Meet Alejandra and Beto

Alejandra, age 16, and Beto, age 15, are brother and sister who both attend weekly meetings at our Anaheim Outreach Center. The two of them were born in Mexico and grew up in Anaheim, CA. They left Mexico when Alejandra was 2 years old and Beto was 1. Currently, they...

Greenlight Sets Students Up for Success

By Megan Ayala A founder and CEO of a local IT company hopes to raise funds to deliver 50 new computers to the StandUp For Kids – Orange County outreach center in Anaheim, California. Jason Makevich of Greenlight Information Services, LLC, explained in his...

Meet Quis

Quis, 21 years old, grew up in Blythe, CA. He says, “Where I’m from, people are dying left and right.” His mother was a gang member and Quis ended up following in her footsteps because he said they looked out for him and protected him more than...

Check out the new StandUp For Kids PSA

Many thanks to one of Orange County’s talented volunteers for helping us improve the lives of all homeless and otherwise vulnerable young people, with special attention here to trafficked youth.  Reality can be harsh, but programs like ours make a big...