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About UFC

United Friends of the Children is dedicated to the premise that foster youth deserve a successful adulthood.

Through our Housing and Education Programs, foster youth are provided with the opportunity to graduate from high school, attend and graduate from college, get a job, find housing and have a support system that moves them gradually towards independence.

Our goal is that the youth in our programs not only survive, but that they thrive.

Director, Transitional Living Programs

roshe malakuti, m.a.

MA, Clinical Psychology, Antioch University
BA, Philosophy, University of Southern California

Roshe Malakuti joined UFC's Pathways team the beginning of 2011. Before joining UFC, she served as Director of the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Rehousing Program and Director of the Housing First Program at Beyond Shelter. She also held the position as Director of the Skid Row Families Demonstration Project, a crucial part of the resolution to continue the battle against homelessness in Los Angeles.  Prior to Beyond Shelter, she worked for the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services for 10 years. Prior to working with abused children, Roshe worked as a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) registered intern for 3 years with a focus on family and individual counseling. Over sixteen years of experience in the fields of social work and psychology has trained Roshe as an expert in addressing adult and children's needs with effective interventions.

Board + Staff

I can honestly declare that the staffs’ genuine compassion makes UFC what it is: a haven and a family for thousands of children and youth.”

UFC Staff Member + College Sponsorship Recipient