A Celebration of Hope

June Newsletter 2012

Greetings!

Each year, the Youth Homes Auxiliary, Youth Homes staff, board members, Aftercare alumni, resident youth and even some foster families come together for our Celebration of Hope Luncheon. It is a time to acknowledge all the many wonderful Auxiliary volunteers for giving so generously of their time and talents. It is a time to celebrate our youth and their many accomplishments and allow them to see the faces of those who care so deeply about them. This year, during the talent show, the kids performed a song, a dance, two spoken word poems, a spiritual rap song, and a heartfelt thank you from some of the youth at East Bay Shelter.

Auxiliary members Shirley Fulcher and Carla Pancheco hard at work

Seven former YH residents were presented with scholarships, and five current YH residents were hired to participate in our Summer Job Program. The Auxiliary were also very proud to honor Shirley Fulcher and Carla Pancheco for their outstanding volunteer service during the year. Best wishes to all of our new graduates and newly employed youth. We are VERY proud of each and every one of you!

Youth Homes would like to express our gratitude to the Auxiliary for your dedication and hard work. Your generous support is making a difference in the lives of the youth we serve.

Have you have been meaning to clean out your closets?

Donate now!

Turn your unwanted clothing, costume jewelry and household goods into scholarships for our foster youth by donating them to the Youth Homes Auxiliary Thrift Shop

located at 15C Vivian Drive in Pleasant Hill. Donations are received Monday - Saturday from 10AM - 4PM. All proceeds from the Thrift Store benefit abused and traumatized foster youth.

For questions on donatable items, please call (925) 798-5561.

Alamo Women's Club

Youth Homes was recently one of the proud recipients to receive donations during a very special Earth Day event. The Alamo Women's Club chose a handful of non-profit organizations, spread the word, and organized a community giving fair where donations could be received.

June & Sandra at Earth Day event

Youth Homes was thrilled to be the recipient of such an outpouring of community giving. Donations received included; sporting equipment, school supplies, gardening supplies, and more! Pictured left, Auxiliary members June Krug and Sandra Abram during Earth Day.

The Alamo Women's Club recently awarded several scholarships to our TAY Aftercare clients to help pay for college, and monies to help pay for grooming for some of the girls. If this wasn't enough, Youth Homes was voted philanthropy of the year by the AWC for 2011-2012!

From the staff at Youth Homes and all the youth, we would like to say "Thank you AWC" for all the many blessings you have showered upon us. You have really outdone yourselves!

Soroptimist International

In a recent email newsletter YH featured former resident Kelly as she shared her amazing story of survival, "A Story of Resilience and Hope." Kelly is working on her memoirs of overcoming childhood abuse and expressed a need for a computer. Soroptimist International is an organization that supports women and girls in need and has been a strong proponent of Youth Homes.

Soroptimist responded swiftly and Kelly was awarded monies to purchase a brand new computer in which she was thrilled to find in her favorite color red.

Thank you Soroptimist!

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In This Issue

Celebration of Hope

Community Giving

Save the Date!

Quick Links

Ways to Give

NEW! Our Wish List

YH Programs & Services

YH Auxiliary Thrift Shop

To awaken others to the hope that is in them may be the greatest thing we can do for them. We humans need hope. We can survive without many of life's physical, intelectual, and emotional realitites, but we cannot survive without hope. What a gift it is then to have someone arouse us to this reality dwelling deep within us - E Glenn Hinson

Dear supporters,

From everyone at Youth Homes, we extend a hearfelt thank you. Our agency remains on a strong financial footing. Our independent evaluations show very positive client outcomes and our private fundraising remains very succesfull.

We could not do any of this without you!

Regards,

Stuart McCullough

Executive Director

StuartM@youthhomes.org