Coming to StandUp For Kids Feels Like Coming Home
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 I had been a member of ...
48 Hours All Across the Nation
From April 28-30, 2017, our local teams across the country did it again! They conducted Street Outreach, kept Outreach Center doors open, assisted youth, and spent quality time with the kids & fellow volunteers for a full 48 hours.
48 Hours is an annual ...
An Old Car Becomes a New Lease on Life
StandUp For Kids recently launched a fundraising Vehicle Donation Program through Donation Line, LLC, a car donation processing organization. Individuals can donate vehicles of all sorts to StandUp For Kids and receive a tax deduction. Donation Line, LLC acts as an administrative agent and ...
Billy’s Story
Billy was five when he was adopted with his 3-year-old brother. His life was never normal, he said. The adoptive parents were physically and verbally abusive. Billy’s parents told him to lie to DCF when his broken leg was investigated; if he did, the promised they ...