News from the Nest
Thank You Community Food Drives!
Robyne’s Nest is so grateful to our community for their support of our Spring Break Food Drive for our local food insecure students!
Life Skills - Time Management
Last week our Robyne’s Nest Mental Health and Wellness Coordinator, Breana Vanini instructed our students about how to manage tasks and overcome distractions.
Elks Distinguished Citizenship Award - Robyne Wood
Executive Director, Robyne Wood, received the award 'Elks Distinguished Citizenship Award' March 12th.
Solutions Provider - Students’ Beds
Solutions Provider! That's what we are at Robyne's Nest when it comes to taking care of student needs.
Lululemon 10K Bag Assembly
Our volunteers and staff worked organizing supplies and assembling OVER 7500 post race bags at Don’s local Ecology Tire, Inc. location, in partnership and support with Don and Lululemon!
Student Health - Vision Screening & Prescription Eyewear
Thank you to ECN Purpose: Dr. Jacqueline Vu & Team for providing our students with free vision screening, and Pacific Optometry Group’s Dr. Dr. Mellissa Zhao and her optometric assistant for their prescription eyewear!
Life Skills - Positive Relationships
Our students who are homeless, or come from very adverse living environments with little or no parental support generally have no role models or frame of reference for healthy relationships.
Fireside Chat - Life After Robyne’s Nest
In our recent Fireside Chat, our Yvette Aguayo engaged students with strategies and tips on how to Soar after Robyne’s Nest:
Candid. Platinum Seal of Transparency 2024
Robyne’s Nest is excited to announce we have earned the 2024 Platinum Seal of Transparency with @CandidDotOrg!
Read Across America / Dr. Seuss Day
Read Across America Day, also recognized as Dr. Seuss Day is an annual event that promotes the joy of reading. Many of our Robyne’s Nest at-risk and homeless students are severely deficient in reading literacy.
Thank You The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints!
Thank you to our Community Partners Janine Johnson and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for again donating food supplies during their food distribution!
Life Skills - Student Driver’s Education Prep
In our recent Life Skills class, instructor Janet Anderson taught our students important vocabulary, study strategies and test taking skills to prepare them for success in taking the driver’s education test.
Volunteer Appreciation - Silky Sullivan’s Tacos & Trivia Night
Shaughn Hamman and Lisa Farmer, two of our incredible core team volunteers, hosted a Robyne’s Nest Volunteer Appreciation event at Silky Sullivan’s Tacos & Trivia Night.
Welcome Brystin Davy Assistant Executive Director
Robyne’s Nest is excited to welcome our new Assistant Director, Brystin Davy! Brystin brings a multitude of skills and a diverse background to Robyne's Nest, and is diving head first into the Operations of the organization as well as the Volunteer Management, Events and our social enterprise, Threadz.
Fireside Chats - Tattoo Artist Hek Valdez
Hector “Hek” Valdez is a talented, local tattoo artist in Huntington Beach. Hek recently spoke to our students about what it takes to become a tattoo artist, the good, the bad and everything in between.
Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
During Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month (TDVAM), the focus is to break the cycle of violence by providing support and services to victims, their families and their communities.
Valentine’s Day and Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
However, for many teens in unhealthy dating relationships, Valentine’s Day can be a day filled with both mental and physical abuse.
Volunteer Spotlight - Shawna Huerta
Volunteers are the life blood of Robyne’s Nest, and this month we are celebrating our dedicated and wonderful food drive coordinator, Shawna Huerta.
Thanks to the generosity of our community, Robyne’s Nest was able to provide much needed resources and support to our students in the fourth quarter of 2023!
Teen Couch Surfing - “Hidden Homelessness”
Couch surfing is defined as staying temporarily in a series of other people's homes, sleeping on sofas, in a spare room, or even on the floor. Millions of teens in the U.S. couch surf annually.