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On September 24, 2011, Project Access hosted its 6th Annual Keys to Success Gala, Inspire Your Imagination, at the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel. We raised over $149,000 to help keep family members employed, children in school and seniors active.

The Garcia-Angeles Family was honored as the 2011 Family of the Year. The family of five have turned their lives around thanks to the services offered by Project Access, including tutoring, financial literacy and nutrition classes. Thanks to Project Access the family is now a role model to other families in their community! Project Access also honored six scholarship recipients, who are improving their quality of life through higher education.

In keeping with the theme, Inspiring Your Imagination, the Gala offered an exciting evening, which included Cirque du Soleil style performances, a martini bar, and an amazing live and silent auction.

Proceeds from the event will support vital health, employment and education programs that Project Access offers its residents. These services eliminate barriers, close the gap and set our residents up for long-term success!

Thank you to our event committee, staff, volunteers, sponsors, and the Project Access Board of Directors, who made this successful event a reality. 

We are thrilled that Project Access founder, Jonathan Webb (left) has been selected as a 2011 Local Hero award recipient through the Bank of America Neighborhood Excellence Initiative. In honor of Jonathan's commitment to the growth and vitality of Orange County, Bank of America gave him the opportunity to award a $5,000 grant from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc. to a charity of his choice. Thanks to Jonathan's generosity, Project Access will be the recipient of the grant.

Jonathan, along with business partner William Hirsch, founded Project Access in 1999 after seeing the need in the affordable housing community for residents to receive comprehensive on-site social services.

Jonathan is a local hero to the thousands of residents that Project Access serves each year.  Without his foresight and leadership, thousands of children would be behind in school, hundreds of families would not have been able to find or retain jobs, and hundreds of seniors would likely lose their independence. 

Congratulations, Jonathan! We are so proud of you!

Project Access resident, Kim Nguyen (right) from the Senior Resource Center at Windsor Court was honored by State Senator Lou Correra for Seniors Making a Difference Day for her community service in Westminster, CA.

Senior residents, like Gloria (left) at the Project Access Family Resource Center at Hallmark House in Redwood City, CA made crocheted hats and blankets for "Bundle of Joy" bags, a program offered to new parents at the San Mateo Medical Center!

Volunteer and Partnership 

Appreciation Luncheon

Partners and Volunteers enjoyed an afternoon of fun and recognition at the Annual Volunteer and Partner Appreciation Luncheon held at Energy Field Park in Anaheim, CA.  We recognized our 80 partner organizations and100+ volunteers and interns! Each one helps us reach our goal of keeping family members employed, children in school and seniors active. Without them we would not be able to serve over 10,400 residents. THANK YOU! 

As the season of giving approaches, it is with great excitement that we prepare to kick off the Annual Project Access Spread the Joy Holiday Program!  In response to the difficult economic times, we have been experiencing, we have decided to modify our Holiday Program so that even more needy families are reached! 

This year, we are asking for your financial support so that we can provide holiday celebrations at each of our more than 35 Family and Senior Resource Centers throughout California.  As a result, every low-income Project Access resident will enjoy a festive holiday meal, and every child will leave with a toy - perhaps the only one they will receive this holiday season.  More information to follow - CLICK HERE to donate now! 

Santas Unite!

December 10, 2011, is the

 Annual Newport Beach Santa Claus Crawl. Project Access is grateful to be the benefiting charity of this Southern California tradition! Project Access supporter Chris Pope, with the help of friends, organizes the event to raise funds for the many low-income residents that Project Access serves each year. Donations directly support the Project Access mission to keep family members employed, children in school and seniors active.  Grab a Santa hat and help us ring in the holiday season by raising much needed funds for our essential programs and services. CLICK HERE for details. 

Be Money Wise

January 19, 2011, we will host a FREE tax planning seminar.  Do you have questions about inheritance tax, income tax, and want to know where tax law is headed in 2012? Join us for a 1 hour seminar with tax professionals who will provide an overview and be ready to answer your questions. Save the Date - more info to come!