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To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.
We are a nonprofit dog rescue, created to find border collies, in need, loving forever homes.
Residents will achieve self-sufficiency with structured support by helping in Brenda Jean’s Food Pantry, Soup Kitchen, and/or Internship Programs
Ensure hospice and bereavement programs for patients and families facing a life-limiting illness: Programs include hospice funding and Kids Camp.
To educate and involve the community, through recovering, preserving and displaying local and world wide natural history objects.
To foster the sport of pack burro racing; to train, care for, and adopt burros; and to educate the public in the same.
We support the California City Animal Shelter and our local pet community.
To reduce criminal behavior by the application of evidence-based and trauma-informed services.
To sponsor special events for charitable purposes for the psychological and mental health care of families, especially those that are undeserved.
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