Fostering Youth Independence (FYI) held an event to celebrate the youth who furthered their education.   Local nonprofit FYI held a “Celebration of Everything,” its annual event appreciating the many volunteers who make such a difference in the lives of Santa Clarita foster youth, fifteen of whom were celebrated for education milestones.  “It is a tremendous honor that I get to ...

Thursday, Senator Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) joined AT&T in presenting Santa Clarita-based nonprofit Fostering Youth Independence (FYI) with the AT&T Investing in California Award.  Joined by Wilk, AT&T awarded the Santa Clarita non-profit $3,000 in recognition and support of its work on behalf of foster youth, officials said. “Congratulations to Carolyn Olsen, Gina Stevens, Stacey Anton and everyone at FYI ...

A Santa Clarita nonprofit Fostering Youth Independence (FYI) is set to launch its year-end giving campaign next month, officials said Wednesday. The campaign is expected to launch on Tuesday, Dec. 1, which is “Giving Tuesday,” the global day of generosity, according to the organization. A key component of the campaign, which is scheduled to run until the end of the ...

The Foster Youth Independence (FYI) Allies program shared the recent success story of a young woman named Alyssa as program officials push to hit their end-of-year goal in donations to support former foster youth like Alyssa. Alyssa had been in and out of the program until she returned to FYI for a third time in October 2019, according to FYI ...

A Fostering Youth Independence (FYI) member and College of the Canyons student, Shanya Van Blarcom, keeps her goal to be an FBI agent close to heart as she moves forward to the next stages of her college career with support from her Fostering Youth Allies at FYI. Blarcom, 20, said she intends to get her bachelor’s degree before obtaining three ...

Fostering Youth Independence officials organized a team building exercise Tuesday evening at Unlocked Escape Rooms. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Fostering Youth Independence is a non-profit organization meant to assist individuals aging out of the foster system without having been adopted or united with their birth parents. The April 3 event ...