December 2015

28 Dec

Local School Choir Visits Crittenton

As the holidays wind down we are eternally grateful to all Crittenton Services for Children and Families volunteers, donors and partners for helping us make the holiday magic happen throughout our agency. It is because of you that our youth and families got to experience a hopeful Christmas. Living in shelter situation or going through a mental health crisis is never a pleasant experience. In particular...

02 Dec

Crittenton Tale of Success and Client’s Advocacy for Continued Social Services

in Crittenton Services BLOG

Some years ago I was a teenage girl stuck in a cycle of recidivism and angry at the world for the response I received by the forces in place to protect at risk children and youth. In 2006 it seemed that the normal response in California was to lock troubled youth away in juvenile detention centers - stripping them of material possessions and their identity, to...