Eighteen year olds coming out of the foster care system and interested in continuing their education by attending a college or trade school face overwhelming challenges. They do not have the support of a loving family and emotional and financial barriers can often prevent them from pursuing their dreams of college. In fact, due to the lack of resources many youth drop out of high school and sadly only 11% of this population go on to college and less than 1% graduate.

Please help us invest in the future of a young person…
Orangewood PALS members participate in the Foundation’s “Support-A-Scholar” donor program. Support-A-Scholar donors make an annual gift of $6,000 to enable a former foster youth to achieve his or her dream of a college education. Donors receive information about their students (such as their school and major, plans after college, dream job and hobbies) and updates during the year. While there is no requirement to get personally involved, the Foundation offers occasional social opportunities for donors and students to meet.

Please consider joining other PALS members and become a Support-A-Scholar donor:

Help underwrite the cost of our events for current and former foster youth:

• Knowing that you are an integral part of a force that is committed to making a difference in the lives of the abused, abandoned, and neglected children of Orange County.
• Opportunity for you or your company to attend Orangewood PALS kids’ events. Press releases, website and media exposure.
• Acknowledgement in Orangewood Children’s Foundation newsletter.
• Acknowledgement in Orangewood PALS e-mail blast and website.
• Employee goodwill.