meals from our front door to the large population of people experiencing homelessness in the area. We hope to build relationships with those we serve and share the love of Christ through our actions and the conversations we get to have.

How You Can Be Involved:
Join us in showing God’s love to our neighbors through warm meals and conversation from 5:45pm-7:30pm on Tuesdays!

Contact Grace Park:
drgraceepark@gmail.com
(559) 372-5205

Royal Family KIDS Camp is a Christ-centered, five-day camp experience that cultivates resilience, self-esteem, hope, and lasting positive memories for children in the foster care system. The camp experience and curriculum are woven through the modality of Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI), ensuring every activity thoughtfully considers each camper’s background and experiences and is adaptable to their unique needs - creating an experience that is joyful, fun, and life-giving for every child.

How You Can Be Involved:
Volunteer – Serve as a staff member or counselor at camp and help create a joyful, life-giving week for our campers.

Donate – Help make camp completely free for both campers and volunteers through your financial support.