On the surface, Jackson* is a happy eight-year-old boy who will charm you with his smile. But if you get to know him, you’ll realize how...

"I came to Youth Haven as a tired, used child acting as the adult in the family. My dad was an alcoholic, and my parents had divorced by...

Jacob* didn’t have a lot of stability in his life when he first came to us, and he desperately needed someone to show him the love of...

I grew up in a poor home, with an alcoholic, abusive single father. My mother was not in the picture at all as I was taken away due to...

She was 13 when she first came to Youth Haven, with the weight of the world on her shoulders. In one week, Torrie and her younger...

Thank you for investing in this child! Matt* came to us at the impressionable age of 12. He had been living with his foster parents, whom...

A few weeks after I had turned 3 years old my real father died in a semi wreck and was killed instantly. My real mother took his death...

One choice changes everything. Josh* first came to Youth Haven in the summer of 2013, at the request of his adoptive mother. Although he...

“I’m afraid people will hurt me because I’m small,” she confided. We were sitting in the back of the chapel, just the two of us, after...

My first time coming to Youth Haven was when I was seven. I had the time of my life. But I was terrified at first because it was a...