About Youth Connected Program
Our Mission
The Youth Connected Program provides an innovative support system, a safe home environment, and socio-emotional and academic resources for teens in foster care.
Thanks to you, we can create connections, opportunities, and loving homes for Orange County teens.
Youth Connected Program is a foster family agency for Orangewood Foundation that was created from a need to support teens in Orange County. With more than 2,000 Orange County youth in foster care, we strive to offer weekday dorm living and schooling at the prestigious Samueli Academy with placement in a local home for weekends, school breaks, and holidays.
Did you know…
Youth in foster care miss 10% or more days of school due to home placement changes, school transfers, court hearings, and parental visitation.
Only 53% of students in foster care graduate high school on time.
Most youth experience three to five different placements within a year of entering foster care.
You, alongside your new community, can change the life of an Orange County teen.
Ready to take the first step?