There are over 27,000 homeless students (grades K-12) in our Orange County schools. Please keep in mind that these numbers do not include: - Students that do not identify due to shame and/or fear, - Youth that are not in school due to their circumstances, -...
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Thank you for making 2017 yet another amazing year! You’ll be so proud of all we’ve accomplished together. Because you care, here are some other major accomplishments from 2017 in our Orange County program: Supported over 350 un-duplicated...
Brandon’s Story: In His Words I’m just a normal guy who grew up in Santa Ana and just wanted to work to earn my way through life. It’s funny because at first, I wanted to prove to everyone that I could live on my own and I did. I was...
"They are here to help with our personal needs, school needs, and to guide us when we have don't have anybody on our side."
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...
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...
Quis, 21 years old, grew up in Blythe, CA. He says, “Where I’m from, people are dying left and right.” His mother was a gang member and Quis ended up following in her footsteps because he said they looked out for him and protected him more than...
Check out the video below to meet Brittany and hear her story.
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...