Sponsored by SDG&E. Each year in San Diego County more than 400 youth age out of the foster care system without a family, support system or a place to call home. That’s where Lifeline Community Services steps up as a beacon of hope with services to keep at-risk youth on the right track. CEO Don Stump joins our Laura Cavanaugh to share more about the nonprofit’s legacy, transformative programs and their mission. For the past 50 years, Lifeline has been serving San Diego County’s most vulnerable children, adults and families, giving them the support they need to change their story. Lifeline was founded in 1973, rooted in the idea that everyone should have support, education, treatment and the care they need to thrive. “For 50 years, we’ve been working very hard working with some of the most disadvantaged in the community. Our real goal is to help lift them up and help them find the support they need and really help them change their own story,” said Stump. Lifeline touches the lives of 25,000 individuals and families each year, helping them get back on track. Half of all of their clients live below the federal poverty level. The nonprofit serves these at-risk individuals through five program areas - juvenile delinquency prevention, child abuse prevention and intervention, anti-human trafficking efforts with victims and survivors, behavioral health work with youth and their families and housing and supportive services to former foster kids. Lifeline was awarded a $250,000 grant from the SDG&E Community Assistance Fund. The generous grant will help provide rental and food assistance to former foster kids, as well as youth and young adults experiencing homelessness. To learn more or to support, visit www.lifelinecs.org And to learn more about how SDG&E is powering positive change and for a full list of the grant recipients, visit www.sdge.com/community