Laguna Outreach for Community Arts is a non-profit organization that has provided art education services to the community of Laguna Beach for 22 years. The Glennwood Housing Foundation was founded in 2009 by a group of hopeful individuals who have children or friends with physical and developmental disabilities as a 501(c) 3 non-profit foundation. The Mission of Glennwood House is to provide a loving and unique housing community for young adults with developmental disabilities that will enhance the quality of their lives.

LOCA has been providing a monthly program at Glennwood since June 19, 2014. In January of 2015 the program expanded to two times per month. These sessions have been a big success and the residents and staff would love to increase the program frequency. ​

This program allows opportunities to students who show interest and want to further their artistic skills.  Additionally LOCA hopes to establish opportunities for Glennwood residents to exhibit and sell their art through galleries, Festival of the Arts, and retail sales. 

​Glennwood LOCA artwork raised $5,000 this year for their fundraiser.  This is art the residents made in their LOCA classes.  They made 35 Sculptures for the centerpieces, 15 mono prints, 15 ceramic bowls, two wall hangings, and one framed painting.

LOCA is currently looking to expand their program with Glennwood House to offer weekly art lessons filling in the other two weeks with music, dance and drama instruction.  They will be looking for volunteers with theatrical expertise and are needing additional funding to support their weekly lessons. To see a calendar of local events and learn more about other LOCA partnerships, visit their website here: http://www.locaarts.org

​During the week of November 12-18, 2015, Laguna Beach Community Foundation will join more than 750 community foundations across America celebrating Community Foundation Week. For more than 25 years, the effort has raised awareness about the increasingly important role of these philanthropic organizations in fostering local collaboration and innovation to address persistent civic and economic challenges.
 
“Community foundations impact lives, solve problems, and improve futures,” said Tom Davis, LBCF Chair. “In a town with over 200 nonprofits, it’s important that we all come together to raise each other up and build up a big piece of what makes Laguna Beach so special.”
 
Community foundations are independent, public entities that steward philanthropic resources from institutional and individual donors to local nonprofits that are the heart of strong, vibrant communities. This year, we are proud to look back in celebration of many notable accomplishments due to significant community partnerships.
 
Community foundations represent one of the fastest-growing forms of philanthropy. Every state in the United States is home to at least one community foundation—large and small, urban and rural—working to advance solutions on a wide range of social issues.
 
Community Foundation Week, created in 1989 by former president George H.W. Bush, recognizes the work of community foundations throughout America and their collaborative approach to working with the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to address community problems.