Entries by jdevoll

Spring Break 2018

Every Spring something quite amazing happens – a desperate family starts a new chapter of their life through the gift of a new home built by teenagers.

Winter Cooking and Baking – Hope Village

Jula and her family of Southern California came to Hope Village during their prized winter break. Jula wanted to teach the ladies of Hope Village some of their family’s favorite recipes.

TOUGH 1000 – March 2018

March 10th is a day that we all anxiously awaited. As the months passed and the days neared we at StudentReach prepared for the unknown, the TOUGH 1000.

Parenting 101 : The Bike

Estella’s oldest daughter Briseda has been acting out lately. Briseda was asked to clean her room. Briseda looked at her mom and said, “no” and walked away. Estella went into…

Homeless Youth: My Story is One of Many

I remember the last time I was homeless with my family. I was 15 or so, and we are sitting in the office of the local family shelter, and they asked the same questions that they always do. They asked about our family history, how did we become homeless, and a bunch of boring questions […]

Summer Updates

Wow. Are you ever trying to tell someone something and you’re not sure where to start? Well, that’s what this little update is all about…

Life Coaching Expansion

Much of our journey was an uphill battle. We had to convince administrators that what their students were lacking in their education was social emotional components, and those gaps distract them from learning….

The Resolution to Give Campaign

Every Friday read this post and find out WHY we are asking you to join in the Resolution to Give Campaign. We will post about one of our programs and just how impactful our monthly donors are to the success of each program. Join 200+ monthly donors and help StudentReach in our biggest year yet! You […]

Making Changes

StudentReach has seen change this second half of the year and it’s all for the better! Below are a few new things happening at StudentReach. SF Bay Area meets StudentReach. Great relationships with other youth advocates and workers in the SF Bay Area have led to  SR gaining one of those remarkable people to our staff. […]