Monday, February 10, 2025

Voices for Children: Advocacy for Foster Youth

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Voices for Children transforms the lives of abused, abandoned, or neglected children by providing them with trained, volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs).

Vision of Voices for Children:

Voices for Children believes that every child deserves a safe and permanent home and, to that end, will provide a trained CASA volunteer to every abused, abandoned, or neglected child who needs one, and advocate to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.

Purposes:

  • We provide the highest level training, supervision, and continuing education for volunteers in San Diego County and Riverside County who advocate for the best interests of foster children and provide vital information to judges;
  • We annually review and monitor the case files of every child in foster care in San Diego County;
  • We increase public awareness about the foster care system; and
  • We advocate for legal policies and practices that enhance the quality of life for foster children.

Organizational Core Values:

  • We cherish children and put them first, always.
  • We are grateful for our selfless and dedicated volunteers.
  • We work hard and stay humble.
  • We believe in the difference we can make by doing our job well.
  • We set high standards for ourselves and constantly strive to improve.

www.speakupnow.org

Esteban Villanueva
Esteban Villanueva
Esteban Villanueva was born in Washington D.C. and raised in La Jolla. He attended both Francis Parker and The Bishop’s School locally before going to Dartmouth College where he received his B.S. in Biology and Pepperdine School of Law where he received his J.D. focusing Entertainment Law. He worked in the Latin music industry where his projects went on to win 14 Grammy Awards for artists including Ricky Martin and Carlos Santana. After starting GB Magazine with Danitza Villanueva in 2007, he has gone on to win awards and recognition from the community for his support of helping raise millions of dollars for non-profit organizations. He currently sits on the Board of Directors for the San Diego Air & Space Museum and resides in East County in San Diego where he and his wife Danitza run DAESVI Publishing, home to GB Magazine, among several other publications.

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