Altadena Kindred: Restore Our Community's Magic

As parents we know an Altadena childhood is magical. Here, on the threshold of the mountains our children are at once safe and free. That magic has rooted generations of Altadenans, drawn some of us in from afar, and called many back - years after their own Altadena childhoods.

In the early morning of January the 8th, 2025, we watched our beautiful town slip away, as so many of our homes, businesses and community spaces burned. Now the Eaton Fire is out but the magic is still threatened.

Even before the smoke cleared, as a group of Altadena parents with homes standing among the ashes, we were compelled to fight: to help our friends who lost everything, to rebuild the community we loved. In the first days after our evacuation we created Altadena Kindred to provide the children affected by the Eaton Fire with clothes, comfort, and care. We estimate that we have served about 500 children of Altadena, and we will continue to do so. We are committed to transparency in how we channel your generosity via our Instagram profile and eventually a dedicated website.

For now, as Altadenans are scattered around the city, our hope is to regularly bring people together by organizing simple gatherings, with the hope of calling our community back to the magic that we all miss so much.

Together, we will remember the Altadena that was, cherish the community that is, and hopefully recast the spell, so that the children of Altadena continue to know its magic.