We are excited to announce the Alliance has been selected as an official KidCents charity! KidCents is a fundraising initiative of the Rite Aid Foundation to improve the lives of children in local communities. Rite Aid customers can now round-up their purchases at Rite Aid to the nearest dollar and donate the change to support …
Four-year-old Jessica lives with her grandmother in the Antelope Valley, where the highest percentages of 0-5 year olds in foster care reside, and the fewest resources are available. Jessica has cerebral palsy and significant communication and social-emotional issues resulting from prenatal exposure to drugs and neglect as an infant. She was placed in a non-relative …
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Four young adults talk about their experience growing up in foster care and transitioning to independence with the help of the Alliance.
Media Puts Pressure on L.A. County to Opt-In to New Program for Foster Children in Relative Care On Sunday, September 7, the editorial board of the Los Angeles Times published a piece on the opportunity Los Angeles County has to offer more equitable financial support to foster children who are in the care of a relative using state …
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On Thursday, July 24, 2014, the Opportunity Youth Incentive Fund (OYIF) announced its second round of grants, including a grant to the Alliance for Children’s Rights and 18 other communities. The Opportunity Youth Incentive Fund is managed by the Aspen Institute’s Forum for Community Solutions and is dedicated to reconnecting “Opportunity Youth” to education and employment. …
The Alliance’s work with pregnant and parenting teens in foster care seeks to reduce the intergenerational cycle of entry into the child welfare system by ensuring that these young parents have the support and services needed to parent successfully and transition to independence. Studies reveal not only a higher rate of teen pregnancy for youth …
In June, Governor Jerry Brown signed the 2014-2015 California budget, which makes a significant re-investment in early education for infants and toddlers. In particular, the budget allocated $7.9 million to restore the Early Start Program to pre-2009 eligibility. This will broaden early intervention service eligibility for children with, or at risk of, developmental delays. Now, …
Governor Jerry Brown signed the 2014 – 2015 California budget today, Friday, June 20, which includes a $30 million investment in the futures of foster children who are raised by relatives. This is the most important policy victory for foster children since the extension of foster care to age 21 through AB 12 in 2012. …
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May was full of celebration in honor of Foster Care Awareness Month with graduations, job shadowing for transition-age foster youth and skill building events. Congrats to our graduates! For those who attended our 22nd Annual Dinner, you are familiar with the incredible Jasmine who graduated from University of Southern California with her Bachelor’s degree. Jasmine was …
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A new study was released last month, finding that California’s foster youth fare worse educationally depending on where they are placed, the number of placements they’ve had, and their length of stay in foster care. The Invisible Achievement Gap, Part 2 by the Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning at WestEd and the …
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