New Housing Plan for Former Foster Youth
A former foster care youth now has a place to call his own all thanks to a new housing initiative for young adults who, because of their age, can no longer be in the foster care system.
A former foster care youth now has a place to call his own all thanks to a new housing initiative for young adults who, because of their age, can no longer be in the foster care system.
By Tony Cabrera / ABC 7 Originally published in ABC 7. TUSTIN, Calif. (KABC) -- After spending most of his life in the foster care system and living on the streets in recent years, 22-year-old Christian Blanch finally has a…
By Theresa Walker / Orange County Register Originally published in Orange County Register. By getting property owners and others to accept renters with vouchers, a project with the United Way, Welcome Home OC, is off to a strong start. In…
By Theresa Walker / Orange County Register Originally published in Orange County Register. Orange County United Way's Welcome Home OC initiative is helping find apartments for 25 voucher holders. For three years after he aged out of foster care, at…
By Theresa Walker / Orange County Register Originally published in Orange County Register. Locally, 207 people will be featured in National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day. For Father Dennis Kriz, it’s not enough to remember homeless people who died in Orange…
By Lou Ponsi / Orange County Register Originally published in Orange County Register. Thanksgiving came a few days early for dozens of families in Santa Ana, courtesy of an NFL football player and an Orange County nonprofit. Armed with serving…
By Theresa Walker / Orange County Register Originally published in Orange County Register. Incentives are part of the WelcomeHomeOC effort to address homelessness. The math seems a no-brainer. On one side, landlords, property managers and others who belong to the…
By Theresa Walker / Orange County Register Photo by Mindy Schauer / Orange County Register/SCNG Originally published in Orange County Register. Artist who does portraits of homeless people creates mural at First United Methodist in Costa Mesa. For the past…
By Bradley Zint / Daily Pilot Photo by Spencer Grant / Daily Pilot Originally published in the Daily Pilot. Local officials and activists gathered Saturday morning to unveil a new mural at a historic Costa Mesa church that aims to…
By John Cádiz Klemack / NBC Los Angeles Originally published in NBC LA. Some in Orange County are using GoFundMe to try to make a dent in the homeless population. Orange County United Way, as part of its WelcomeHomeOC program to end…