The Alliance of Moms, an auxiliary group of the Alliance for Children’s Rights, launched a Mother’s Day t-shirt campaign in partnership with Omaze, which raised thousands of dollars, and was featured in In-Style magazine. Several celebrity supporters including Christina Applegate, Kathryn Hahn, Selma Blair, Jaime King, David Lynch, and Dax Shepherd wore the “LIKE A …
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The Alliance and Public Counsel developed a successful intervention to give parenting foster youth access to the resources and services needed to parent successfully and stay on track for healthy independence. The Pregnant and Parenting Teen Conference model, created with the L.A. Department of Children and Family Services and Children’s Law Center, was recently adopted …
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a grandmother’s journey from hopelessness to homeowner Linda had an empty nest when she got a call from a social worker: Her adult daughter was suffering from postpartum psychosis and Linda’s three grandchildren had been put into foster care. Linda immediately agreed to care for them and was told she’d have support and resources to …
Prior to 1990, undocumented children who were under the state court’s jurisdiction due to abuse, abandonment or neglect found themselves in a precarious immigration dilemma. Upon reaching the age of majority, the court’s jurisdiction terminated and youth were left to face the world without any protections or lawful immigration status. Since 1990, many legislative steps …
This video features some incredible stories from families and youth. It provides a snapshot of the Alliance’s work on behalf of Los Angeles’ most vulnerable children. The premiere of this video was at the Alliance’s 24th Annual Dinner on March 10, 2015 at the Beverly Hilton honoring Dana Walden & Gary Newman (featured in the …
At the Beverly Hilton’s International Ballroom on March 10, the Alliance for Children’s Rights honored Fox Television Group Co-chairmen and CEOs Dana Walden and Gary Newman with its 2016 National Champions for Children Award, in celebration of the duo’s longstanding support for children in need. “Grandfathered” star John Stamos emceed the awards dinner, which also …
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The Alliance was proud to participate in the Los Angeles 100,000 Opportunities Initiative on February 11th, 2016. Hiring managers from more than 30 companies, including, Chipotle, HMS Host, Lyft, Nordstrom, Papa John’s, Pizza Hut, Starbucks, Sweetgreen, Taco Bell, Target, TOMS, and more, met with thousands of young people in an effort to connect Los Angeles …
On December 10, 2015, President Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act, a reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind. Significant changes included with regard to children in foster care include provisions relating to the educational needs of foster children and an early childhood education grant program. Our nation’s foster children need access to high …
A critical aspect of healthy development for any youth is a sense of normalcy. The Jim Casey Youth Opportunity Initiative recently released a report addressing this issue in more detail with input from youth. The youth define normalcy as not being singled out from other teens and not having to go through extra obstacles to …
Our teen years are hard, but they are harder for children in foster care. The trauma and abandonment children experience in foster care is compounded when these youth commit crimes that results in time spent in juvenile hall – all the more reason these children need and deserve a permanent family. But until recently, that wasn’t …
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