About Los Altos AuxiliarY 

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For 65 years, our members of Los Altos have provided care, compassion, and hope for youth residing at the El Nido residential campus in Altadena and young adults transitioning out of the foster care system.  Often, survivors of trauma and multiple foster home placements, the youth at the El Nido campus receive customized educational and mental health services in a peaceful, spacious environment that encourages healing and growth. The professional staff provides therapeutic care while we fund capital improvements, educational programs, and social enrichment activities. The goal is to stabilize mental health symptoms and provide the tools necessary to live successfully within their family and community.  

Our financial donations have funded large-scale campus additions, including a library, computer lab, silk-screening business, and an art center. Facility improvements include remodeled bathrooms, landscaping, and an outdoor entertainment area.

The highlight for our members is the personal touches of kindness and compassion we provide throughout the year, including birthday cupcake delivery, ice cream socials, snow days, movie nights, field trips, extracurricular activities, personally selected holiday gifts from each child’s wish list, no-sew fleece blankets, pet therapy, cooking classes and more.  Holidays can be heartbreaking and lonely for the youth we serve, so we celebrate each holiday with personal visits, treats, activities, and gifts.  

We believe we can truly make a difference in each young person’s life by showing them that people do care and they are valued.