The mission of STANDUP FOR KIDS is to help homeless and street kids.

Description:
We do this, every day, in cities across America. We carry out our mission through our volunteers who go to the streets in order to find, stabilize and otherwise help homeless and street kids improve their lives.
Our focus goes beyond street outreach and extends to deterrence and resource programs that we provide in schools and via the internet. But all facets of our mission are guided by the mandate that our volunteers shall tell kids they care about them and then, at every point, prove it.

History:
Retired U.S. Navy officer Richard L. Koca founded STANDUP FOR KIDS in 1990. For him, it was a natural extension of his ongoing outreach efforts. Koca was inspired to begin outreach in 1987 when he saw a CBS broadcast of 48 Hours that documented street kids in San Diego, California. He was so disturbed by the news report that, when the Navy sent him to San Diego the following year, he immediately became involved in walking the streets to identify homeless teens and get them into shelters.

Contact people:

Walter Kowal, Director, Volunteer Recruitment, (phone), (email) Barka Saxena, Executive Director, (email) Agata Clavenger, Executive Director, (phone), (email)

Address:

P.O. Box 38671 Philadelphia, PA 19104

Web Site: http://www.standupforkids.org

Miscellaneous Information

Are court referrals welcomed?
	No