Waymakers Huntington Beach Youth Shelter

A message of gratitude from Elsa: @ Waymakers Huntington Beach Youth Shelter

Thank you to all of our wonderful community members that contributed towards making this Christmas so special for our residents, high-needs former residents, and our outreach component youth. Despite the challenges we have faced this year, our Friends of the Shelter were determined to make this an amazing Holiday Season for so many youth. Thank you for all of the stockings, gift cards, backpacks, art supplies, coping skills, pajamas, delicious food, sports equipment, and game...s. You have all helped meet critical needs for our Program in these trying times. We’d like to acknowledge the following individuals and groups for their generous contributions: Dann & Friends (Dann Bean Main Street Wine Company) Project Social T The Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa Kiwanis of Huntington Beach Tracy & Ryan Morrissey, family, and friends Alexandra Woravka Vanessa Webster Martha Hein OVHS Circle of Friends Surf City Classics Sober Riders MC Rockpile Chapter Stephanie Lewis Jason Smallwood Pet Partners Sunset Beach Community Association @ Waymakers Huntington Beach Youth Shelter

Such a tragic loss for our Huntington Beach community. Rest in Peace DanoLive, you will be missed by so many people.

WAND SALE THIS MONDAY!!! If you haven’t gotten your light up snowflake accessories yet, NOW is your chance to do so before Christmas! These are sure to bring a smile to a kid’s face, all while helping the Shelter. This Monday from 2-4:30pm, Elsa and some of Santa’s Helpers will be right out side the Shelter with enough snowflakes for everyone on Santa’s Nice List. We also have REDUCED PRICES for some of our most popular items: Wands: 2 for $15 or $10 each Bracelets: $5 eac...h ($3 off) Head Boppers: $10 each Hair Clips: $5 each Necklaces: $5 ($3 off) @ Waymakers Huntington Beach Youth Shelter See more

And the winner of our 2020 Snowflake photo contest is @sheeeeshaa_photography ! You win your very own Snowflake on The Pier with the message of your choice! We chose this photo because we believe it shows what these Snowflakes symbolize... a path of HOPE. Thank you to everyone who submitted photos, this was certainly not an easy decision to make. Happy Holidays everyone!

The progress on the garden our wonderful volunteers are building! What do you think we should plant here? Tell us below

We recently had a safe, social distance gathering to celebrate the 2020 high school graduates of our Oak View Leadership Program. We are so proud of all of your hard work and great achievement of getting into college. We were even able to honor one of our staff, Evelyn, who recently graduated with her Masters in Social Work from California State University Long Beach. Congratulations to the class of 2020! @ Huntington Beach, California

Thank you to the Huntington Beach Elks Lodge for your generous donation of activities, food, household items, and gift cards for our youth at the Shelter! We appreciate your friendship and support through the years. Also, check out the sign one of our residents painted for the Elks Lodge! Isn’t she so talented?! @ Huntington Beach Elks Lodge #1959

Thank you @braveonesfoundation for always thinking of us! Our residents always look forward to the yummy food from @supermexhb Posted @withregram @braveonesfoundation Another #MeaningfulMeals in the books! Thank you @supermexhb for your continued support of our program by helping children in need. This week’s meal served our local youth shelter @waymakers.hbys. ... Do you know of Children In Need or Healthcare Heroes who could use a morale boost? Let’s ‘bout it! Comment below or DM us. @cathihartwell #BraveOnesTribe #CreateChildhoodJoy #GiveMore #SuperMex #TacoThursday @ Super Mex Restaurant

Here are more updates on the wonderful improvements our volunteers have done these last few weeks. We are so grateful for the dedication and skill our volunteers bring to every project they work on. Thank you Art Hasegawa, Dan Grommersch, Tom Wilhelm, Gordon Luster, Claudette Fabian, and Jennifer Moore for bringing your team to HBYS! @ Huntington Beach, California

We are very proud of our Advisory Council member Jeff Lebow and his wife Frannie for the beautiful garden they've built here in Huntington Beach. Thank you Matt Liffreing for featuring them in this great video!

Meet George*. Before coming to the Shelter, George had never played the piano. While at HBYS, George taught himself how to play the piano, and it has since become his new favorite coping skill. We are currently looking for anyone who is able to to donate a keyboard for George to have at home, so he is able to continue to practice his new found skill. We are so proud of the creativity and hard work that George has dedicated into learning the piano. If you, or someone you know, has a keyboard you would like to donate, please send us a Direct Message or call us at the Shelter (714)-842-6600. *name has been changed to maintain confidentiality

This week we had some AWESOME local volunteers come to the Shelter and work on some much needed repairs! Thank you Art Hasegawa, Dan Grommersch, Tom Wilhelm, Gordon Luster, Claudette Fabian, and Jennifer Moore for your selflessness and efforts towards keep HBYS looking great. Stay tuned to see the progress of these projects. We our volunteers! @ Huntington Beach, California

Posted @withregram @braveonesfoundation Thank you to all who have donated to @supermexhb for our #MeaningfulMeals! This week your contributions fed the youth & staff @waymakers.hbys a yummy lunch. We are forever grateful for your support! ... #BraveOnesTribe #FoodIsOurLoveLanguage #CreateChildhoodJoy #SuperMex #HelpChildrenInNeed @ Super Mex Restaurant

Thank you @carproskiahuntingtonbeach for donating 75 face shields for the safety and protection of Shelter workers!

Huge shoutout and happy belated birthday to Shammy Dee! Shammy took the initiative and organized a birthday fundraiser, donating all proceeds to the youth served at the Shelter!

Our friend Lauren Carmadella is still selling these awesome ukulele shirts and donating the proceeds to us! So far she's raised $165! She has plenty of sizes and is taking orders! Just contact her at [email protected]