With May being National Foster Care Month, Fostering Youth Independence (FYI), the largest Santa Clarita-based nonprofit supporting local foster youth, is shining a light on the educational successes of its resilient youth. “FYI’s mission is to support and guide local foster youth to achieve a post-secondary education, which we believe can help overcome a shaky foundation and unlock the doors ...

Santa Clarita nonprofit Fostering Youth Independence (FYI) is celebrating its eighth year with the theme of “GR8TFULNESS,” acknowledging the many volunteers, donors, and community partners who have supported the organization since its founding in 2017. “With the help of so many, we have served 194 youth who were aging out of the foster care system without the love, support and ...

Fostering Youth Independence held their annual holiday celebration for all the organization’s local foster youth and Allies.   The morning featured breakfast, a team snowman decorating contest, and the distribution of donated Christmas stockings and gifts to all the youth.  Nearly all of the 85 youth FYI serves attended to enjoy the festivities and connect with one another, just one of ...

Fostering Youth Independence (FYI), is celebrating the season of giving with a new campaign to support local foster youth who are aging out of the L.A. County foster system and have never had a permanent home or family in Santa Clarita. This year donations to FYI will go even further with a dollar-for-dollar match up to $30,000, made possible by ...

Local nonprofit Fostering Youth Independence (FYI) experienced significant growth over the summer as Santa Clarita’s foster youth sought assistance with returning to school or entering college for the first time. Since July 15th, seventeen new youth have joined the program and are currently enjoying the benefits of the support system FYI provides. To keep up with the growing number of ...

Foster Youth Independence (FYI) kicks off the school year for Foster Youth with school supplies and a career fair.  Fostering Youth Independence students were  equipped to go back to school following the non-profit’s eighth annual Back to School Bash and Career Fair. “Foster youth have not had a lot of exposure to different careers, and hearing from these professionals helped ...

Several dozen local foster youth recently enjoyed a day at the beach due to the non- profit Fostering Youth Independence (FYI) which gave the youth a chance to escape from the stresses of foster life. The youth and chaperones feasted on subs and snacks, relaxed on the beach, played spikeball and volleyball, swam in the surf, participated in a sandcastle ...

Volunteers honored  foster youth of Foster Youth Independence (FYI) for earning degrees and certificates.   Fostering Youth Independence (FYI) held a “Celebration of Everything,” its annual event appreciating the many volunteers who make a difference in the lives of Santa Clarita foster youth and celebrating eighteen youth for education milestones. “Please take a look around the room, and you will find ...

A local nonprofit is currently seeking out allies to support youth who are aging out of foster care.  Local nonprofit Fostering Youth Independence (FYI) seeks “Allies” to support Santa Clarita youth aging out of the L.A. County foster care system.  “We have more and more local foster youth discovering FYI and wanting to be a part of our community and ...

Fostering Youth Independence (FYI) begins the New Year with the launch of three New Programs to support local foster youth.  FYI has begun the new year by introducing three new programs designed to give local foster youth financial skills, a creative outlet to express their challenging experiences and for those moving into a new place, the necessary household goods and ...