Lion's Heart (organization)

The organization has several chapters in other states, such as Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Texas, and Wisconsin.

It was founded in 2004 as a non-profit, non-fundraising group designed "to inspire teens to have a positive impact in their communities through leadership and participation in volunteering, providing needed resources for causes that ignite their passions.

Lion's Heart offers teenagers the opportunity to perform community service without fundraising, gain valuable leadership skills, and create an online shareable portfolio for college applications and internships.

Teen members of Lion's Heart have amassed over 900,400 hours of service to local communities in 28 states in the U.S. since its inception in 2004.

The members, both individual and group, have a calendar in their account profile with all volunteer opportunities within 20 miles of their location listed for them that they can choose from.

Projects the club has been involved with include blood drives, book collections, hygiene drives for children at the Orangewood Children's Home, beach cleanups, and helping with education projects including tutoring students for free and assisting teachers in classrooms.

[4] What began as a single chapter of 20 seventh-grade boys in Orange County has spread to more than 47 Lion's Heart chapters for boys and girls in 10 states.They have worked with several other volunteer and charity organizations, including the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation, Education for the Children, Rotary Club, Bethany's Gate, Boys Town, Orange County Food Bank, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Toys for Tots, Make-A-Wish Foundation, National Beach Clean Up — Surfrider Foundation, Capistrano Unified School District, Saddleback Valley School District, Bell Tower Regional Community Center, Pacific Marine Mammal Center Laguna Beach, Rose Parade, Adopt-A-Beach, Zero Trash, Second Harvest Food Bank, Habitat for Humanity, and American Red Cross Blood Drives.

The Torchbearer award was inspired by the founder's late father-in-law Kenton Corwin, who was honored to run with the 1996 Olympic Torch because of his dedication to community service throughout his life.

Member's create, within their personal account, a digital portfolio in which to log and track all of their hours, awards, and leadership positions over the course of their membership to share with college, job, and internship applications.