by Brian Haslip | Jan 17, 2024 | Orange County
As we celebrate National Mentoring Month, we want to highlight the value of our mentorship program here at StandUp for Kids. At StandUp for Kids, we assign each youth two mentors that they meet with on a weekly basis. These mentors help the youth create a plan and...
by Brian Haslip | Dec 20, 2023 | Orange County
As a high school student, Storm struggled to balance his pursuit of education with the battle for stable housing. A foster youth with no safety net spent his nights sleeping in the streets and showering in the boy’s locker room at school. Storm’s teenage years...
by Brian Haslip | Dec 1, 2023 | Atlanta
In this post StandUp for Kids – Atlanta is highlighting an outstanding volunteer who has gone above and beyond in giving back to his community. Meet Rob! He is a real-estate broker and Airbnb investor, an Atlanta citizen of seven years, a self-described fried...
by Brian Haslip | Nov 29, 2023 | Tucson
Susan Miller, generous and creative supporter of Standup for Kids – Tucson, brought our cause to a dance group at Brandy Fenton Park last week. Together, under the Ramada, the group moved to the beat in support of our kids. Thank you ladies and gent!
by Brian Haslip | Nov 29, 2023 | National
Each year, an estimated 4.2 million youth and young adults experience homelessness, of which 700,000 are unaccompanied minors, meaning they are not part of a family or accompanied by a parent or guardian. How did they get there and how do we get...
