LA Auto Show

One voice will receive half of the proceeds from the sneak preview night at this years LA Auto show. If you like cars it’s a fantastic evening and of course you'll be helping one voice.

Sneak Preview Night
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Check it out and support One Voice.

Welcome to One Voice

We are One Voice, a non profit organization helping families living at poverty level within our community. Our programs range from providing emergency relief services to families in immediate crises to a scholars program designed to better the quality of people’s lives.

One Voice began in 1982 as an offshoot of a sociology class Susan Silbert taught at Cal State Northridge. The basic philosophy was simple, that each of us can make a difference and together we can create a community of caring to help those in need. That holiday season Susan and her students packed and distributed food baskets to seventy low income families living in south Los Angeles. This simple beginning caught on and over the years One Voice has grown to encompass the larger community. Not only have the scope and number of programs grown, but thousands are now involved – individuals, schools, businesses, civic organizations and service clubs.

Today, we have three areas of programming which directly affect and change the lives of people in need.

Our Scholars Program prepares and places low income inner city Los Angeles high school students in wonderful colleges throughout the United States such as Amherst, Brown, MIT, Wellesley, Yale, Swarthmore and Stanford. 100% of One Voice scholars gain admission to college and an impressive 95% graduate from college with 30% going on to graduate school.

Our Holiday Food Program provides Christmas food baskets, books and toys to over 2,500 families (12,500 people) living in poverty in the Los Angeles community. Over 2,000 volunteers work together to personally package and distribute the toys, books and food to our deserving families.

Our Family Assistance Programs are a diverse group of programs that reach out to help families living at poverty level in Los Angeles to improve their lives. All of the families we work with are referred to us through Head Start and therefore, meet state and federal mandated poverty levels.