New Non-Profit Organization Ramps Up to Solve Housing Issue for Foster Women 18-23.
Los Angeles, CA, May 22, 2014 --(PR.com)-- Fostering a Change will open the doors of its first home to welcome select female students who have been aged out of the foster care system.
On June 1st, The Lotus House will sign the first home lease in LA county as the genesis of a project that will house aspiring young college students. The initial home will be the organization’s unique prototype and will provide the girls with a primary education in life skills that were left untaught within the foster care system. Fourteen homes will be added over the next 12-24 months, allowing the organization to cover specific collegiate zones within Los Angeles County. This will ultimately provide over 120 young women with homes and a chance for a new life.
Fostering a Change has collaborated with universities, colleges, life coaches, nutritionists, financial advisors, among other professionals, in order to create a fulfilling and robust program for the house’s residents. The concept promises to develop inspired, functional adults as the organization will provide aged-out foster youth with a stable and safe home within which they may grow and thrive.
Jennifer Valko, founder, executive director, and former foster youth, reveals her inspiration for the project: "I knew this would be my life's contribution after seeing how many young adults aged out of the foster care system are being forced into homelessness. The donations have been helpful in getting this organization off the ground and The Lotus House is just the beginning of this project."
The Lotus House will be located in Belmont Shores in Long Beach, and although furnishings will be donated, the organization will be running a high-profile fundraising campaign "Small Steps Toward Big Futures" on Indiegogo in June, and will be accepting contributions from interested donors.
About Us:
Fostering a Change is an emerging non-profit organization founded to address and fill the gap for the approximate 1,500 youths who are emancipated each year in Los Angeles County. These kids often end up homeless, on-drugs, aimless and without hope, skills or a promising future.
To date, there are only approximately 454 government-subsidized beds for this forgotten youth segment, which leaves an enormous void for the remaining two-thirds. Fostering a Change will assist in closing the gap and focus on developing functional, thriving young adults through their college years.
"Small Steps Toward Big Futures" is the organization's fundraising campaign and is intended to capture the hearts, minds and compassion of Los Angeles county residents to help fund this vital mission. For more information or to contribute: www.fosteringachange.org
Contact: Jennifer Valko
Phone: 949-572-8413949-572-8413
Email: Jennifervalko@fosteringachange.org
On June 1st, The Lotus House will sign the first home lease in LA county as the genesis of a project that will house aspiring young college students. The initial home will be the organization’s unique prototype and will provide the girls with a primary education in life skills that were left untaught within the foster care system. Fourteen homes will be added over the next 12-24 months, allowing the organization to cover specific collegiate zones within Los Angeles County. This will ultimately provide over 120 young women with homes and a chance for a new life.
Fostering a Change has collaborated with universities, colleges, life coaches, nutritionists, financial advisors, among other professionals, in order to create a fulfilling and robust program for the house’s residents. The concept promises to develop inspired, functional adults as the organization will provide aged-out foster youth with a stable and safe home within which they may grow and thrive.
Jennifer Valko, founder, executive director, and former foster youth, reveals her inspiration for the project: "I knew this would be my life's contribution after seeing how many young adults aged out of the foster care system are being forced into homelessness. The donations have been helpful in getting this organization off the ground and The Lotus House is just the beginning of this project."
The Lotus House will be located in Belmont Shores in Long Beach, and although furnishings will be donated, the organization will be running a high-profile fundraising campaign "Small Steps Toward Big Futures" on Indiegogo in June, and will be accepting contributions from interested donors.
About Us:
Fostering a Change is an emerging non-profit organization founded to address and fill the gap for the approximate 1,500 youths who are emancipated each year in Los Angeles County. These kids often end up homeless, on-drugs, aimless and without hope, skills or a promising future.
To date, there are only approximately 454 government-subsidized beds for this forgotten youth segment, which leaves an enormous void for the remaining two-thirds. Fostering a Change will assist in closing the gap and focus on developing functional, thriving young adults through their college years.
"Small Steps Toward Big Futures" is the organization's fundraising campaign and is intended to capture the hearts, minds and compassion of Los Angeles county residents to help fund this vital mission. For more information or to contribute: www.fosteringachange.org
Contact: Jennifer Valko
Phone: 949-572-8413949-572-8413
Email: Jennifervalko@fosteringachange.org
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Jeanette Hansen
562 308 0829
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Jeanettehansen@fosteringachange.org
Jeanette Hansen
562 308 0829
fosteringachange.org
Jeanettehansen@fosteringachange.org
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