Youth Advocate – AgingUP – Youth Mentoring Program https://agingup.org Empowering Youth From Foster Care through Mentoring Fri, 28 Jul 2023 17:52:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://agingup.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Youth Advocate – AgingUP – Youth Mentoring Program https://agingup.org 32 32 193344465 Meet the Team – Secretary Brittany https://agingup.org/meet-the-team-brittany/ Thu, 12 Mar 2020 06:15:57 +0000 https://agingup.org/?p=2693 Brittany Chamalbide is a Project Manager at the California Department of Social Services. She acts as a technical expert on California’s qualitative case review for child welfare and provides services and research to support oversight of the child welfare system in California. Brittany holds a bachelor’s degree in Health Science from California State University, Sacramento.

As a former foster youth, Brittany also has personal experience with the child welfare system. Since emancipation, she has been actively involved with various nonprofit organizations that assist current and/or former foster youth. We were thrilled when she joined our Board in September 2019 to serve as the Youth Advocate, a position for a former foster youth between the ages of 18 and 30. She elevated the efforts of this role but the time came, and the team felt it more appropriate, for Brittany to step into an Executive role and serve as Board Secretary in July 2022. We are honored to have Brittany’s passion to improving the outcomes of youth from foster care in our community.

Brittany has lived in Sacramento since she was 9 years old and is enjoying building her family life here. When not working, she loves to spend time with her partner, Roger, their son, Ryan, and dog, Bandit. Brittany’s hobbies include playing ultimate frisbee and volleyball, tending to her succulent garden and reading.

Photo by Lana Akin Photography

]]> 2693 Thank You – Anthony’s Board Service https://agingup.org/meet-the-team-anthony/ Fri, 07 Jun 2019 11:32:16 +0000 http://agingup.org/?p=2068 Anthony Judd is a statistic breaker. He spent 10 years in foster care, exiting from extended foster care at 20 years old. Today, he has a full-time job and stable housing.

Anthony served as a Founding Board Member from July 2016 to July 2019. In his role as Youth Advocate, he gave a unique and necessary perspective to our mission-driven work. Through his personal foster care experience as well as having had a mentor during that time, he served as an important resource when we were developing our youth and mentor training materials. His efforts continue to be a benefit to youth, not that much younger than himself. While no longer on the board, Anthony remains committed to our mission. He continues to volunteer for special events and has presented for us on multiple occasions.

Anthony graduated from Calvine High School. Since then, he has been steadily employed, working multiple jobs simultaneously at times, and is currently employed as a Sales Associate with Red Bull. He spends his free time enjoying friends, movies and good food. After more than 15 years, Anthony and his mentor have remained close.

Photo by Lana Akin Photography

Article updated on 7/28/2023. 

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