Client News
Meet Luis
Luis Fernando is a 13-year-old with a ready smile and maturity beyond his years. He attends the MEND Youth Services Program regularly after school, where he is one of the MEND “podcast kids”—five middle school children who produce their own podcast. A student at M.I.T.@Vaughn Middle School in San...
INSIDE MEND: THE BLOG
New Program Brings Harvests Home
Thanks to Wells Fargo's support of an ambitious MEND program, neighborhoods around the northeastern San Fernando Valley will be getting greener and healthier. With help from a generous grant, MEND's new Home Gardening Training Program will build food producing gardens at the homes of local low-income families,...
Volunteer News
Fundraising Maven Marge Terhar Receives Halo Award
Almost 470 proposals written.
More than $4 million in revenue generated.
These are the kind of numbers that any rising executive would love to put on her résumé. But for 83-year-old Marge Terhar, this achievement is not a matter of business, but of the heart.
Since 1999, the Northridge...
Upcoming Events
MENDing Poverty Conference 2013
The Sixth Annual MENDing Poverty Conference convenes Thursday, June 13, at the MEND Center in Pacoima from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.. The conference theme this year is a timely one: Healthcare Reform for Low-Income Individuals: Included or "Invisible"? REGISTER ONLINE VIA PAYPAL Keynoting the conference will be Jonathan E....
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6th Annual MENDing Poverty Conference: June 13
MEND Profiled in New Book
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The Greatest MEND Podcast
Our amazing Youth Services tutor, Betsy Meiman designed a course to teach kids in MEND’s After School Program how to create their own podcasts. The kids absolutely love it!
Listen for yourself to a sample of the Greatest MEND Podcast
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Guidestar has named MEND a Valued Partner for its commitment to transparency.
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MEND Center Hours
Tues. – Fri. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sat. Front desk 9 a.m. to 12 noon;
Food and clothing donations accepted
until 4 p.m. in the back of the building
