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Success Story
Anna, 17, has been involved with our Youth Emergency Shelter five times during the past three years. Anna and her family have struggled with homelessness since she was 10, living on the streets of San Diego, in numerous family shelters and “couch surfing” between friends. At one point, Anna was suspected of being involved in sex trafficking. During her final stay, she worked with our staff to pursue more permanent solutions and started therapy with our Counseling Cove program. Anna was awarded her dependency by the court system and is now living with a foster family. She graduated from high school, has a part-time job and plans to begin community college.
UPCOMING EVENT
Steven Jella's IRONMAN for Foster Youth
Our Associate Executive Director, Steven Jella, will participate in the Santa Rosa IRONMAN on May 12 to raise $10,000 and awareness as part of National Foster Care Month. More than 400,000 children and youth are in foster care across the nation.
The event, on May 12 during Mother’s Day weekend, is a 140.6-mile triathlon in the wine country of Santa Rosa, where Steven grew up.
Since 1976, San Diego Youth Services’ foster families have provided safe, structured and caring home environments for abused and neglected children.
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