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A Moving Letter Reveals Her Reason for Volunteering
From Jessica Lizardi, National Board Member 2015-2017
I started volunteering in the StandUp For Kids - Detroit program while I was in graduate school, over ten years ago. I began as a street outreach counselor three nights a week. After a short while, I was asked to "step up" ...
The Struggle is Real!
Growing up in San Jose wasn’t always easy for Billy. He was born into a dysfunctional family with an alcoholic dad from Guatemala who faced trouble with the law and a mom from Mexico trying to keep a job. His dad was deported in 2010 and the struggles for his family became ...
Meet Alejandra and Beto
Alejandra, age 16, and Beto, age 15, are brother and sister who both attend weekly meetings at our Anaheim Outreach Center. The two of them were born in Mexico and grew up in Anaheim, CA. They left Mexico when Alejandra was 2 years old and Beto was 1. Currently, they live with their mom, dad, ...
Greenlight Sets Students Up for Success
By Megan Ayala
A founder and CEO of a local IT company hopes to raise funds to deliver 50 new computers to the StandUp For Kids - Orange County outreach center in Anaheim, California. Jason Makevich of Greenlight Information Services, LLC, explained in his promotional video, ...