At Youth Homes, we value the importance of nurturing the heart and rewarding positive behavior.  This is practiced in our residential facilities and all of our supporting programs as well as our within our company culture.  

The Youth Homes Annual Celebration of Hope is centered on appreciating our youth, volunteers and staff but it is our youth that always "steal the show" each and every year.  We celebrate our many accomplishments together allowing our youth a platform to showcase their gifts and talents.   This year, youth sang their hearts out with several performances as well as youth displaying art work, while two youth showed off their piano playing skills and others shared poetry readings.  

Through the Joanne Taylor Scholarship Fund, seven youth in our Aftercare Program were awarded monies to further their education at the University of San Francisco, California State University East Bay and Sacramento, as well as sending students to community colleges such as Los Medanos and Diablo Valley College. In addition to this, several youth were acknowledged for gaining employment through the Summer Garden Program and TAY Work Program.  

Employees were acknowledged for their years of service and the Auxiliary volunteers and officers were thanked for their dedication and hard work throughout the years.

Pictured above L/R: YH Board Member Valerie Ridgers with Cathy Barber, Linda Theuriet, and Auxiliary President Edie Henchey

Youth Homes would like to thank the Auxiliary luncheon committee for providing such a fabulous lunch and a big round of applause to the Auxiliary for providing such wonderful memories that we know our kids will carry with them for many years to come.