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SDYS Updates Mission and Vision

Dec 21, 2023 October 10 @ 2:17 pm ,

San Diego Youth Services’ Updates its Mission and Vision Statements to Better Reflect the Comprehensive Wraparound Services the Organization Now Provides We have expanded our services as well as our mission and vision statements to…

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Ground Up Coffee Shop Expands

Nov 26, 2023 October 10 @ 2:17 pm ,

We are thrilled to announce our Ground Up Coffee Shop has expanded from our Admin and Spring Valley locations to La Mesa as of Nov. 1 with its grand opening! We’d love for you to…

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Youth Shelter Helps Ages 12-17

Nov 22, 2023 October 10 @ 2:17 pm

The Storefront Youth Emergency Shelter is the only emergency shelter for youth in the region. Learn more about the shelter from Program Manager Renatta Escobedo: Questions and Answers   What is the Storefront Youth Emergency Shelter?…

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Meet Nicole Chung

Nov 21, 2023 October 10 @ 2:17 pm

“I am a wife, mom, poet, published author, former foster youth, adoptee, and advocate…”

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Youth Homelessness Walk & Rally

Nov 16, 2023 October 10 @ 2:17 pm

A roof for every youth! Our annual Youth Runaway and Homelessness Awareness Walk and Rally took place on Nov. 15. The walk raises awareness for the more than 2,000 youth experiencing homelessness every night in…

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A Week in the Life of an Outreach Worker

Nov 10, 2023 October 10 @ 2:17 pm

A Week in the Life of an Outreach Worker at San Diego Youth Services By: San Diego Youth Services TAY Academy Staff Member As a Street Outreach Worker at San Diego Youth Services, my primary…

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Foster Parents Help Support Reunification, While Still Staying in their Foster Children’s Lives

Oct 27, 2021 October 10 @ 2:17 pm

Foster Parents Help Support Reunification, While Still Staying in their Foster Children’s Lives “This was our first time fostering, and the experience was a lot better than we expected,” said Brian, a certified SDYS foster…

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Foster Care Newsletter | May 2021

May 20, 2021 October 10 @ 2:17 pm

Hello Families, and welcome to our new and improved Foster Care Newsletter! We want to thank all of our youth and families for all the hard work, dedication, and resiliency everyone has shown through a…

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I Want to Become a Foster-Resource Parent: What to Expect

May 5, 2021 October 10 @ 2:17 pm

A foster-resource parent is an individual that has been trained and approved to provide a therapeutic, safe and loving home/environment for a foster child or youth. Given that this may be uncharted territory for some…

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