Homeless Youth Connection

Rilee’s path to graduation has not been a straight line.

After losing his mother in 2022 and navigating his father’s incarceration, he spent years moving between schools and trying to stay on track while largely on his own. Stability was something he had to build, not something he was given.

His story is a reminder that graduation is not just an ending. For HYC youth, it’s a turning point shaped by resilience, support, and the possibility of what comes next.

📖 Read Rilee’s full story to find out what’s next for him: https://hycaz.org/rilee-graduation/

📍 This graduation season, your support helps youth like Rilee take their next step forward.

Support youth graduating today: https://bit.ly/4wI96Fp

Rilee’s Path to Graduation - Homeless Youth Connection Music brings us together in celebration A SENIOR'S STORY OF LOSS AND STARTING OVER As graduation approaches, Rilee is thinking less about the ceremony, and more about what comes next. For most of his life, stability hasn’t been guaranteed—three different elementary schools, three different high ...

Thank you to everyone who sent items through our Amazon Wishlist. We’ve started receiving packages and are so grateful! Your donations are helping us provide essential hygiene items like deodorant to youth in our program. A few arrived without names attached, so if that was you, please know how much we appreciate your generosity.

👉 Want to help? Our Amazon Wishlist is still open: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3HK9OLSZNT9Y?ref_=wl_share