Category: Success Stories
As told by Ryan (last name withheld for privacy). My name is Ryan. On January 18th, 2012, I was a freshman just starting my second semester at Santa Margarita Catholic High School. I played JV lacrosse, kept good grades, and went to school with all my friends. On January 19th of 2012, my life changed …
Category: Success Stories
Tag: dropout | Education & Development | Social Services | teen mom | teen parenting
As a pregnant teen, I was told a lot of things. ‘You won’t be able to finish school. You’ll never be able to support yourself. You’ve ruined your life. How could you let this happen? You’re not with the dad? No one wants a girl with baggage. You’re damaged goods.’… Encouraging stuff, no? I also …
Category: Success Stories
Tag: homelessness | Social Services
My name is Marianne and I want to share my South County Outreach story with you. My husband and I have four amazing children, two sons aged 11 and 17 and two beautiful daughters, aged 3 and 12. In 2015, we were just like any other Orange County family; Tom worked for a property management …
Category: Success Stories
Tag: childbirth | Health & Wellness | pregnancy
“My relationship with MOMS Orange County began in 2009 when my husband, Ricardo, and I were pregnant with our daughter, Allison,” says Cristina Flores. Our Home Visitor worked with us to prepare for Allison’s arrival; helping me find resources for basic needs to be sure I was healthy during my pregnancy. Once Allison was born, …
Category: Success Stories
Tag: Arts & Culture | disabilities | Education & Development | music | special needs | volunteering
Camille and Kennerly Kitt are multi-talented professional harpists, actresses and identical twin sisters. Known as the Harp Twins, these young women have achieved extraordinary success by taking electric harps and acoustic concert grand harps to unprecedented levels and smashing boundaries between different genres of music. The duo has amassed over 1 million fans across their …
Category: Success Stories
Tag: Autism | communication | Education & Development | preschool
The birth of our beautiful twin girls, Grace and Patience, was quite a surprise. The girls were healthy and seemed to be developing at the same rate. Soon after they started crawling, Grace suddenly stopped her baby chatter, started rocking, flapping her hands and began to lose eye contact with us. We believed that she …
Category: Success Stories
Tag: Education & Development | leadership | service | teens | volunteer | youth development
Founded in 1958, HOBY’s mission is to inspire and develop our global community of youth and volunteers to a life dedicated to leadership, service and innovation. HOBY programs are conducted annually throughout the United States, serving local and international high school students. HOBY programs provide students selected by their schools to participate in unique leadership …
Category: Success Stories
Tag: connections | intergenerational | seniors | Social Services | teens
GlamourGals is a nonprofit organization that inspires and organizes teen volunteers to provide ongoing companionship and complimentary beauty makeovers to women in senior homes. We are creating a movement of compassionate teen leaders working to end elder isolation. GlamourGals provides a reciprocal sense of purpose to two generations in a fun, engaging way. For students, …