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Dezerae’s Journey
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.
Privileges of the Housed (Part 1)
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. Today, we ...
We Heart Federal Workers: CFC Open Season is Here
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 retiree 'workplace giving' ...
Four Award Winners Announced at our 2017 National Conference
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, Ongoing Support, National Concern, and ...