The “Kling Street Kids” is a group of kids (ages 5 – 17) living in and around Toluca Lake, California, who started raising money for children’s charities in 2002.

From 2002 through 2024, over $500,000 has been raised and donated, primarily to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.

Kling Street Kids is not a formal organization, but a grass-roots neighborhood group of over 60 kids and is growing every year. We always register with the City of Los Angeles Police Commission which allows us to solicit donations.

If you are interested in joining or getting involved in any way (either as a volunteer or a sponsor), please contact us.

Location

Kling Street between Ledge Avenue and Cahuenga Blvd in Toluca Lake

History of Kling Street Kids

In 23 years, the KLING STREET KIDS have provided over $500,000.00 to other kids who are in need.

Callie & Cady (then ages 9 & 7) – two sisters living on Kling Street in Toluca Lake, California had an idea. They wanted to hold a holiday fundraiser and give whatever they made to other children who may not be as fortunate as they are at Christmas time. They asked their twin neighbors across the street, Libby & Grady (ages 8), if they wanted to help. Together, the quartet formed “The Kling Street Kids” in December of 2002. The Kling Street Kids started by selling coffee, doughnuts, hot chocolate, pizza and handmade reindeer ornaments outside their homes the mornings of December 23 & 24. Through the generosity of their neighborhood and the local Starbucks of Toluca Lake, they raised $549.57 that they donated as a Christmas present to the Los Angeles Chapter of Make-A-Wish.

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Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit institution that provides pediatric health care and helps our patients more than 528,000 times each year in a setting designed just for their needs. Our history began in 1901 in a small house on the corner of Alpine and Castelar Streets (now Hill St. in Chinatown) and today our medical experts offer more than 350 pediatric specialty programs and services to meet the needs of our patients.

CHLA is a provider of more than $232.6 million in community benefits annually to children and families. As the first and largest pediatric hospital in Southern California, CHLA relies on the generosity of philanthropists in the community to support compassionate patient care, leading-edge education of the caregivers of tomorrow and innovative research efforts that impact children at our hospital and around the world.