HODG Postcarding

Postcarding is back for the summer!

Every Sunday in July and August, we'll be writing to voters across the country. Officially we are doing it to protect and build our Democracy. Unofficially, we’re doing it to hang out, drink coffee and enjoy pastries together. Both are equally important!

HODG Postcarding

Sundays in July & August

10:00am - noon

All are welcome! Bring a friend!

HODG Street Clean Up

Come clean the streets of Los Angeles with us on the FIRST SATURDAY of every month!

We’ll be picking up trash on Sunset Blvd between La Brea and Highland in Hollywood.

Please RSVP below and invite friends, family, neighbors, kids — anyone! — and join us :)

HODG Newcomer Breakfast

HODG has a lot going on. Like a lot. And we know it can feel overwhelming and intimidating and like everyone already knows each other, and you missed the memo. That’s exactly why we started the Newcomer Breakfast – a low-key-no-pressure way to get your bearings, find out what’s actually going on and how you might plug in. We’d also love to hear what actions, issues you are interested in and what you might bring to the community.

And here’s the thing: “newcomer” is a very loose term! Maybe you signed up yesterday. Maybe you signed up five years ago, got one newsletter, and promptly ghosted us (no judgment – see above about overwhelming. We get it.) Or maybe you came to one action, felt weird and out of place and never came back. All of you are who this is for. Come eat a bagel and find out how badly we want you here!

HODG Newcomer Breakfast
Sunday, July 26
10:00am - noon
153 S. Norton Ave

HODG Postcarding

Postcarding is back for the summer!

Every Sunday in July and August, we'll be writing to voters across the country. Officially we are doing it to protect and build our Democracy. Unofficially, we’re doing it to hang out, drink coffee and enjoy pastries together. Both are equally important!

HODG Postcarding

Sundays in July & August

10:00am - noon

All are welcome! Bring a friend!

WELCOME TO THE SUNDAY LUNCH DRIVE

Thank you so much for joining us in helping feed our neighbors.

Here’s what you need to know:

1. The lunch drive happens every Sunday morning. Rain or shine.

2. You make lunches at home.

3. Most folks make about 10 lunches, but you can make as many or as few as you like.

4. Label the bag with the type of sandwich (this is important and gives the recipients a choice.)

5. Be generous. This is the only meal these folks get all day.

6. Lunches should contain at least 7 items:

   • A drink (water, Capri sun, soda)

   • Sandwich (PB+J, Turkey, Ham + Cheese are most common)

   • Potato Chips (individually packaged)

   • Fruit (oranges, apple sauce, bananas. No apples: too hard on teeth)

   • Cookies (individually packaged)

   • A  snack (beef jerky, granola bar, nuts, etc.)

7. No Glass

8. Some people decorate their bags. Not required but much appreciated.

9. Drop your lunches off at one of the locations:

Visit the HODG Lunch Drive page for more info!

HODG Zoom Meet & Greet with Marni Von Wilpert

Marni Von Wilpert is a San Diego City Councilmember and former labor attorney for President Obama who is the DEM running to flip Darrell Issa’s Seat in Congress. (CA-48).

People I know and love – Wrenn, Paulette, Josh, etc. – have been quietly obsessed with Marni for months and they have worked their magic to get us a zoom-of-our-own with her (although everyone is invited! — bring your friends, bring your friends' friends, bring that one person who won't stop texting about the midterms).

Here’s why I actually care: this is one of the seats we MUST FLIP to take back the House. AND it is a district that is close enough – in San Diego – that we can actually go knock on doors and talk to real live people. So think of this as the pre-game. Come meet Marni with me, so when we road-trip south together, we're not knocking on strangers' doors for a total stranger.

HODG Meet & Greet with
Marni Von Wilpert
Wednesday, July 15
7:00pm PT
ZOOM

WELCOME TO THE SUNDAY LUNCH DRIVE

Thank you so much for joining us in helping feed our neighbors.

Here’s what you need to know:

1. The lunch drive happens every Sunday morning. Rain or shine.

2. You make lunches at home.

3. Most folks make about 10 lunches, but you can make as many or as few as you like.

4. Label the bag with the type of sandwich (this is important and gives the recipients a choice.)

5. Be generous. This is the only meal these folks get all day.

6. Lunches should contain at least 7 items:

   • A drink (water, Capri sun, soda)

   • Sandwich (PB+J, Turkey, Ham + Cheese are most common)

   • Potato Chips (individually packaged)

   • Fruit (oranges, apple sauce, bananas. No apples: too hard on teeth)

   • Cookies (individually packaged)

   • A  snack (beef jerky, granola bar, nuts, etc.)

7. No Glass

8. Some people decorate their bags. Not required but much appreciated.

9. Drop your lunches off at one of the locations:

Visit the HODG Lunch Drive page for more info!

HODG Yard Sale

We have stuff we need to get rid of. Why not sell it and raise a little money for HODG while we’re at it?

So — if you've got stuff you want to get rid of, and you think someone might actually pay money for it, let us know. Apparently lightly used kitchen appliances, electronics, and small furniture pieces sell well. But honestly, bring whatever — you'd be surprised what sells. Just fill out the spreadsheet so we have a sense of what we're working with. And if you want to help organize this whole thing, email Jennifer at jentwelve@gmail.com (subject line: HODG Yard Sale).

HODG Yard Sale 
Saturday, July 11
10:00am - 3:00pm
153 S. Norton Ave

A few requests: don't give us your trash. If it's broken, stained, or missing a piece, we don't want it, and neither does anyone else. (Every single one of these sales, there are one or two people who hand us garbage. Don't be those people.) b. Spread the word. [FLYER LINK HERE] — post it on your IG. And send it to all the Yard-Sale- people in your life. c. Show up and help. We need hands to organize and sell unused ice cream makers and ceramic bowls that day.

HODG Backyard Lunch Making

We’re hosting another Backyard Lunch Making session!

Bring a friend, your kids, your mom, your neighbor, your coworker — whoever. The more hands, the more sandwiches, the more good.

Below is a link where you can sign up to bring an item or two.  If you aren’t in a position to bring anything, no worries.  Come anyway.  We always need people.  In fact, we could use help with:  

-- Setting up / cleaning up
-- Decorating + labeling lunch bags
-- Stuffing each bag with all 6 items
-- Breaking down boxes for recycling
-- Keeping the stations moving smoothly
-- Loading finished bags into cars
-- Driving a batch over to HoFoCo (1511 Cassil Place)

Or honestly… just come hang out. That part is always fun too.

Bottomline, let's do some good, and have some fun together. 

HODG Backyard Lunch Making

Sunday, July 5

10:00am - noon

153 S. Norton Ave

**Sign up to bring a lunch item if you can**

WELCOME TO THE SUNDAY LUNCH DRIVE

Thank you so much for joining us in helping feed our neighbors.

Here’s what you need to know:

1. The lunch drive happens every Sunday morning. Rain or shine.

2. You make lunches at home.

3. Most folks make about 10 lunches, but you can make as many or as few as you like.

4. Label the bag with the type of sandwich (this is important and gives the recipients a choice.)

5. Be generous. This is the only meal these folks get all day.

6. Lunches should contain at least 7 items:

   • A drink (water, Capri sun, soda)

   • Sandwich (PB+J, Turkey, Ham + Cheese are most common)

   • Potato Chips (individually packaged)

   • Fruit (oranges, apple sauce, bananas. No apples: too hard on teeth)

   • Cookies (individually packaged)

   • A  snack (beef jerky, granola bar, nuts, etc.)

7. No Glass

8. Some people decorate their bags. Not required but much appreciated.

9. Drop your lunches off at one of the locations:

Visit the HODG Lunch Drive page for more info!

HODG Shabbat

This Friday, come enjoy a potluck around the fire. We will supply dessert and drink. You bring the rest. All are welcome. No need to be jewish, or believe in anything much at all except the power of being close to one another.

HODG Summer Shabbat
Friday, June 26
7:00pm 
153 S. Norton Ave
Los Angeles, 90004

WELCOME TO THE SUNDAY LUNCH DRIVE

Thank you so much for joining us in helping feed our neighbors.

Here’s what you need to know:

1. The lunch drive happens every Sunday morning. Rain or shine.

2. You make lunches at home.

3. Most folks make about 10 lunches, but you can make as many or as few as you like.

4. Label the bag with the type of sandwich (this is important and gives the recipients a choice.)

5. Be generous. This is the only meal these folks get all day.

6. Lunches should contain at least 7 items:

   • A drink (water, Capri sun, soda)

   • Sandwich (PB+J, Turkey, Ham + Cheese are most common)

   • Potato Chips (individually packaged)

   • Fruit (oranges, apple sauce, bananas. No apples: too hard on teeth)

   • Cookies (individually packaged)

   • A  snack (beef jerky, granola bar, nuts, etc.)

7. No Glass

8. Some people decorate their bags. Not required but much appreciated.

9. Drop your lunches off at one of the locations:

Visit the HODG Lunch Drive page for more info!

WELCOME TO THE SUNDAY LUNCH DRIVE

Thank you so much for joining us in helping feed our neighbors.

Here’s what you need to know:

1. The lunch drive happens every Sunday morning. Rain or shine.

2. You make lunches at home.

3. Most folks make about 10 lunches, but you can make as many or as few as you like.

4. Label the bag with the type of sandwich (this is important and gives the recipients a choice.)

5. Be generous. This is the only meal these folks get all day.

6. Lunches should contain at least 7 items:

   • A drink (water, Capri sun, soda)

   • Sandwich (PB+J, Turkey, Ham + Cheese are most common)

   • Potato Chips (individually packaged)

   • Fruit (oranges, apple sauce, bananas. No apples: too hard on teeth)

   • Cookies (individually packaged)

   • A  snack (beef jerky, granola bar, nuts, etc.)

7. No Glass

8. Some people decorate their bags. Not required but much appreciated.

9. Drop your lunches off at one of the locations:

Visit the HODG Lunch Drive page for more info!

Community & Conversation: Reproductive Health in America

Join us for a not-to-be-missed event, co-hosted by HODG HQ & Westside HODG, to mark the anniversary of the Dobbs decision. This dynamic and informative collaboration between the Los Angeles Guild for Reproductive Health (LAGRH) and the UCLA Center on Reproductive Health, Law & Policy (CRHLP) promises to be a vital, participatory discussion about the state of reproductive health – locally and nationally.

GUEST PANELISTS: LAGRH Board Member Dr. Kim Bader, MD and CRHLP Attorney Cathren Cohen.
MODERATOR: Amanda Smith, LAGRH Board Member and founder of Beverly Hills for Choice
DATE: Thursday, June 11th
TIME: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
WHERE: Feminist Majority in Beverly Hills - 433 S. Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills
RSVP: https://forms.gle/JpN9uLhcNpFjNpDh6

The Los Angeles Guild for Reproductive Health (LAGRH) is a nonprofit, all-volunteer group dedicated to raising awareness and funds to support front-line organizations that provide equitable access for reproductive healthcare services to those in need from coast to coast. We’ll learn about the evolving reproductive health landscape from LAGRH board member and retired OB/GYN, Dr. Kim Bader, who served as a Senior Associate in the Keck School of Medicine at USC for over 25 years. Dr. Bader continues to educate the public on the precarious state of reproductive health care in America, including its impact on physician training.

She will be joined by Cathren Cohen, staff attorney at the UCLA Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy (CRHLP) who will update us on the rapidly shifting legislative landscape and efforts to limit access to care through abortion bans throughout the U.S. Prior to joining UCLA, Ms. Cohen was a Staff Attorney at the National Health Law Program and a Law Fellow with Lambda Legal’s Youth In Out-of-Home Care Project.

For more information about LAGRH: www.lagrh.org
For more info about CRHLP: https://law.ucla.edu/academics/centers/center-reproductive-health-law-and-policy

WELCOME TO THE SUNDAY LUNCH DRIVE

Thank you so much for joining us in helping feed our neighbors.

Here’s what you need to know:

1. The lunch drive happens every Sunday morning. Rain or shine.

2. You make lunches at home.

3. Most folks make about 10 lunches, but you can make as many or as few as you like.

4. Label the bag with the type of sandwich (this is important and gives the recipients a choice.)

5. Be generous. This is the only meal these folks get all day.

6. Lunches should contain at least 7 items:

   • A drink (water, Capri sun, soda)

   • Sandwich (PB+J, Turkey, Ham + Cheese are most common)

   • Potato Chips (individually packaged)

   • Fruit (oranges, apple sauce, bananas. No apples: too hard on teeth)

   • Cookies (individually packaged)

   • A  snack (beef jerky, granola bar, nuts, etc.)

7. No Glass

8. Some people decorate their bags. Not required but much appreciated.

9. Drop your lunches off at one of the locations:

Visit the HODG Lunch Drive page for more info!

Election Watch Party!

Election Night is coming and you should not be alone on the couch watching Steve Kornacki bouncing between counties in his khakis and rolled up sleeves (this is hard work!) 

Come watch the results – if there are any – with us.  We will have pizza. You bring dessert. And wine. Or soda. Also, bring your opinions. We’ve got plenty of those too.

So yeah, come watch democracy happen in real time, with people who care just as much as you do!

There are TWO watch parties that HODGers are hosting:

Larchmont/Hancock Park area:

Sarah + Ed’s House

Address with RSVP

7:30pm

Bring a dessert to share.

Or something to drink.

All are welcome. Bring friends. Spouses. Etc.

Questions? hangoutdogood@gmail.com

Culver City/Westside LA:

Maple Block Restaurant

3973 Sepulveda Blvd, Culver City

7:00pm

All are welcome!

Questions? hodgwestla@gmail.com

(Please note: everyone orders and pays for their own food & drink. Check out Maple Block’s menu, which features wood-smoked meats but also includes great vegetarian options: https://mapleblockmeat.com/)

HODG + HoFoCo 6 Year Anniversary Potluck

Please join us in celebrating 6 years of the HangOutDoGood (HODG) and Hollywood Food Coalition (HoFoCo) Sunday Lunch Drive! We've delivered almost 900,000 lunches to our partner orgs over the past 6 years. They have been able to feed thousands of unhoused and food insecure people across Los Angeles. Let's show our gratitude to each other and our volunteers in helping make this happen. We'll have gifts, music, and the company of good hearted people like you.

Please RSVP below! 

And LET US KNOW what food/drink you'll bring to share here: 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gQAX4EeDClehyu6isaxLnxCywCKojlbmRc2FvLXpNoY/edit?usp=sharing

Date: Sunday, May 31

Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Location: 1511 Cassil Pl - Blessed Sacrament Parking Lot

Questions? Email us at: hangoutdogood@gmail.com 

HODG Valley: Backyard Lunch Making

Join our HODG Valley chapter in making lunch bags for our Sunday Lunch Drive!

Date: Sunday, May 24

Time: 10:00am - noon

Location: Nikki & Larry Steen’s Home
4927 Hayvenhurst Ave 
Encino, CA 91436 

From Nikki & Larry: We highly recommend you do NOT navigate to our home, which is not visible from the street, and my very narrow driveway is tricky to find, so I would recommend navigating instead to: 

Chabad of Encino 
4915 Hayvenhurst Ave 
Encino, CA 91436 

Chabad is housed in a very large, white building with a big parking lot out front - you can’t miss it. Once you’ve spotted their property, look directly to the right / north and you will see my narrow driveway and mailbox with address (4927.) Please proceed to the black, metal gate and give us a call (323.893.6032 or 213.840.6874) or press the white call button, and we will open the gate remotely. You can park anywhere out front; but, please do so with consideration for fitting as many cars as possible in our driveway. We’ll come out to help! 

Visit the HODG Lunch Drive page for more info!

Zoom Meet & Greet with Michael Tubbs for Lt. Gov of California

Register for Zoom here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/nW6RURMeR32KkZReQW0SXA#/registration

(Reminder: this is NOT an endorsement)

Questions? Email us at: hangoutdogood@gmail.com

Get Out The Vote: Vote Dem POSTCARDING

It feels like time. To postcard together. We have the addresses, the scripts, the postcards, the stamps – which are apparently going up AGAIN in price soon! We’ll even supply some donuts and coffee and such. All you need to do is show up with a friend or two, and your best handwriting ready to go. We can’t wait to hang with you again.

POSTCARDING with HODG

Sunday May 17

10am - noon

153 S. Norton Ave (Larchmont)

Zoom Meet & Greet with Jake Levine for Congress

Register for Zoom here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/GZj5HhW8TZ-3raf0c2_DKw#/registration

(Reminder: this is NOT an endorsement)

Questions? Email us at: hangoutdogood@gmail.com

Zoom Meet & Greet with Sarah Rascón for State Senate

Register for Zoom here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/nTsEZlxkTseaCSQ7XaVuCw#/registration

(Reminder: this is NOT an endorsement)

Questions? Email us at: hangoutdogood@gmail.com

WELCOME TO THE SUNDAY LUNCH DRIVE

Thank you so much for joining us in helping feed our neighbors.

Here’s what you need to know:

1. The lunch drive happens every Sunday morning. Rain or shine.

2. You make lunches at home.

3. Most folks make about 10 lunches, but you can make as many or as few as you like.

4. Label the bag with the type of sandwich (this is important and gives the recipients a choice.)

5. Be generous. This is the only meal these folks get all day.

6. Lunches should contain at least 7 items:

   • A drink (water, Capri sun, soda)

   • Sandwich (PB+J, Turkey, Ham + Cheese are most common)

   • Potato Chips (individually packaged)

   • Fruit (oranges, apple sauce, bananas. No apples: too hard on teeth)

   • Cookies (individually packaged)

   • A  snack (beef jerky, granola bar, nuts, etc.)

7. No Glass

8. Some people decorate their bags. Not required but much appreciated.

9. Drop your lunches off at one of the locations:

Visit the HODG Lunch Drive page for more info!

Zoom Meet & Greet with Janelle Kellman for Lt. Gov of California

Register for Zoom here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/bKuctXfzQeOu4LFSHR0tDA#/registration

(Reminder: this is NOT an endorsement)

Questions? Email us at: hangoutdogood@gmail.com

Zoom Meet & Greet with Henry Mantel for CD5

Register for Zoom here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/SmEKSE30SmmXBw0NlbppWg#/registration

(Reminder: this is NOT an endorsement)

Questions? Email us at: hangoutdogood@gmail.com

Get Out The Vote: Vote Dem POSTCARDING

It feels like time. To postcard together. We have the addresses, the scripts, the postcards, the stamps – which are apparently going up AGAIN in price soon! We’ll even supply some donuts and coffee and such. All you need to do is show up with a friend or two, and your best handwriting ready to go. We can’t wait to hang with you again.

POSTCARDING with HODG

Sunday May 3

10am - noon

Andrea + Julia’s Home

815 N. Stanley

West Hollywood

Zoom Meet & Greet with Sara Hernandez for State Senate

Register for Zoom here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/s4yFbUeuQSeW9M577Bn6mA#/registration

(Reminder: this is NOT an endorsement)

Questions? Email us at: hangoutdogood@gmail.com

Zoom Meet & Greet with Katie Porter for CA Governor

Register for Zoom here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/DXxfDtY-S6SlCZKExLATeQ#/registration

(Reminder: this is NOT an endorsement)

Questions? Email us at: hangoutdogood@gmail.com

HangOutDoGood (HODG) Presents:

No Despair Fair

Join us for a special Earth Month event and learn from eco-leaders and organizations on the frontline. In a round-robin, “speed-dating” format, attendees will hear from environmental leaders on real projects, progress, and steps we can take to support the cause. Learn. Ask Questions. Get Involved.

Date: Sunday, April 26, 2026

Time: 2pm - 5pm

Location: 153 S. Norton Ave, 90004 (Larchmont)

RSVP: https://forms.gle/ENVD7GMR8x7YMfc8A

All are welcome! Family, friends, kids/teens, neighbors. But no dogs, please.

Family-friendly activities include:

Food ★ Games ★ Egg Hunt ★ Clothing Swap ★ Produce Swap ★ Arts & Crafts ★ and more!

What-to-Bring (optional):

Clothing Swap: Bring 5-10 clean, gently used items that you would like to donate!

Produce Swap: Bring up to 10 pieces of fruit or vegetables from your garden to share with others!

Nametag Making Station: Bring a magnet, lanyard, or any arts & crafts to create a reusable nametag!

Questions? Contact: hangoutdogood@gmail.com

Zoom Meet & Greet with Katy Yaroslavsky

Register for Zoom here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Du8wbBtcQ_mVzClWyjd-kg#/registration

(Reminder: this is NOT an endorsement)

Questions? Email us at: hangoutdogood@gmail.com