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Meet Rica
Rica is a youth who stayed at our Youth Emergency Shelter and recently spoke at our Homeless Youth Walk & Rally.
“[The shelter] was a new place for me and I thought it would be scary, but when I met a lot of staff and other service partners like me I felt like I was at home. I was connected to different counseling services and able to access some of my basic health needs, like dental care, medical care and vision. I even learned how to take the bus. Now my goal is to get into Job Corps, finish high school and eventually go to college.”
Becoming a Parent Who Fosters
The San Diego Youth Services Difference
Children need parents. They need families. Amazing families look many different ways and every child needs someone to connect deeply with, someone they can count on and trust. They need it like they need water and air.
- Heartbreakingly, nearly 20 percent of youth in foster care have Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a higher rate than combat veterans.
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