The holidays are a time for many to celebrate, to spend time with family and friends. We work to ensure the same holiday joy for the children, young adults and families in our programs. Every year from November through December we collect gifts for those we serve through our Angel Tree Program. We continue to be grateful for the success of this program. Last year, our...
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[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...
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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...
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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...
Read MoreCrittenton is happy to announce that Sil Orlando is our new Interim CEO. Mr. Orlando has well over 20 years of experience as a CEO of a successful nonprofit, over 40 years in executive leadership of a nonprofit and over 50 years within the social services field. “On behalf of Crittenton Services for Children and Families, the board of directors, agency employees, stakeholders and community partners,...
Read MoreHave you ever considered how you know how to do the things you do? For example, who taught you how to write your ABC’s, wash dishes, take out the trash, clean your room, do laundry, mail a letter, grocery shop, prepare a meal, the list is endless. These are all independent living skills, which are needed to manage our everyday life. This helps us understand...
Read MoreThere are over 60,000 children in the California Foster Care System. We at Crittenton understand the need for caring, compassionate and loving Resource Parents to contribute to the lives of these children who are in need. Our agency provides many services, however our biggest need is for committed resource families to welcome youth into your home and into your heart. These youth are on the margins...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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