Businessmen join Serving People in Need board

Three local businessmen recently joined the Serving People in Need nonprofit organization’s board of directors.

Thomas Giddings, managing director of U.S. Trust in Costa Mesa, has served on the board before and rejoins the board bringing “great insight into charitable giving and those who give,” board nomination chairman Matt Cooper said in a news release.

The board also welcomed Jason H. Anderson, founder of the Costa Mesa-based Bingham McCutchen law firm, and Loren J. Weber of O’Melveny and Meyers LLP in Newport Beach.

Serving People in Need has three programs that help those in financial need. The Guided Assistance to Permanent Placement Housing Program helps pay moving costs for families who are transitioning from shelters into permanent housing. Its Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Program helps people with addictions move into approved recovery homes while helping them find full-time jobs.

— Amanda Pennington