Boys Hope Girls Hope of Southern California
By: Amanda Huntsman
The California Department of Education has identified 26,064 homeless students in Orange County in the 2015 school year. These include children who live with other families out of economic necessity, children in shelters, children in hotels or motels, and, of course, children who are literally on the street. This same population of children often experiences additional hardship and detriments: persistent economic disadvantage, abuse, neglect, chronic parental illness, disability or death, and abandonment. Chronic poverty lends itself to food insecurity, mental health issues, substance abuse, and committing or being a victim of crime. Frequent transitions in living arrangements usually lead to time spent outside the classroom, which hinders their educational attainment and can affect their ability to be gainfully employed. Children and families can get stuck in this loop for generations. But Boys Hope Girls Hope helps kids break that cycle by ensuring they have homes and educational opportunities!
Boys Hope Girls Hope provides:
Safe, stable homes.
All basic needs.
A college preparatory education.
Collegiate scholarships to these youths in need.
The program's goal is to care for children who need a provided home and help them become self-sufficient in adulthood by achieving a college degree. With an education, our youth can find gainful employment and live self-sufficiently in their chosen careers.
"The folks at Boys Hope Girls Hope are there for you. Use their help and recognize that they believe in you even if you don't always believe in yourself! Take advantage of all they offer: education, sports, summer camps, and say thank you every once in a while. Boys Hope Girls Hope changed my life. It will change yours too." Will Watson, Air Force Pilot.
YOU can help with this work by sponsoring the Boys Hope Girls Hope 7th Annual Casino Night happening March 4, 2023. Whether by helping cover the event's costs or bringing people to participate, your support enables their mission of helping academically capable and motivated children in need reach their full potential by providing homes, opportunities, and educational scholarship opportunities through college.
Boys Hope Girls Hope of Southern California is hosting the 7th Annual Casino Night on Saturday, March 4, 2023 beginning at 6:00 PM at the Newport Harbor Yacht Club, .
.For more information please visit www.bhghsocal.org/news-events, or call 949-515-8833 or email MPalacios@bhgh.org.