Please visit this L.A. Works page – it is a great resource that lists those organizations have requested volunteer help during this time including housing, family support, food and supplies, and animal support organizations, as well as how to donate directly to local food banks, the Salvation Army, and the Wildfire Recovery Fund.
How can you help our local NEWH friends?
Our NEWH LA board members have shared organizations and people that need help.
| Name of Charity or Individual | Area of Devastation | Website link |
| Support Designers and Architects Affected by LA Fires (Jobi Blachy – Quintas) | All of Los Angeles | click here |
| Larry Loo, rep for Dunn Edward Paint | Altadena. Larry and his partner Glenda lost their home in Altadena to the Eaton fire of Jan 2025. Larry is the kindest, most humble person I’ve ever met and he was so proud of his home. He was only a few years away from retiring and enjoying the fruits of his endless labor only to have it taken from him in the blink of an eye. He stayed in the home long past evacuation orders in an effort to extinguish whatever he could but ultimately was forced to leave. This money will go towards lodging, clothing, food and any other day to day needs. To quote Larry “while some food items are thoughtful, I don’t even have a pan to cook in, or a bowl to eat out of.” | click here |
| Beyond the Classroom – Childcare Scholarships for Fire Victims | As a for-profit organization, I do not have access to grants to cover staff wages, so I am looking to create a fund to provide scholarships for families displaced by the fires. This effort would enable us to offer free or subsidized childcare, giving these families a small reprieve as they begin the difficult process of rebuilding their lives.
While I cannot replace their homes, I hope to provide children with a sense of stability and normalcy during this uncertain time. Having a safe place for their children can allow parents the space and time they need to take their next steps. |
click here |
| Bunny Museum | The Bunny Museum, open for 27 years, sadly burned to the ground during the historic Eaton Canyon Fire which wiped out much of Altadena, California. The Bunny Museum is known worldwide as the encyclopedic museum about everything bunny. It housed over 60,000 bunny items including antiquity (meaning 2,000 years old), 10 Rose Parade float bunnies, contemporary art, and everything in between. Most of the items were burnt and destroyed. Well, let us clarify that, around 20 items were saved. The museum was marketed as having around 46,000 items, but the truth is that there were more than that as not all was recorded technically in the Catalogue Inventory. But, you can see by online photos from hoppy visitors all bunny items were on display and enjoyed. The Bunny Museum will rebuild on the same land! Your generous donations will only go towards that goal. | click here |
| Ana Alvaraz Baray with Patcraft and her husband Mike with Light Build Design | Ana and Mike lost their home in the Altadena Fire | click here |
| Steve and Lisa (cousin to NEWH member Hillary Hagar) | Los Angeles – custom furniture manufacturer. Steve and Lisa lost their home the very first day in the Eaton Fire. Please consider supporting his business. | https://stevenanthonyinc.com/ |
| Inca Newsom – Steelcase sales rep and previously worked at AC Martin. | Inga and Nick have been displaced by the devastating Eaton Fire | click here |
| Michelle Sterling – Multi-line sales rep | Our dear friend Michelle Sterling has experienced an unimaginable loss – the Eaton Fires destroyed her home, taking all of her belongings and leaving her to start over from nothing. | click here |
| Leah Beal – Haworth Sales Rep | Leah Beal and her family lost their home in the Alta Dena fire. Please support their family by donating to help them with essentials during this very difficult time. | click here |
| Jana Dadant (Director of FF&E Design at Palisociety) | Jana, her 2 year-old daughter Amaya, and their new rescue dog, Kiwi lost their Mobile home in the Palisades Fire. It was a total loss and she, like many in the Palisades, had been dropped by her insurance providers. She’s a single mom and is currently staying with her mother in Dana Point. It’s gonna be a long road ahead. Please consider donating or even just sharing their GoFundMe page. | click here |
| Kelly Eliscu with Haworth, and family | Kelly and her family, husband and son, and her pets lost her home in the Eaton Fire | click here |
If you have information/resources to add to this page, please contact the NEWH office.