NEWS

Transforming Foster Care New state funding will enable San Diego Youth Services to begin transforming foster care in San Diego County. The $300,000 funding is enabling the organization to recruit and hire the most qualified and caring child care professionals…

Champions for Youth Charity The Century Club of San Diego has again selected San Diego Youth Services as a Champions for Youth charity, one of only 10 to benefit from the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. We could not have…

Celebrating 50 Years for Youth San Diego Youth Services is celebrating 50 years of building futures beginning this fiscal year. John Wedemeyer, Jr., an advocate for homeless youth, founded our organization in 1970 as The Bridge, one of the nation’s…

San Diego will be among the recipients of $6.67 million in new state funding to help end youth homelessness, including $1.7 million for coordinated efforts led by San Diego Youth Services. The funding increases the $10 million allocated last year…

Staff and Volunteer Appreciation Event San Diego Youth Services staff and volunteers recently enjoyed a day of fun and self-care for the 2019 San Diego Youth Services’ Staff and Volunteer Appreciation Event at Liberty Station. The theme this year: Disney!…

Moving in Thanks to the San Diego Nice Guys It’s move-in week for one young mother and her son, who are moving from a shelter into an apartment in one of our seven Transitional Living Communities. They arrived with no…

19 Foster Youth Graduate High School This month marks a major milestone for many of our youth in foster care, with 19 graduating from high school and all of the graduates going on to college or vocational schools. “Why not…

Services Expand for Domestic Violence Survivors San Diego Youth Services is expanding our support for youth experiencing domestic violence, thanks to new funding from the California Office of Emergency Services. The four-year grant is enabling our organization to integrate domestic…

San Diego County is now home to at least 1,552 homeless youth, according to new numbers released today from the Regional Task Force on the Homeless (RTFH). The number of homeless youth is significantly up from the 928 found in the annual count…

Creations in Chocolate Raises Record $114,000 Suzy Spafford, Illustrator and Creator of Suzy’s Zoo, and 200 guests joined San Diego Youth Services this month for our 13th Annual Creations in Chocolate event at Liberty Station. Together, we raised more than $114,000 to help…