“ There are people who want to make a positive difference in the lives of children. “

- Stephanie Rizzardi, Founder, Pillows & Plenty

Celebrating 16 years of service

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Providing brand-new clothing and other necessary items to the children of low-income families in the greater Los Angeles area

About

Southern California is not all palm trees and leisurely beach strolls. Approximately 25 percent of children in the Los Angeles metropolitan area are living in poverty. There are many families struggling to make ends meet here— with children who don’t have basics such as pajamas, a pillow or a warm blanket to sleep well at night. Some children live in unheated hotel rooms converted into apartments for a multi-member family to share. Pillows and Plenty seeks to alleviate the needs of children in financially-challenged families throughout the greater Los Angeles area.

During times of uncertainty, transition, loss and desperation, we provide children with brand-new clothes, warm blankets and a pillow. Children are referred to our organization through school administrators and directors of community centers. By reaching out, we hope to restore self-pride and brighten a child’s view of the future, fostering the potential of our youth during difficult times.

The Community Closet

Pillows and Plenty opened a “Community Closet” onsite. It’s stocked with brand new children’s school uniforms, play clothes, pajamas, and hoodies....

Kathy's Cool Cuts: Back-to-School Haircuts + Backpacks!

This year, 178 children participated in Azusa’s Kathy’s Cool Cuts and, thanks to your support, Pillows & Plenty donated pre-packed backpacks to every child.

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"...a world with no room for hunger in things, but only for pillows and plenty…"

Our Mission

Our mission is to provide necessary items such as pillows and bedding, brand-new clothing and backpacks to the children of low-income families in the greater Los Angeles area. The inspiration for Pillows and Plenty comes from a poem, written in the 1920’s by a young girl in her teens. She wrote of despair and longing for a better life. Yet, in that poem, there is a hint of hope. We can imagine that someone intervened in her life, and changed her outlook. She became a believer in the good of people and learned that, though this world may sometimes seem like a place with “more cabbages in it than kings,” there are people who do care for children in need.