As we begin the holiday season with Thanksgiving this week, we want to acknowledge the many youth, families, and individuals who are in need of support now more than ever. Those who struggle, especially during this time of year, are oftentimes our neighbors, our coworkers, our employees, our friends. Many …continue reading
Help us welcome our new Outreach Director, Jen Santos. In this role, Jen will oversee Casa Youth Shelter’s outreach efforts, raising awareness of our programs and working to widen and deepen our community connections. She brings with her six years’ experience in nonprofit outreach in Southern California, most recently from …continue reading
Top Ten Stories for October 25 through October 31 include Amy Coney Barrett, wildfire evacuations, and more COVID-19 edicts from Gov. Newsom. Top Ten Stories for October 25 through October 31 are the most-read stories at Orange County Breeze over the last week (excluding weather forecasts and events): Congressman Lou …continue reading
Officers and Detectives from the Los Alamitos Police Department made a noteworthy arrest on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 that resulted in several burglary and theft cases being solved. As a result, numerous stolen items, including a vehicle were returned to the victims. On Sunday, October 18, 2020, the storage unit …continue reading
Storage Unit Burglary Update As some of you are already aware, our onsite storage unit was burglarized over the weekend, with many of the supplies used most frequently in our shelter stolen. We’re fortunate that nothing more valuable was taken and no one was hurt, but all the supplies we …continue reading
Founded in 1978, Casa Youth Shelter fosters an environment in which youth in crisis have a safe place to stay, meals, basic necessities, and counseling services to promote personal growth and healthy relationships. Early in the morning on Tuesday, June 16, Casa Youth Shelter held a modified Annual Meeting in …continue reading
Founded in 1978, Casa Youth Shelter provides youth in crisis with a safe place to stay, meals and basic necessities, and counseling services to promote personal growth and healthy relationships. A longtime supporter, who in August 2018 contributed $1 million to enable the shelter to acquire its neighboring property at …continue reading
Founded in 1978, Casa Youth Shelter provides youth in crisis with a safe place to stay, meals and basic necessities, and counseling services to promote personal growth and healthy relationships. A longtime supporter, who in August 2018 contributed $1 million to enable the shelter to acquire its neighboring property at …continue reading
In the spirit of Mental Health Awareness month, the youth of Casa Youth Shelter’s Youth Leadership Program created a fun and inspirational video to share the coping skills they use to get by! Casa Youth Shelter continues to provide FREE Online Counseling services, Case Management services, English and Spanish Parenting …continue reading
As we wrap up another successful Kenny’s Pizza Mondays fundraiser, we’d like to send out a HUGE THANK YOU to a couple of special local business owners and one of our dearest Board members who work hard to raise these funds each year to support our mission. For more than …continue reading
The Corona Virus and stay home orders have not stopped the members of National Charity League, Inc., South Coast Chapter (NCL, Inc.) from helping in their local community. These Mother and Daughter pairs have been thinking out of the box to volunteer in unique ways. “Since we have longstanding relationships …continue reading
*POSTPONED* Casa Youth Shelter: Awareness Through Art Open House Saturday, April 25th 11AM – 2PM, Free and Open to the Public Join us to see how we integrate experiential therapeutic tools into our Residential Shelter Care Program, using music and art to help residents creatively express themselves. Come check out …continue reading
Casa Youth Shelter specializes in helping adolescents and families in times of crisis. And in this time of tremendous challenge and change, I have never been more inspired by the way our community has responded, with compassion and kindness for those who need us most. A public health crisis like …continue reading