A December to Remember

In December 2022, more than 100 foster youth in CII’s Individualized Transition Skills Program (ITSP) celebrated the holidays with friends, mentors and chosen family at our Otis Booth campus in Echo Park. Guests enjoyed a holiday meal, music, plenty of games, prizes and photo ops.

This was the first time in over three years that CII’s foster youth program was able to celebrate the holidays in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic and financial limitations. This celebration truly would not have been possible without the generous support of our donors and greater LA community partners. A special shoutout to DJ Lani Love for providing the tunes, Donny Joubert BBQ and Desserts by Donisha for the delicious food, and to sisters, Alex and Tiffany Tuttle, for ensuring that every youth went home with a gift.

CII’s ITSP supports transition aged (16-21) foster youth in preparing for a fulfilling adult life outside the foster system by providing mentorship, life skills classes, and educational supports that work towards high school and college graduation.

We still need your help to ensure that youth have the resources they need to achieve educational success and emotional wellbeing, which build pathways to economic mobility. Please consider making a gift to Children’s Institute and make the future brighter for youth across our city.