Our September Hero of the Month is Amanda Weitman, a wealth advisor at Corte Madera Wells Fargo Private Bank office, and an advisory member for the San Quentin News, which publishes monthly newspapers and quarterly magazines written by the incarcerated. She supports them by helping with fundraising and philanthropy. She is also a very loyal …
For our August Hero of the Month, we are highlighting Monica Jimenez-Freeman, the Office Coordinator for DPR Construction’s Pasadena office.
Her involvement with the United Friends of the Children began five years ago when a DPR team member and a UFC alumnus, Tremale Berger, introduced DPR to UFC. Knowing firsthand what a powerful organization UFC is …
A state budget has been implemented that expands college foster youth support by $48 million. According to John Burton Advocated for Youth, this new state budget includes provisions aimed at helping foster youth in their educational pursuits. They include funding for programs for justice-involved students, an additional $10 million for community college rapid rehousing programs, …
UCLA is conducting three foster youth studies that look at how we can better prioritize the educational success of system-involved youth.
The first study looks at the impact of student support programs for college-age foster students in the CSU system. The second studies education perspectives of students who have aged out of foster care. The third …
We want to shout out our incredible college graduates! Each of these young people have worked incredibly hard to graduate from college and we couldn’t be more proud of our kids.
Your achievements inspire us every day and we are so proud of each of you! Keep up the amazing work and we look forward to …
We want to congratulate one of our hardworking scholars, Gabriel, who completed his first year at Cal State LA and is now gearing up for his second year. His counselor describes him as being hardworking and responsible.
Gabriel’s transition to college was not easy as he was challenged by his college courses, time management of school …
We are extremely excited to announce that our Spring College with Care Campaign goal was surpassed! This was made possible thanks to the incredible generosity of our amazing donors and partners! If you gave in support of College with Care, THANK YOU! Because you gave, more current and former foster youth will be supported during …
In honor of Juneteenth, our Pathways residents engaged in a group dialogue about the significance of the day. “Keep on learning” was the theme throughout the conversation. Youth discussed how current efforts to suppress history jeopardizes the ability to achieve a more equitable future for all. The UFC counselor who led this conversation reflected on the …
Our July Hero of the Month is Michelle Dennis, a philanthropist who advocates for the emotional healing of foster youth who have experienced trauma. Due to her own traumatic experiences, while being in foster care, she was motivated to help others by founding and launching the Adopting Courage Foundation and writing her own book, Adopting Courage: …
Monica entered UFC’s education program back in June 2014. Her counselor describes her as determined and adaptable.
Monica experienced placement and mental health challenges, impacting her academic performance. After applying for colleges her senior year, she was disappointed that she was not accepted into any of the universities she applied for. But, she was determined to …