Annual Clothing Drive To Benefit Youth & Adults - Ettie Lee Youth & Family Services

April 7, 2011, Los Angeles, CA - Ettie Lee Youth & Family Services, a Los Angeles based foster family agency has partnered with Dignity U Wear, a national non-profit that provides brand new clothing to men, women and children in need. Undie Sunday Undie Monday is a clothing drive to collect brand new underwear and undergarments for children and families in need.

In recognition for Foster Care Month (May), Ettie Lee's Foster Family/Adoption Agency in Covina, CA is serving as a collection site for those who can donate new undergarments. The address is 754 E. Arrow Highway Unit F, Covina, CA 91722. A monetary donation can also be made online by visiting: http://dignityuwear.donorpages.com/USUM2011/ettielee

For more than 60 years, Ettie Lee has served the complex needs of at-risk youth with emotional and behavioral problems and their families in Southern California. When Miss Ettie Lee opened the first group home in 1950, she introduced the model of providing a family atmosphere. Although Ettie Lee has grown significantly since 1950, providing a family atmosphere has been so successful that we still follow that model in all of the nine group homes and 30 foster homes. Last year Ettie Lee served 335 unduplicated boys and girls and their families: 69% were Hispanic, 17% African-American, 11.5% Caucasian, 1.3% Asian/Pacific Islander; .4% American Indian; .8% other and over 97% were from low-income and/or disadvantaged families.

Ettie Lee's residential group homes serve older children - teenage boys (aged 13-18) - who are on probation. All of our group homes are located in residential areas and provide family-style residential treatment that focuses on the importance of education and being active in the community to develop the skills for success in life.

Ettie Lee's therapeutic Foster Family/Adoption Agency serves more than 65 boys and girls that are placed in safe and loving homes of Ettie Lee foster parents who are trained and licensed.

Ettie Lee Youth & Family Services is a nonprofit child welfare agency serving the complex needs of at-risk youth who have been abused, neglected or abandoned. Its mission is to assist troubled youth who are in need of guidance and support to develop values and skills that will facilitate their success in life. Ettie Lee complies with the highest standards of Community Care Licensing, Los Angeles County Department of Children & Family Services, and Los Angeles County Department of Probation. Ettie Lee is accredited by the California Alliance for Children & Families and the Council on Accreditation.