By Tiffiny Gaston | Staff Writer| A pajama drive for at risk youth in the San Bernardino foster care system was held at CSUSB this past quarter. The goal of the pajama drive was to "tailor the focus for all children in need," said Aurora Vilchis, Educational Counseling Graduate Student Association Vice President. In San Bernardino County there are approximately 5,000 children who are currently in the foster care system. According to the San Bernardino County Government website, only 34 percent of children are placed with relatives or non-relative extended family members. Approximately half of the children in the foster care system have been awaiting placement for a year or … [Read more...] about CSUSB PJ drive tailors to children in need
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Foster children receive pajamas from CSUSB
By Stephanie Paniagua |Staff Writer| A group of CSUSB students plan on raising and donating 4,000 pairs of pajamas to the growing number of foster children within San Bernardino County. The members of the Educational Counseling Graduate Student Association (ECGSA) hosted their first Pajama Drive kick-off event last Tuesday,Nov. 1, in the atrium of the College of Education building. The pajamas are to be donated to the Children’s Fund located in San Bernardino. The Children’s Fund is a 20-year-old non-profit organization with the mission of preventing child abuse in the community and providing at-risk children various social services to ensure proper development according to … [Read more...] about Foster children receive pajamas from CSUSB