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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The Alliance continues to work to pass legislation that will minimize delays in critical therapies for foster youth with disabilities. Assembly Bill 1089 (Calderon) – Improving the Regional Center Transfer Process for Foster Youth bill seeks to ensure that foster children do not lose vital regional center services when they move from one home to
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The Alliance is thrilled to announce the launch of a new campaign and website called Step Up: Supporting Caregivers, Protecting Children. The Step Up campaign and website (www.stepupforkin.org) seek to raise awareness about the needs of foster youth who are placed with a relative. The website is a hub of information on relative foster care
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On April 7, 2014, the Alliance for Children’s Rights honored Disney/ABC President Anne Sweeney and Actor Willie Garson at our 22nd Annual Dinner. To showcase our work this year, we shared the stories of the Cornejo and Soto families.
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The Los Angeles Unified School District’s newly unveiled draft Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) demonstrates the promise of California’s new school funding scheme – the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) – for foster youth. The draft plan includes nearly $10 million in new services for foster youth and the hiring of nearly 100 new counselors
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Marlin entered foster care as an infant, after his parents were imprisoned for committing a violent crime. When we met Marlin, he was in second grade, but he was several grade levels behind. Marlin suffers from ADHD and a severe form of epilepsy. Despite Marlin’s learning impairments and academic struggles, his school hadn’t approved any specialized
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Assembly Bill 2454 (Quirk-Silva), a bill to help former foster youth re-enter care when their guardianships or adoptions fail, continues to make its way toward becoming law. Since our April report, the Alliance-sponsored bill was unanimously passed by the Assembly and is now making its way through the Senate. With a broad base of support,
Meg Bezucha moved to Los Angeles two years ago and wanted to get involved in the local community. Being that her brother is a longtime Alliance supporter, Meg contacted our office to become a mentor through our NextStep Program for Transition-Age Youth. Meg was paired with Darlene, an 18 year old working towards high school
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Budget cuts in the past few years have poked serious holes in our state’s safety net programs supporting foster children. But, after years of cuts, California is now recovering from the recession and looks forward to a surplus in the coming year. Recognizing the need to balance both ensure stability and expand opportunities, the Assembly Democratic Caucus
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