Santa Clarita nonprofit Fostering Youth Independence (FYI) recently held its fifth annual Back to School Bash, where students received school supplies and advice from professionals to help guide them towards the next step in their lives. FYI students received backpacks and school supplies for the upcoming semester, and for the first time the event also featured a career fair featuring ...

Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, helped lead a food drive at the Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry in Newhall Saturday. Garcia and fellow volunteers lead a monthly “Saturday of Service” food drive at the SCV Food Pantry Saturday where 1,000 pounds of food was donated. “I’m blown away by our volunteers every time; these people are doing the right things ...

Fostering Youth Independence (FYI) celebrated its fourth anniversary with a livestream event Thursday. FYI held an online celebration for its donors, volunteers and students during their fourth anniversary. FYI is a local non-profit that enlists adults who team up with foster youth to become a parental support system, known as “allies.” “The allies are the heart of our program. We ...

Local non-profit Fostering Youth Independence (FYI) is seeking volunteer “allies” to work one-on-one with Santa Clarita youth who are aging out of the L.A. County foster care system. Volunteer allies have the unique opportunity to directly impact the lives of Santa Clarita’s foster youth, from ages 16 to 25, by helping them obtain much-needed resources and offering encouragement as they ...

Local non-profit Circle of Hope recently announced a new Director of Client Services, officials said. “Circle of Hope is proud to announce and welcome Cheryl Ramirez as the new Director of Client Services for the organization,” said Circle of Hope Executive Director Laura Kirchhoff in an official statement. Ramirez is said to be replacing former Director of Client Services Jill ...

The Santa Clarita community gathered Wednesday to honor the life of local philanthropist Gary Condie. At the Valencia Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, hundreds came together to remember Condie, who dedicated his life to service in the Santa Clarita Valley. Elder Gary K. Wilde presided over the memorial, and Condie’s daughter, Heather, gave the eulogy. ...