by Will Schatz | Nov 8, 2018 | San Diego
November was first declared as National Homeless Youth Awareness Month in 2007. Since then, November has been a time to acknowledge those children and families experiencing homelessness. As many as 2.5 million youth per year...
by Will Schatz | Dec 15, 2017 | San Diego
Angel is a beautiful 20-year-old with three babies and quite a story – one with a happy ending, we hope, although the journey is just getting started. Angel (not her real name) had a hard beginning. She was molested at 12 by her mother’s boyfriend. Shortly...
by Will Schatz | Oct 13, 2017 | San Diego
I was about 15 or 16 years old when I first heard about StandUp For Kids. A few friends I was hanging out with introduced it to me. I’ve been coming to the StandUp For Kids Outreach Center for almost seven years now and they have helped me since...
by Will Schatz | Jun 9, 2017 | San Diego
Why “48 Hours”? The first 48 hours a kid is out on the streets are crucial. They are the most vulnerable, scared, alone and often victims of crime or assault. Our goal with every 48 Hours event is to promote awareness and also help as many kids as we...
by Will Schatz | May 31, 2017 | San Diego
That’s how it felt when I first met the amazing volunteers and kids at StandUp For Kids my Junior year of college, and that’s how it felt again when I returned this year as a Senior in college leading the new group of 11 New York City college students that...
by Will Schatz | Mar 2, 2017 | San Diego
This past October at the StandUp For Kids National Conference in Irvine, California, StandUp For Kids – San Diego Executive Director Teri Burg was awarded the inaugural StandUp For Kids Lifetime Achievement Award. Congratulations to you, Teri, and we look...
