by Will Schatz | May 23, 2019 | Atlanta, National
StandUp For Kids – AtlantaHe lost his father, then his mother, then their home. This week he graduated high school with the help of the StandUp For Kids Mentor Program. The program meets with homeless and at risk students in high schools across Atlanta, Gwinnett...
by Will Schatz | Feb 12, 2019 | Atlanta
StandUp for Kids – Atlanta Parkview High School senior Kaustov Chakrabarti is wise beyond his years. At 18 years old, he’s thinking not hours and days ahead, but rather in terms of years. A typical day for the Lilburn resident starts well before the 7:17...
by Will Schatz | Feb 12, 2019 | Atlanta
StandUp for Kids – Atlanta Daisy Zendejas, an 18-year-old senior at Gainesville High School, found StandUp for Kids at the right time. Or, perhaps, the mentoring program found her. Either way, it came when she needed it the most. “I’m...
by Will Schatz | Aug 20, 2018 | Atlanta
This Fall, students, advocates, service providers, and researchers from across metro Atlanta will come together to count and assess the state of sexually trafficked homeless youth in the area.The goals are to: 1) provide metro-Atlanta service providers,...
by Will Schatz | Jan 8, 2018 | Atlanta
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by Will Schatz | Aug 29, 2017 | Atlanta
They not only shined a spotlight on the prevalence of youth homelessness in our city, but also on the ability of our community to do something about it. CBS46 News
