Protecting the rights of young people
Clearing barriers to stability and opportunity, we advocate for children, young adults, and families impacted by foster care, so that they can access the support and services they need to thrive.
Wildfire Resources
Children and young adults in foster care have often experienced repeated instability, disruption, isolation, and deep loss. Now, due to the recent wildfires, these young people—who already are striving to heal—and the families working so hard to help sustain them, may be facing additional hardship and instability. Loss of housing, limited access to healthcare, loss of jobs and income, education disruptions, childcare disruptions, and loss of vital documents are just some of the additional challenges for our community’s young people and families.
If you are a young person in foster care, or a caregiver or guardian of a child, and you have been impacted by the recent wildfires, you can find helpful resources through the link below.
When solidarity counts
Moments of crisis have a way of calling attention to the inequities children, young adults, and families in the child welfare system confront in order to access the critical supports they need. Our clients are reaching out to the Alliance for help during this crisis—knowing that we will be here to advocate for them, as we always have.
Jessica's Story
I Step Up, and the Alliance Backs Me.
A social worker and foster youth advocate, Jessica first connected with the Alliance when she was 18 years old, unhoused, and pregnant. She reflects on her journey and how she’s making a difference today.
Strengths Building Funding Survey Report
The Alliance for Children’s Rights conducted a survey to gather input on a proposed foster care rate structure change in California. The survey focused on
Addressing Racial Inequities in Child Welfare – Policy Summit & Report Launch
Last week on October 17th, the Alliance hosted a powerful policy summit focused on reforming support for youth in and transitioning out of the child
Key Victories: Our Sponsored Bills Pass the Finish Line
AB 2830 Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2830 (R. Rivas, AD 29), sponsored by the Alliance for Children’s Rights, which creates a simplified Resource Family Approval (RFA) process
Since 1992, we have empowered more than 165,000 children and young adults
5,000+
children and young adults cared for by our direct services each year
Each year, we provide training for more than
10,000
court, school, government, and community partners
35%
of all children helped by legal aid organizations in California
Our efforts are focused in:
To date, we have served more than 150,000 children and young adults in Los Angeles County.
We have helped 7,000+ children and teens access education, overcome trauma, disability, and developmental delays.
We train 10,000+ partners, caregivers, providers, legal professionals, and educators each year to help them better support children in foster care.
Our team has successfully led efforts to reform the child welfare system in California—including AB12, extending foster care to age 21.
We have completed more than 15,000 adoptions out of foster care, nearly one-third of all adoptions in L.A. County.
Reforming child welfare
Adoptions from foster care
We have to change policy if we want to change the world for children
The abuse of children’s rights anywhere should be the concern and priority of people everywhere, which is why the Alliance has written and sponsored bills that have positively impacted foster care and the child welfare system throughout California.
