StandUp News
Council Member Spotlight: Banking On Kindness
Among the StandUp for Kids - Orange County Advisory Council stands Stacy Gorgie, VP, Branch Manager of Umpqua Bank, who has enriched our organization with her support and involvement for several years. Stacy is a factotum of our community, devoting her time to multiple humanitarian efforts ...
January is National Mentoring Month
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 come up with achievable goals ...
Storm’s Story
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 were a constant struggle with ...
Spotlight on Realtor Rob – Cultivating Meaningfulness
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 chicken addict, and an empath with ...