by Will Schatz | Oct 31, 2017 | Kitsap County, National
Take a journey with Dezerae, who at thirteen years old was living on the streets. She was just trying to survive on her own. Hungry, scared, and always fearing for her life, until she met the volunteers at StandUp For Kids.
by Will Schatz | Oct 25, 2017 | National
Exploring the benefits of not being homeless. How often do you think about the privileges of simply having a roof over your head? A few years ago, some of our volunteers, trainers, and formerly homeless youth* catalogued those privileges into a list of 42. ...
by Will Schatz | Oct 22, 2017 | National
It’s true! We have so much love for people who work in the public sector and choose to go even further by donating to StandUp For Kids. We are honored to be part of the Combined Federal Campaign, a federal employee and...
by Will Schatz | Oct 16, 2017 | National
Volunteers, staff, youth representatives, and board members from all across the U.S. gathered in Tucson for our national conference October 6-8, 2017. The conference theme was “Raising A.R.I.Z.O.N.A.” for Awareness, Respect, Inspiration, Zero Stigma,...
by Will Schatz | Sep 24, 2017 | National, Silicon Valley
Congratulations to Michele Huntzinger, Executive Director of StandUp For Kids – Silicon Valley, for winning the San Francisco Giants’ Isabelle Lemon Community Spirit Award! “It was a big week for Michele Huntzinger. The San Jose...
by Will Schatz | Sep 21, 2017 | National, Orange County
“They are here to help with our personal needs, school needs, and to guide us when we have don’t have anybody on our side.”
