Introducing our Hero of the Month, Brooke and JoJo Friedman! During the pandemic, these inspiring sisters launched SheStyles to give new life to their outgrown clothes and offer a personal touch to girls in need. By collaborating with United Friends of the Children, they have provided pop-up shopping experiences for youth in foster care, helping …
We’re so pleased to announce Malik Jackson as our February Hero of the Month.
Malik Jackson is a philanthropist, father to his beautiful daughter, retired NFL Pro Bowler, and Super Bowl Champion. Drafted in 2012 by the Denver Broncos, Jackson spent nearly a decade in the NFL as a star defensive end for the Jacksonville Jaguars, …
We’re excited to kick off 2023 by highlighting two steadfast United Friends supporters, Lynn and Howard Bayer!
Since retiring, they have focused their charitable giving on programs that support at-risk youth. After supporting Scholarship America for many years, they decided to expand their giving to include more LA County foster youth and reached out to United …
We’re excited to announce our December Hero of the Month, Aida Berduo Berry! Currently, Aida is the Senior Manager of Civil Rights Programs (Title VI) in the Office of Civil Rights. She is also a UFC alumna, a current UFC board member, and was our Fall Gala committee chair. Aida played an instrumental role in …
This February 2021 we celebrate Demonte “Tray” Thompson and his twin brother, Demontea “Tae” Thompson as our Foster Care Heroes of the Month! We could not be prouder of these two men, who currently work to advance and elevate young people through their nonprofit, Twinspire. Tray is a UFC Board member, and Trae is Twinspire’s …