More than 200 local youth in the foster care system were given the chance to shop for new clothes ahead of the school year Sunday. The Santa Clarita-based organization Tidings…
Tidings for Teens is collecting funds for its annual shopping event that gives underserved youth in the foster care system the chance to shop for new clothes ahead of the…
Senate Bill 546, authored by Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, is slated to appear on the Senate Appropriations Committee’s docket after clearing the Senate Human Services Committee with unanimous support Tuesday. The bill would provide “LifeLine” phones to foster…
Local nonprofit Fostering Youth Independence marked its fourth anniversary by holding a virtual “thank you” to the many volunteers the organization credits for helping to provide life-changing support to a total of 94 foster youth since…
As the pandemic continues to affect the lives of foster children across Los Angeles County, Stevenson Ranch resident Riley Blaugrund chose to inspire hope and creativity in these kids while…
With the COVID-19 continuing to rear its ugly head as the end of 2020 nears, children in the child welfare system remain one of the most impacted groups of this…
Joshua came to Fostering Youth Independence, a local nonprofit aimed at equipping foster youth to become successful, independent adults, at the beginning of October. His chosen career path turned out…
Danica Lynch doesn’t want foster youth to feel forgotten. Lynch, who owns Yoga Yoga in Newhall and co-founded the Greetings with Gratitude nonprofit, has partnered with the Department of Children…
Eleven-year-old Mary traveled to Valencia from Colombia for five weeks this summer. She, like many other 11-year-olds, loves to play outside, write and dance, yet Mary is missing something many…
Children’s Bureau, a nonprofit leader in the prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect in Southern California, plans to hold a foster care information meeting on Aug. 17 for…
May is National Foster Care Month and the Children’s Bureau is asking the Santa Clarita Valley community to focus their attention on the year-round needs of the children and youth…
The Newhall School District approved a Memorandum of Understanding on Tuesday to allow the district to share foster youth data with the Los Angeles County Office of Education, or LACOE.…
Source: College of the Canyons College of the Canyons has launched the Resources for Individual Success in Education (RISE) Project, a program that will help improve access to higher education…
County officials will seek ways to better assist foster youth as they enter adulthood and become self-sufficient after the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed a motion Tuesday. Introduced…
Ten local agencies with bring their resources together Saturday to provide games, food and fun to foster youth families from across the Santa Clarita Valley. Named “Thrive,” the community gathering…
Foster children can often feel excluded from events and privileges at school because of a lack of funds. Assemblyman Dante Acosta wants to change that. Assembly Bill 754, announced Friday,…
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