Author: Crittenton Services

[caption id="attachment_10261" align="alignleft" width="300"] Douglas Yost, new Crittenton CEO[/caption] For the last nine months, Crittenton Services for Children and Families of Orange County was led by our Interim CEO Sil Orlando. Sil provided outstanding leadership, stability and care during this time of transition, preparing the agency for our new CEO and for that we are incredibly grateful. On March 25, 2024, we welcomed a new CEO, Douglas...

Love Is, is a collaborative giving day that is supported and organized by the Orange County Community Foundation. This year Crittenton along with, nine other non-profits will come together on February 7, 2024, to raise funds to support the importance of healthy relationships. This year Crittenton will be raising funds for our new Fatherhood Program. The Crittenton Services for Children and Families Fatherhood Program will focus...

It is that time of the year again! Each year Crittenton Services conducts a holiday gift drive, collecting gifts from November through early December, for the clients that we serve, this is known as The Angel Tree Program. We are very grateful for the success of the program, last year our community partners, individual donors and corporate sponsors provided holiday gifts for over 900 children and...

One of the characteristics of mental health is knowing when to ask for help. This is us, asking. Most in our communities know Crittenton for services to pregnant and parenting youth.  You may know us for our shelter program, or for the mental health services we provide. The focus of this blog post, though, is foster care. And we know children and youth who need your...

According to NAMI (National Alliance of Mental Health), “One in five American adults experienced a mental health issue and one in 6 young people experienced a major depressive episode” but more than half of people with a mental health condition in the U.S. did not receive any treatment in the last year. Why do people still suffer in silence with mental health? This question challenges the...

The communities of Southern California are generous. You are compassionate, and you are dedicated to supporting children and families in our midst who need to know that they live in a place where they belong....

The communities of Southern California are generous. You are compassionate, and you are dedicated to supporting children and families in our midst who need to know that they live in a place where they belong....