A Sense Of Home
A Sense of Home strives to prevent homelessness by creating first-ever homes and a community for youth aging out of foster care.
Pennylane
Penny Lane Centers is a nonprofit organization that cares for over 3500 abused and neglected children, youth and families a month. We provide therapeutic services, foster family home placements, adoption services, transitional and affordable housing, family preservation, Intensive Services and mental health services for children youth and families throughout Los Angeles County.
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Fostering Photovoice Project
An Arts-Based Empowerment Project for Former Foster Youth and UCLA Research Study. A team of graduate and undergraduate students collaborated with a group of young people in Los Angeles on a Photovoice research project about experiences in foster care. Photovoice is an arts-based research method that seeks to empower participants through the use of photography and analytical discussions. Our goal is to understand the experiences of former foster youth and their recommendations for maintaining family and sibling connections during and after care.
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RaiseAChild
RaiseAChild is a national nonprofit organization committed to serving the needs of children in foster care while providing free resources to prospective foster parents across the nation. For 12 years, the organization has provided loving and affirming homes for the over 400,000 children in foster care.
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