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New Study Finds One in Five Homeless Youth Are Trafficked

From our colleagues at the National Network for Youth:  "Yesterday, Covenant House International and The Field Center for Children's Policy, Practice and Research hosted a Research Conference on Human Trafficking to release findings from the largest-ever combined sample of homeless ...

Our Annual 48 Hours Event Kicks Off April 28th

StandUp For Kids will kick off its annual “48 Hours” outreach and community awareness events. Outreach where trained volunteers walk the streets, parks, alleys, abandoned buildings and other squatting areas in search of kids in need. The event will start on Friday, April 28 - ...

16 More Days Until Walk For MA Children!

16 more days till Walk for MA Children! Get your walking shoes ready!  The Third Annual Walk for MA Children Tim and Susan Crane are doing the 10 day walk across MA from Boston to Westfield to bring awareness to the Children in MA. Every day of the walk is hosted by a child/youth service ...

Check out the new StandUp For Kids PSA

Many thanks to one of Orange County's talented volunteers for helping us improve the lives of all homeless and otherwise vulnerable young people, with special attention here to trafficked youth.  Reality can be harsh, but programs like ours make a big difference.