SYF Recent News

• WeHo YAL Tunes Up Its Programs

  Jun 18 2013

  The West Hollywood Youth Activities League center was able to improve its programs recently with the help of the Sheriff’s Youth Foundation and Guitar Center. The center had started a guitar class this year, but with only “one or two rickety guitars” on hand, not many children could be involved, Deputy Sean Ruiz said. With funding from the Foundation and help from Guitar Center, Ruiz said, the center was able to purchase eight new acoustic guitars, strings, picks and music stands. “They were really great,” he said of the music store. “They worked Read more →

• Planting Seeds at the Palmdale YAL

  Jun 18 2013

  Youth Center Breathes New Life into Garden It’s not just a figure of speech – seeds are literally being planted at the Palmdale Youth Activities League center. In honor of Cesar Chavez week, the staff and kids at the center reinvigorated the community garden at Jackie Robinson Park, where the center is located. In conjunction with Cesar Chavez Community Service Week in March, the YAL breathed new life into the garden that had sat untouched for about the past two Read more →

• Summer Survival Quest: Help Our Youth Stay Safe!

  Jun 14 2013

  

  Foundation Needs Your Help to Keep Programs Alive While School Is Out When summer hits at the Sheriff’s Youth Foundation, we’re battling more than just the heat: We’re constantly fighting to avoid turning away the at-risk children who need our support during those long summer days. It’s a rough time for the Foundation. Many of our supporters are busy during summer, as people are tied up with their own family plans. And, if you tend to think of the Foundation’s Read more →

• Norwalk Youth Activities League Kicks off the Summer

  Jun 5 2013

  The Norwalk Sheriff’s Youth Activities League center is kicking off summer at the with an open house event on Wednesday, June 12, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the YAL, located at 14289 Telegraph Rd. in South Whittier. The open house will give the community a chance to take a closer look at the free programs offered by the YAL, one of 18 the Sheriff’s Youth Foundation operates in partnership with the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department throughout Los Angeles Read more →

• YAL is Making a Big Difference in a Small Town

  Jun 5 2013

  Center in Val Verde Offers Positive Options for Kids Down a two-lane road, away from the hustle-bustle  of suburban Santa Clarita, lies the rural town of Val Verde. There’s no constant freeway noise, no busy intersections – they say you can even see stars at night. It’s here that the Sheriff’s Youth Foundation’s Youth Activities League is hard at work, investing in the lives of local boys and girls. On an average day there may be 50 kids at the center. Read more →

• Late Volunteer ‘Was Just as Revered as a Deputy’

  Jun 5 2013

  Asked to describe how dedicated Dorothy Anderson, who passed away recently,  was to her volunteer duties with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Sgt. Sharon Clayton related a story that a lieutenant at the South Los Angeles Station shared with her. The lieutenant was once caught off guard when Anderson asked for a day off. He had to remind her that, as a volunteer, she was not required to ask for “time off.” “She came in every single day like Read more →

• Sheriff’s Shootout in Valencia was a Hole in One

  Jun 4 2013

  Despite dark clouds over the Santa Clarita Valley, the inaugural Sheriff’s Shootout at The Tournament Players Club on April 15 was a shining success, netting more than $125,000 for the Sheriff’s Youth Foundation. The tournament drew a crowd of 107 golfers, including Sheriff Leroy D. Baca, who hit the course to raise support for the Foundation. The post-tournament dinner included a live auction, including everything from lunch with the sheriff, to a private tour of “Tonight Show” host Jay Leno’s Read more →

• Foundation Passes Annual Audit With Flying Colors

  Jun 4 2013

  The results are in and the news is good after the Sheriff’s Youth Foundation’s annual audit was completed. Dr. B.J. Hawkins, chair of the Foundation’s audit committee, said the excellent audit results are great news for the public and supporters. “This sends a message that we are addressing financial and internal controls and we are doing an excellent job at it,” she said. “Most important is making sure that we have the financial infrastructure for continued growth and the ability Read more →

• Foundation Hires New Program Director

  May 16 2013

  

  The Sheriff’s Youth Foundation announced the hiring of Dr. Kathleen Van Antwerp as its new Program Director, bringing a new element to the nonprofit organization’s mission to help at-risk children throughout Los Angeles County. Specializing in child and adolescent development, Van Antwerp has spent more than 20 years teaching and working with at-risk students, in addition to being published internationally and interviewed on media outlets such as CNN. As Program Director for the Foundation, she will oversee development of youth Read more →