Our Community of Partners

Birthday cakes, dog friends, equipment rentals, food, and furniture: just a few ways our partners enrich and strengthen programs at Youth Homes. Our work takes a village - learn about the partners who are part of ours.

If you are interested in becoming part of this community of care, please contact daniellej@youthhomes.org.

NON-PROFIT PARTNERS

  • The Grateful Gatherings team partnered with Youth Homes to transform two residential houses into wonderfully furnished STRTP homes. Grateful Gatherings also supports our clients in the community with new furnishings and home supplies.

  • Local food rescue agency, White Pony Express, supplies weekend treats and restaurant meals to residential homes. Youth Homes also uses their clothing warehouse which is packed full of new clothes for our clients.

  • Birthdays, holidays, and special events are celebrated with amazing, sweet treats thanks to the incredible bakers at Cake 4 kids. Youth pick the flavor and design of their cakes. It’s a luxury many of them have never had before.

  • Connecting the generosity of this community with nonprofits, programs and projects, Youth Homes has been the recipient of Lafayette Community Foundation’s Excellence Grant for our work in youth development.

  • Contra Costa Foster Friends is a brick and mortar resource store full of clothing, toys, baby items, and self care products available to foster youth completely free of charge.

  • Four legged furry friends are regular visitors to our monthly gatherings with our transition-age youth thanks to the kind network of handlers and their special pets at the Alliance of Therapy Dogs.

  • Youth on Course provides free access to the game of golf. In 2023 they provided 15 free passes to Youth Homes.

  • The Bay Area Bike Project has provided several of our clients with new bikes. They also provide cycling education and advocate for safe cycling communities.

  • The Free to Learn program provides free admission for our youth to explore the aquarium’s world-class exhibits and breathtaking location all while supporting their program goals.

  • Trips for Kids provides under-served and historically marginalized groups with access to bikes, cycling programs, peer-to-peer engagement, role models and more.

  • Based in Lafayette, Front Porch Music has provided our clients with beautifully refurbished guitars, cases, chord sheets, and picks to facilitate the start of a new hobby and passion.

  • Mindful Littles utilizes compassion tactics to connect youth to each other and their communities. They work with young people and families to provide our youth with care bags, from party supplies to dental hygiene items.

  • With a discounted annual membership, our providers are able to frequently take clients to explore new exhibits at the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park.

  • Guitars Not Guns provides new guitars and guitar lessons to our youth as an alternative to unhealthy behaviors.

  • Performing essential repairs to help neighbors stay in their homes, Rebuilding Together makes repairs on our residential homes while educating other volunteer groups on how to do the same.

  • The Clayton Valley/Concord and Lamorinda Sunrise Rotaries volunteer to give cars new life, sell them, and donate the proceeds to local nonprofits. Click here to begin the process of donating your old car to benefit Youth Homes.

  • Thanks to the Comfort Cub, our young clients now have access to cuddly, weighted teddy bears to bring them comfort in difficult times.

  • Rusty Halo Foundation provides equine therapy at a heavily discounted rate to all of our residential youth and some of the youth in our community mental health programs, allowing them to experience the healing power of horses.

  • This group made up of diverse religions, traditions, and spirituality donates new mattresses, kitchen items, and more to our clients.

  • Sydney Paige has donated backpacks, school supplies, beauty, and hygiene products to our clients.

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

  • The Alamo Women’s Club supports Youth Homes with scholarships for students, workshops, and fulfilling individual client needs as they arise.

  • Mothers and daughters from NCL- Rolling Hills Chapter volunteer at the Youth Homes Thrift Shop and supply sweet treats for our monthly gatherings.

  • Boys and their parents from Lamorinda and Danville painted, built swings, and cleared yards at our residential homes.
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  • Youth and families in the Pledge to Humanity program supply move out kits for youth aging out of care and into independent living. They also support needs as they arise.

  • Youth Homes partners with many Rotary clubs. They are the source of our home maintenance volunteer team and provide scholarships and funding to our programs.

  • From beautiful hand-made quilts donations, to leading our clients in cooking classes and pickleball lessons, the Rossmoor consistently supports Youth Homes with their time and resources.

  • Members of the Kiwanis volunteer to keep our landscape in tip top shape and assist with projects in our residential homes.

  • From beautiful hand-made quilts donations, to leading our clients in cooking classes and pickleball lessons, the Rossmoor consistently supports Youth Homes with their time and resources.

  • Marlene Mirabella of CPR Life Skills provides our team with incredible, comprehensive trainings on CPR, first aid, AED, Narcan, and so much more to ensure we all know how to keep our youth and each other safe.

  • Owned by a former Youth Homes clients, Spaige Creations on Etsy sells handcrafted jewelry made with passion and love, but even better - they donate 5% of their sales back to Youth Homes!

  • This faith-filled TK-8 school purchased, wrapped, and delivered holiday gifts for all clients in our community mental health programs (nearly 200 youth!).

  • Saint Paul’s sewing club hand crafts hundreds of stockings each year for our clients to take home during the holidays.

  • Our former Thrift Shop neighbors and partners in all things artistic and creative, I Heart Art allows us to use their studio space for community mental health events and provides our youth with creative instruction and art supplies.

  • Toniqua Shaw of Transitioned Status regularly provides calming sound healing experiences for our clients.

BUSINESS PARTNERS

  • The team at Pacific Credit Union provide annual grants for our programs, purchase gift cards during the holidays, and sponsor events and fundraisers.

  • The Marsh McLennan team have sent volunteers into our homes and sponsor events and fundraisers.

  • During the renovation of our homes, Sherwin Williams donated all paint for free.

  • Local lumber yard, Dolans lumber donates wood for our residential improvements.

  • Whether it’s a stump grinder, a trailer, or a weed whacker, Cresco Rentals in Pleasant Hill provides free tools and equipment for our projects.

  • Aaron Barbour and the team at Barbour Painting painted our Thrift Shop free of charge, they also help us with homes repairs as needed.

  • EJR Group has lent their project management expertise during the remodel of our Cherry Lane and Andersen residential homes.

  • Cirque du Soleil generously donated 35 free tickets to their ECHO San Francisco show for our clients to enjoy.

  • Laila Collins and the team at Manderley Homes provide home furnishings and design help at our residential homes and at our thrift shop.

  • Our most delicious partnership! Love + Chocolate supports Youth Homes in all things, from hosting TAY events at their Walnut Creek storefront to selling a Youth Homes chocolate box curated by our youth - you can get yours here.

  • Alphagraphics print shop located in Walnut Creek consistently donates printed materials for our events and fundraisers, as well as marketing materials for our Thrift Shop.

  • This duo of financial advisors are veteran supporters of Youth Homes, most recently sponsoring the top partnership level of our Comedy in the Park fundraiser in 2023.

  • Republic Services supports us in keeping our group homes clean and beautiful by donating large dumpsters when items need to be hauled out in bulk.

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