Topics: foster children, teens, Maryvale foster children, Changing Lives Blog, Changing Lives
About two years ago, Montebello’s Schurr High School student Caroline Kelly Smarts decided she wanted to complete a Gold Award project.
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Topics: Changing Lives Blog, Changing Lives, Early Education
What a great#thankayouthworkerdayat Maryvale! You are all superheroes every day:)#thankful#maryvalehope#MaryvaleSuperheroes#fosteryouth#daughtersofcharity
Topics: foster youth, Changing Lives Blog, Changing Lives
We are thankful for the hope and words of encouragement special guests Paul and Diane shared with our children during the Mort Court dedication ceremony (and especially for the first free throw game) and the beautiful basketball court!
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Topics: foster children, Maryvale foster children, trauma informed care, foster youth, Changing Lives Blog, Changing Lives
Recent high school graduate and Maryvale resident Haley has a dream, and it involves helping children less fortunate. “I want to be a social worker,” she said. “When you’ve been through the foster care system, and you know how it works, you’ll be a great social worker. I can give them advice, and they’ll know I’ve been there.”
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Zach’s life began in darkness, a victim of abuse, rejection and other unfathomable traumas.
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Welcome, Superhero Victoria! Over the years Victoria, a local teen who recently had a birthday, learned about Maryvale's children from her parents but never had the opportunity to visit the campus.
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