Lapcause
LAPCAUSE
Giving back and supporting worthy causes is at the heart of LAPCOS. We believe that the best skin, body and hair formulas are key to achieving everyday health & wellness, but ultimately, beauty is an inside job. The only thing better than looking good is feeling good, and when you give to others (especially those most in need), you never have to choose between the two.
Here is a sampling of our philanthropic partnerships and LAP-causes over the past year (2020) alone. We encourage you to please visit their websites below, read their missions and learn more about their incredible services helping others. And if you are so moved, please make any donation that you can -- sometimes the smallest kindnesses can have the biggest impacts.
The Glamour Gowns and Suit Up Event
The Glamour Gowns and Suit Up event provides age 15+ youths in the Los Angeles foster care system with formal attire and accessories, as financial circumstances often don’t allow for “non-essential” but important items like the proper attire for formal dances. This heartfelt event helps build self-esteem, self-confidence and an increased feeling of self-worth with the hopes of creating lasting and positive effects on the youths that are involved.
"Glamour Gowns and Suit Up seeks to create lasting, positive memories for milestone events like proms, in the lives of young people who have often endured and overcome difficult circumstances."
Freedom & Fashion
Freedom and Fashion provides youths and women with three different trade-driven programs that combine creative job training with coaching methodology made to promote positive self-image, purpose, and creative thinking allowing their students to find true freedom from their past trauma.
"Using the arts of fashion and beauty, we empower youth and women overcoming sex trafficking, domestic violence, and other injustices."
The Ali-Forney Center
The Ali Forney Center, based in New York City, is the largest LGBT community center helping LGBT homeless youth in the United States. The AFC both manages and develops transitional housing for its clients. The AFC helps approximately 1,000 youths every year, most between sixteen and twenty-four years old.
"Our mission is to protect LGBTQ youths from the harms of homelessness and empower them with the tools needed to live independently."
Downtown Women's Center
The Downtown Women’s Center is the only organization in Los Angeles focused exclusively on serving and empowering women experiencing homelessness and formerly homeless women. Today, DWC manages 119 units of permanent housing across greater Los Angeles, and has grown to serve more than 5,400 women annually.
"Our mission is to end homelessness for women in greater Los Angeles through housing, wellness, and advocacy.."
Black Women's Health Imperative
The first nonprofit organization created by Black women to help protect and advance the health and wellness of Black women and girls. After Byllye Y. Avery founded the health project in 1983, the organization has worked to promote physical, mental and spiritual health and well-being for the nation’s 19.5 million African American women and girls for over 35 years.
"We believe that all black women and girls should enjoy optimal health and well-being in a socially just society."
Cerner Health Center
For 40 years, the Cerner Health Center has worked at the intersection of health care and information technology to connect people and systems around the world. They use the latest technology to create solutions that let communities and people engage in their own health.
"It’s our mission to relentlessly seek breakthrough innovation that will shape health care of tomorrow. And we believe that what we do doesn’t just impact health care – it impacts the world."
Dress for Success
Dress for Success is a global not-for profit organization that empowers women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and the development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. Besides physically equipping their clients with apparel and accessories, their programs furnish her with confidence that she carries forever and the knowledge that she can actively define her life, the direction she takes and what success means to her.
"The mission of Dress for Success is to empower women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and the development tools to help women thrive in work and in life."
Love Leo Rescue Fundraiser
Love Leo Rescue is a non-profit based in Los Angeles founded by Sasah Abelson. The organization is dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating abused, injured, abandoned and forgotten dogs. They provide medical care, training, and other services to these animals to make them ready for adoption and forever homes. Many dogs we rescue require complicated surgeries and costly medical care.
"We are dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating abused, injured, abandoned and forgotten dogs."
FrontLine Friends
FrontLine Friends was founded by two friends who have found themselves fortunate enough to have some extra time on their hands and wanted to find a way to show gratitude for frontline workers in our Southern California community. Frontline Friends is started in light of everything happening with COVID-19 crisis.
"Our initiative is to put together as many care packages as possible as a small token of appreciation for frontline workers who have dedicated their lives to helping those in dire need during these unprecedented times."
Project Beauty Share
Project Beauty Share provides personal hygiene, cosmetics and beauty products to non-profit organizations who serve women and families overcoming abuse, addiction, homelessness and poverty to help restore hope and dignity in their lives. Project Beauty Share helps marginalized women and their families rebuild their lives by giving them an opportunity to be a part of the community.
"A lot of what we do is about health and hygiene, but it’s really about dignity. Project Beauty Share wants to help women regain their dignity and get back on their feet."
Heroes Raising The Barre - Beneboon
Heroes Raising The Barre is dedicated to helping people stay healthy at home while providing food and support to health care workers and local businesses.
"Our mission is to help people stay connected, show appreciation, & express gratitude."
