Community Services/Non-Profits in Irvine, CA

“Our family has been attending shows as well as performing in productions here for the last three years. Each year the theater puts on at least six different family-friendly musicals. It is true community theater in which people of all ages and skill levels can come together to put on productions. As an audience member, I appreciate the small, intimate feel — any seat in the theater is a great seat. As a parent of performers, I love being able to watch my kids develop their skills, make new friends, and have fun (and occasionally I join my kids on stage, too!). My children can participate in these productions for a fraction of the cost that a traditional youth-only theater might be and they have grown so much as performers.”

“Our pass is 100% worth it! We are here weekly now that I am a stay at home mom. I love how affordable this place is and how they give back to the community. There are a ton of cultural events throughout the year as well”

“I don’t even have the words to describe how grateful we are for Christina. I have truly never met someone so positive, kind, and genuine. She helped our family through one of the hardest times in our lives with such grace and compassion.

After I became disabled from a spinal condition and both my husband and I were laid off so we could care for our children, we didn’t know how we would make it. This program, and especially Christina, saved our family, our home, and gave us hope again.

Christina deserves to be recognized for the incredible work she does. She is the heart of this program and a blessing to every family she helps. We will never forget her kindness, and we hope one day to be in a position to give back and help others the way she helped us.”

“This ministry does so much good for our community and its people it’s incredible!I went to their annual Gala last night and was so impressed with everything about them. An extremely worthy cause!!!!”

“Really accommodating kind volunteers who helped me when I dropped off donations. I left buying things as well, a coat and kitchenware. The store is well organized and reasonably priced.

Would be back to donate & shop in the future.”

“I love Fristers! They have helped me out so much by providing endless support and tons of resources. Everyone at the office is the best & truly care about young moms & our families.”

“The Caregivers Conference in Garden Grove on August 3rd was a wonderfully organized and beneficial event. As a caregiver, I came away feeling “connected and renewed” as the program title promised. It was a perfect balance of information (great panel of physicians), fun (a lovely lunch and a gifted music/movement leader) and practical take always (very relatable and inspirational keynote speaker).Thank you ALZOC for this gift to caregivers and for all you offer us on a regular basis.”

“I am so grateful to FWM for helping out people in need in developing countries. If I could give them 6 stars I would. Thank you Jesus for all the good you do God. Blessings to everyone!”

“Great place when you need help. I see a lot of bad reviews here so I want to give my experience at Human Option's. The program I was in was the Emergency Shelter for DV. I literally just left yesterday after 3 weeks. This is a 45 day program, however I was offered a place at a transitional living program (with the assistance of my worker at Human Options) that had an available room and of course I couldn’t pass it up.Human Options (or any other shelter) does not have a magic wand and will only work if you work the program and take control of your own success. They give you the tools, but you have to use the tools they give you. Be productive, be motivated, be willing to put in the work and you will see results. This is a great program because they let you decide how little or how much you participate in their meetings, and program events.You get your own room and a shared communal space. If you are a single woman no kids then you share a bathroom with one other single woman. Then there are 3 rooms for a parent with children and they all have their own bathroom. All 5 of these rooms in one of the homes they provide (there are 2 homes for Emergency Shelter) You have daily chores (that as long as everyone picks up after themselves isn’t bad, but that’s not always the case). The woman who were in my home when I was there were always friendly and didn’t bother you when you were in your room. No phones on when you are on their property for safety reasons but that’s understandable. There is a curfew which is pretty reasonable, and you have to sign in and out when you leave the property but other than that you are free to live pretty normally without too many rules to hinder your progress in getting your life back together.The staff was happy for me to get into a transitional housing and my case worker Donna always seemed like she really cared about my progress. I appreciate the short time i was able to spend here and it was well worth it. I can’t wait to see what my future holds for me, and this was one of my first major steps on putting the pieces back together.If I have one suggestion for anyone staying here (or at any shelter) is to be involved in making your future. Don’t expect your case worker to waive a magic wand and make it all better. You got yourself here, be your own advocate. If your worker has sent your information to another organization to help you, get their phone number or ask to speak to someone at that organization so they see who YOU are and aren’t just reading your profile on a piece of paper. … you are more than your circumstances and if they are able to hear who you are, what your goals are, and your desire to fix your life you are more likely to stand out in their mind when they are looking to fill a spot.Thank you again Human Options.”