Disadvantaged Youth
Overview
Resonating with the life-long difficulties disadvantaged youth experience, I want to make a difference to help fill in the gaps and make it easier for disadvantaged youth to thrive in their life instead of falling in between the cracks of the system without hope. One of the organizations I've become involved in through other foster youth services (Just in Time: Foster Youth)
JIT’s mission is to engage a caring community to help transition-age foster youth achieve self-sufficiency and well-being.
We envision a future in which every youth leaving the foster care system has a community of caring adults waiting for them after 18. We believe consistent, long-term help from the heart is the foundation for the success of our youth so they can thrive and enjoy productive, satisfying lives.
Our vision is that all foster youth will be equal partners in contributing to all policies and decisions made in their lives. All youth in foster care will have their needs met and the support to grow into healthy and vibrant adults.
The mission of California Youth Connection (CYC), a youth-led organization, is to develop leaders who empower each other and their communities to transform the foster care system through legislative, policy, and practice change.