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For those that don’t know: there are multiple lawsuits and allegations against foster care nonprofit Foster Love founder Danny Mendoza for sexual harassment, fraud, wrongful termination, and more made by former employees, foster youth, and donors.
This isn’t one or two by the way, there are at least 20 claiming to be a part of lawsuits that I know of. There may be more.

Lawyers are on those cases as there have been 4 whistleblower email blasts detailing redacted legal statements outlining the details of these allegations. I am not able to share them at this time during the investigation.

In the meantime, here’s some proof of other less than savory activity the CEO needs to take accountability for.

This is an anonymous submission from r/fosterloveallstaff however I can confirm this has been a cause of concern and distress for company employees over the past years as more has come to light. All information shared in this post can be verified and is publicly available no matter how hard the CEO tries to silence this knowledge.

Details of confirmed ongoing 12 count misdemeanor court case with Foster Love CEO Danny Mendoza.

Here what is currently listed in the Orange County Superior Court case system.

Defendant: Danny Mendoza
Organization: Foster Love
Charges: 12 misdemeanors
Case location: Orange County, California
First court hearing: July 2026
Next scheduled hearing: November 1, 2026
Next hearing: Arraignment
Case #26NM07447

Danny Mendoza, the founder of Foster Love, is charged with 12 misdemeanors in an Orange County case involving building, fire, occupancy, electrical, and emergency-egress requirements. The case had a court hearing in July, and an arraignment is scheduled for November.

The 12 charges against Danny Mendoza in regards to Brea building safety issues:

1. Count 1 — 20.252.040 (E)(2) BRMC: Fences and walls not to exceed seven feet in height.

2. Count 2 — 20.400.020 (C) BRMC: Certificate of Occupancy.

3. Count 3 — 105.1 CB: Unlawful to alter, repair, or demolish a building or structure without a permit.

4. Count 4 — 413.1 CB: High-piled stock or rack storage must comply with the California Fire Code.

5. Count 5 — 1001.2 CB: Unlawfully altering a building or structure in a manner that reduces the number of exits.

6. Count 6 — 1003.6 CB: Unlawfully interrupting the path of egress travel along a means of egress.

7. Count 7 — 307.1.1 CF: Open burning prohibited.

8. Count 8 — 315.3 CF: Unlawfully maintaining outside storage of combustible materials.

9. Count 9 — 603.4 CB: Working space and clearances.

10. Count 10 — 603.4.1 CF: Electrical room marking.

11. Count 11 — 603.6 CF: Unlawful use of extension cords as a substitute for permanent wiring.

12. Count 12 — 1013.1 CF: Exit signs where required.

Taken together, the 12 counts concern several different areas of building safety, including:

* Building permits and alterations
* Certificate of Occupancy
* Exit requirements and emergency egress
* Fire-code requirements
* Storage of combustible materials
* Electrical safety and wiring
* Required exit signs
* Working space and electrical clearances

The case had its first court hearing in July, and the next scheduled court date is an arraignment on November 1.

So, for anyone searching for the basic timeline: Danny Mendoza was charged with 12 misdemeanors, had a court hearing in July, and is scheduled for an arraignment in November.

This doesn’t even cover what is lurking beneath the surface. For context: he had a baby last year with an employee he had just hired which caused a hostile work environment among many other questionable ethical opinions.

Stay tuned as more can be publicly shared. I promise this won’t be the last unsavory thing we uncover.

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My wife and I, twice now, have been asked by a friend to help with kids that someone they used to be friends with birthed, abused, neglected and/or abandoned. They all officially went into the system this past year.

They all had potential forever homes until recently; which is where we were asked the second time to try to get involved. As a same sex couple, starting a family is hard (I’m in my 30’s and my wife is in her late 20’s, so we are getting to the point that it almost feels too late to try to have bio kids), so we didn’t waste any time coming to the conclusion that we were 100% sold on taking 2 of the kids in.

We reached out to the caseworker, started the process to get foster certified and even started childproofing our home immediately, as it looked as if things were going to work in our favor to get them.

The past week, the kids were bounced from home to home to home because the foster system failed them horribly, and rushed them out of a safe place. There was a court date this week, and the judge ruled that where the kids are now, that family needs to adopt them or they will give custody back to the neglectful, abusive, substance abusing bio-parents, because they don’t want to move the kids again.

Where they are now is safe and familiar, but the intention of the family was to foster them until we could get certified and take them in as fosters with the intent to adopt. Now that family has been backed into a corner and is borderline being forced to adopt these kids, or subject them to a life of abuse and neglect.

Does anyone know how to change the mind of the court or state system? Can the family delay the adoption until we get certified and the caseworker step in and say they’ve found a better, permanent fit? What if they adopt them, but we take them and they give us power of attorney? Outside of the difficulties that will come from moving them again, the kids coming to us works best for everyone— we preserve the current relationships, they’re in a safe environment, and we take the stress off the current family, who realistically was not prepared, and did not want to permanently add 2 kids to their family. Any ideas? I keep hoping that if we can get certified asap, we can get the states help to redirect them.

I drafted a letter to the judge in the hopes they’d hear us out and consider us as a realistic and reasonable option, but idk if the judge is even a reasonable person, at this point.

We are desperate to take these kids in, we’ve met them and adore them and can 100% see a life built around them.

I am a former foster youth. I was removed from my home as a teen, my parents were abusive, so I never reached back out to them or anything like that.

Mentors, and friends, have came and went in my life. I am 26 years old.

I have done everything on my own, all the college paperwork, scholarships, different jobs to make ends meet. And I was good at it too, completely thrived in independence...

Then, at the beginning of this year, I got some serious medical side effects that completely altered my life. My judgement has not been the same since, and it has affected so so much. It is supposed to be temporary and should wear off in the coming months (with any luck).

But it has caused me to completely lose my savings, it has affected my decision making, and it might have just contributed to a job I just lost.

I wish I could go back and ask for more help from my college's foster youth program. I think I was just ashamed and thought maybe my side effects were just depression rearing in, but it wasn't and they could have helped...

Anyhow, my money situation was looking to be tight, and it looks like its going to get tighter, as I go out and job hunt like a mad man in the coming days.

So, for former foster youth, who are maybe a bit older than me. Do you have any tips for navigating this next phase of my life? Life after college.

I got a girlfriend a few months ago, and she has been introducing me to her family and even some friends. And that has been nice. But i dont know. I think a part of me may be slightly bitter or distrustful of people in general because of my experience with parents and group homes and shit. And it sucks to even think about this, because I don't want to be living in the past.

Any tips or advice? Thank you <3