Join numerous NFL stars, Hollywood celebrities, media personalities, and community leaders in making a difference at the 2019 Athletes First Classic Gala on 3/16. We will be honoring Notre Dame Head Coach Brian Kelly and businessman and philanthropist David Pyle with the Golden Heart Award.
Learn moreFor over 35 years, Orangewood Foundation's resources, guidance and encouragement have helped foster and community youth in Orange County thrive and prosper.
Learn more“The Lighthouse is peace and family to me,” says Makaila, a two-year resident of Orangewood Foundation’s residential program for survivors of sex trafficking in Orange County. Now she is one of the first residents to graduate from the program.
Learn moreThe Orangewood way recognizes that our relationship with our youth is one of collaboration and partnership. By helping them identify their own strengths, we empower them to reach their greatest potential.
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Getting your license is a rite of passage into adulthood. For Blanca, that chance wouldn’t have been possible without Orangewood’s help.
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The Orangewood Foundation “My Orangewood” program is a great way to celebrate or mark an occasion and support our youth at the same time.
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Our auxiliaries, 44 Women for Children and PALS, provide the Foundation and the youth we serve with invaluable support.
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Samueli Academy is our free public charter high school for foster and community youth. Visit the website to learn more about what makes our school so great!
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I know there are many reasons my life is going so well. But I firmly believe that Orangewood Foundation is one of the key factors in my stability and success.
Orangewood to me is like a family. They are the real home I never had. My life before Orangewood was dark, and full of sadness. Now I have lightness, happiness, a supportive foundation, and most of all, hope.”
While at one point in my life I saw foster care as a nightmare, I now see that it was a turning point which positively altered my future. Without the generous support from Orangewood and the people involved in it, my life would have taken a different path."
“Samueli Academy shined a light on a future I never knew I could have. Thanks to Orangewood, I’m creating my own future now. I couldn’t be more proud to call Samueli Academy my school.”
Orangewood provided stability and security in my life. I am so grateful to have people to turn to when I need help, and to know that if I ask for help there is someone that will make every effort to make sure that I get it."
I came to Orangewood because I heard I could get a toothbrush and some food, but I kept coming back because it was the only place I knew I could get emotional support.”
Orangewood gave me stability, helped me get my life together, and helped me take baby steps towards trusting people again. The staff is made up of genuine, caring people, and the support I have received has meant the world to me.”
