6 Murrieta-Area Nonprofits To Support This Holiday Season

MURRIETA, CA — If you're like many of your Murrieta neighbors, you will spend much of your holiday season shopping and buying gifts for family and friends. Still, on Giving Tuesday, you can swipe that credit card toward these worthy nonprofits and give back to your local community.

Giving Tuesday, which in 2024 falls on Dec. 3, is dedicated to supporting nonprofit and community groups. Since 2012, nonprofits worldwide have used the Tuesday after Thanksgiving to galvanize fundraising, rally volunteers and add momentum to their causes.

Maintaining funding is a constant challenge for many nonprofits in the Temecula area, which fill gaps and meet other needs for the needy.

Here are five local nonprofits to consider getting behind on Giving Tuesday:

• MilVet is a charitable organization based in Murrieta that provides support and resources to veterans, service members, and their families. It addresses the unique challenges they face with targeted, impactful programs. The organization is committed to ensuring that those who serve our country receive the care and assistance they deserve during and after their service.
• Assistance League of the Temecula Valley is an all-volunteer-run nonprofit organization in Southwest Riverside County. Volunteers serve the needs of the Murrieta, Menifee, Lake Elsinore, Temecula, Wildomar, and Romoland communities through eight community-based philanthropic programs: Operation School Bell, Operation Foster Youth, Operation Scholarships, Operation Bear Hug, and more.
• Michelle's Place Cancer Resource Center serves individuals and families impacted by cancer in San Bernardino, Riverside and North San Diego Counties. All services and programs are available to clients at no cost for anyone needing comfort, support, and hope.
• Sale Ranch Animal Sanctuary rescues farm animals and educates the public on the importance of providing for and caring for all species, from goats to cows, sheep to pigs, turkeys, roosters, and more. They also go beyond providing a safe haven by maintaining a regenerative garden.
• Rose Again Foundation is dedicated to serving foster children and families in Southwest Riverside County. Their programs provide gap-services that enable both our foster youth and families to thrive.
• Community Mission of Hope envisions a future in which everyone has a place to call home and enough food to thrive.
  As a local non-profit serving the Temecula Valley, they are committed to bringing hope to all. Their mission is to partner with our community to provide access to healthy food, housing programs and resources that equip and empower those we serve to live life to the fullest.