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♦ Orangewood Foundation programs help foster youth improve or strengthen their physical, <br />emotional, and "relational" health which are often necessary first steps on the road to <br />self-sufficiency. <br />♦ Orangewood Foundation is one of the leading providers of services to current and former <br />foster youth in Orange County. They help almost 2,000 foster and community youth <br />annually prepare for independent adulthood. <br />♦ The "Orangewood Way' recognizes that their relationship with youth is one of collaboration <br />and partnership. Their staff work one-on-one with youth to help them identify their own <br />strengths, attributes, and aptitudes to empower them to overcome their challenges and <br />reach their greatest potential. The staff works with youth in four critical areas: health & <br />wellness, housing, life skills & employment, and education. They have mentioned that they <br />meet a broad array of needs: from groceries and a hot meal, to transitional housing, to life <br />skills workshops and employment leads, to their innovative 5amueli Academy charter high <br />school and scholarships for college and graduate school. <br />O OUR COMMITMENT: We commit to donating a $1,000 a month for the next 5 years. In <br />doing this we hope that this will cover one college student's textbooks ($5001semester) for <br />a semester each month and pays for 5 high school graduate's graduation expense ($100) <br />a month. <br />