In the fall of 2024, SAM members had the incredible opportunity to go beyond the giving circle meetings and into the heart of the community, participating in four powerful site visits. Each visit offered a firsthand look at the transformative work being led by our grantees—Lost Angels, Harmony Project, Partners for Children South L.A., and Tzedek America.

SAM members (along with our KI partners) enjoyed a fun, productive summer morning assembling welcome bags for Ready to Succeed’s (past SAM grant recipient) Project Dorm Room. Each year in LA, over 4000 former foster youth embark on their college journey alone – with no bedding, supplies or family support. Project Dorm Room provides essentials and more to many of these students.

SAM members toured Piece by Piece, a social enterprise that provides individuals who have faced economic insecurity or experienced homelessness with an opportunity to work, creating mosaic masterpieces, big and small.

Wendy Marantz Levine, SAM member and Founder of Beauty Bus Foundation, hosted a visit to Beauty Bus.

SAM members shared a wonderful evening with the families of one of our grantees, Alexandria House.