Success Stories

Back-to-School may look different however students still look the same Amazingly Cute! On August 13th Project Youth OCBF in partnership with Gonzalez Northgate Markets provided over 50 families with food and grocery gift cards and additionally provided 100 school backpacks for kids to help with back-to-school learning. We all know back-to-school is not the same ...

When Elsa came to Friendly Center last Fall, she was overwhelmed: both her and her son were facing mental health challenges and the family’s basic needs were not being met due to only her husband finding work. This led to a variety of problems: from food insecurity to being unable to secure affordable housing. After ...

At the end of July, Friendly Center’s after-school program, The Power of Me, completed its annual summer program! The 6-week virtual program gave students the chance to engage in fun activities ranging from at-home science experiments to a virtual field trip to Monterey Bay Aquariums. As it became clear that the summer program, like the ...

Griselda Medel, her husband, and two children, Linda 19 and Kyle 15 have been involved at our El Modena Family Resource Center (EMFRC) for 8 years now. Griselda initially arrived at EMFRC seeking services for her son who is enrolled in our Karate Program. She then became a Community Engagement Advisory Committee (CEAC) member and ...

Eliza Mejia is a single mom who has been deeply affected by COVID-19. With her 9 month year old daughter, Ireland, she has difficulty providing even the basic necessities such as diapers, on top of other expenses. “Going outside is like getting ready for battle with all the PPE that you put on, you know? ...

When 14-month-old Savannah came to Easterseals’ Child Development Center she couldn’t walk or crawl and spoke just two words due to developmental delays—but by her second birthday she and her parents had true reasons to celebrate! “To see her stand and take those first few steps just made my heart melt. I wanted to scream ...

JOAQUIN Although Joaquin had been receiving autism therapy services from another provider for over two years, things were not improving until the family changed direction and began receiving behavior services from Easterseals. Joaquin’s father, Juan, is a police officer and his mother, Sara, is a special education teacher’s aide. The family also includes two older ...

Testimonials & Images for Raging Colors: Expressive Painting for Teens Art & Creativity for Healing has been a wonderful gift to our students. Our students at Santiago Creek School have been going through much turmoil in their lives- divorce of their parents, parents incarcerated, personal trouble with the law, pregnancy and teen parenting are just ...

Art & Creativity for Healing gives out 500 Healing Art Boxes to Camp Pendleton every year, each box containing 10 brand new art supplies and Art4Healing activities. This story shows the impact of a Healing Art Box I have three children who attend San Onofre School. When they received their Art Boxes each of them ...

Katirla and David were expecting their first child when they reached out to MOMS Orange County two years ago. The couple are now proud parents to 11-month old Mateo and have a deep appreciation of MOMS Orange County’s support and services during pregnancy and beyond. “MOMS Orange County provided us with the fundamental foundation for ...