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Thank You for Supporting Relief & Recovery in Los Angeles

September 22, 2025

Thanks to the generosity of donors in Japan and the U.S., Peace Winds was able to step in and provide aid in the days and weeks after wildfires devastated the Los Angeles community in January 2025. Our staff worked alongside local partners to distribute emergency relief supplies, including food, water, hygiene items, and baby goods, at evacuation shelters.

Now, survivors continue to navigate issues related to job loss, ash and debris cleanup, legal claims, and furnishing their new homes as they transition out of temporary housing. Peace Winds recently finalized grants to four local organizations that are each addressing a unique aspect of this wide range of needs.

Staff, volunteers, and a family who received furniture and home goods thanks to A Sense of Home
  • Home Bank LA: Many residents who lost their homes are now transitioning into apartments or new houses, but they cannot afford to furnish them. Home Bank LA has helped nearly 350 families make their new space feel more like home by providing them with furniture and other home goods. With more than 1,200 others still on the list to receive assistance, the Home Bank LA team is working each day to reach every family that needs their help. 
  • Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County (NLSLA): Many survivors in the hard-hit Altadena neighborhood inherited their homes and do not have titles. Others face issues with their landlords or rental units, and many are navigating FEMA assistance or insurance appeals. In addition to legal support, NLSLA is now providing case work services to help connect survivors to counseling, public benefits, housing resources, and other vital services to aid in their recovery and stability.
  • Pasadena Community Job Center: Many survivors whose houses were damaged or contaminated by ash and debris still need help cleaning out their homes. Pasadena Community Job Center connects immigrant day laborers–many of whom are wildfire survivors themselves–with fair work opportunities related to wildfire cleanup. The organization provides personal protective equipment and safety training for workers and also runs a food pantry for wildfire survivors.
  • San Diego Humane Society (SDHS): Many families were separated from their pets during the fires, and homeless pets were affected as well. SDHS transferred adoptable animals to shelters in other areas after the fires so that the rescue could house, care for, and help reunite pets who were separated from their families.
PCJC distributes supplies to survivors
Day laborers clean up wildfire debris

Because the need for emergency funding has passed, Peace Winds is no longer fundraising for this particular project. However, the recovery process in Los Angeles is only just beginning, and needs remain high in the affected communities. If you would like to continue to support recovery in LA, we encourage you to check out the work of our incredible partner organizations and donate to them directly. Thank you to everyone who has made it possible for Peace Winds to support their work this year.