SOUTH LOS ANGELES —There are victims of the Los Angeles area wildfires in Altadena and Pacific Palisades who probably never heard of an organization called It’s Bigger Than Us.
In the aftermath of the January disaster, It’s Bigger Than Us has become a well-known outlet for victims needing warm food, clothing, health care and hygiene products and other essential services.
The humanitarian work provided by the South Los Angeles organization prompted Assemblyman Isaac Bryan, D-Culver City, to name It’s Bigger Than Us the Nonprofit of the Year for the 55th Assembly District.
“It’s Bigger Than Us stepped up during the L.A. fires in a big way, moving essential supplies and resources to people who desperately needed them,” Bryan said in a statement to The Wave. “For that, and all of their work