W.I.A.R.O (Women In Action Reaching Out) is a Nonprofit Organization that Provides Community Out Reach/Resource Services to Long Beach California along with surrounding areas. Our Goal, is to change lives by assisting families and unlocking happy living. Our Mission is to create a positive environment that improved self-confidence and self-esteem through experiences in vocational activities.
We are committed to “Changing Lives” by providing high quality resourceful experiences through participation. Everyone will be treated with respect through the opportunity to experience growth in areas of interacting with others, teamwork, fair play and skill development.
Our organization is designed to heal, restore and enforce confident, integrity, and social preparation, creditability and thinking of others before ourselves. Our ultimate goal, is to provide a Multipurpose Center providing Nutrition services, Mental Health Counseling and Resources for the Starving Community.
A Visit to Women In Action Reaching: Out by Michelle Leer
WIARO (Women In Action Reaching Out) is a non-profit organization that provides healthy meals and nutritional classes to Seniors and at-risk families in the Long Beach and South Bay areas. I met up with WIARO at the North Long Beach Carmelitos Housing Projects. which is home to 1,500 residents and has a long waiting list of people hoping to move in.
WIARO partners with The Carmelitos Housing Project and uses their impressive kitchen facilities to provide lunches, Monday through Friday. I was informed by some of the Seniors, that this is the only meal they are able to eat, due to low income and or physical limitations. WIARO also assists with the youth population at The Carmelitos House Projects, by providing after school snacks and supper for up to 125 kids. WIARO also prepares and transport meals to assigned Boys & Girls Clubs in the South Bay area.
When asked what more can Food Finders do for them, they informed me that they can use help stocking-up their supply of non-perishable food, because they occasionally receive requests from residents that need assistance making ends meet, until they receive their check. Women In Action Reaching out always utilizes food containers to help with the transportation of their meals. I am proud of the fact that they “make things happen”, as Women In Action Reaching Out is passionate about changing lives.
Daniel “Skip” Gibson, Carmelitos Resident Service Coordinator, observed the food insecurities rampant among his Residents and without hesitation, began formulating a plan to assist those in need. Daniel Gibson began by gathering a team consisting of Intern Susan Cortez and various other Resident Volunteers.
Gibson then partnered with the Long Beach Food Bank to begin assisting his Residents. Unfortunately,
Daniel “Skip” Gibson passed away on October 6th, 2014 but not before passing the torch to Women In Action Reaching Out. We continue to carry the torch in efforts to keep Daniel Skip Gibsons dream alive.
January 2021 marks the Sixth year that Women in Action Reaching Out has been able to provide constant Food Distribution Services for the Long Beach Carmelitos Housing Residents. Women in Action Reaching Out is fully committed to continuing in the fight against food insecurities.
To all interested, our
Food Distribution takes place every Thursday at
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armelitos Community Center at 9:00 am.
Address: 851 Via Carmelitos, Long Beach CA 90805
Food Distribution is open to the ENTIRE Community
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