A recently released study conducted by researchers from the Public Policy Institute of California and the Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality utilized a new model, called the California Poverty Measure, to offer a more accurate and complete picture of poverty in California by taking into account factors ignored by the official U.S. Census Bureau …
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On September 18, 2013, Senator Orrin Hatch introduced S. 1518, otherwise known as the Improving Outcomes for Youth at Risk for Sex Trafficking Act of 2013. The legislation is intended to reduce time foster youth spend in congregate care such as group homes. S. 1518 includes some positive measures, such as a requirement that states …
New Federal Legislation has Good Intentions, but Doesn’t Fix Group Home Problem Read More »
On September 23, 2013, Governor Brown signed SB 528, a measure supporting pregnant and parenting teens, into law. The bill, which was co-sponsored by the Alliance, ensures that complete and accurate data on parenting minor and nonminor dependents is collected, as well as authorizing child welfare agencies to connect these parents with social workers or …
On August 23, 2013, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued a directive on “Facilitating Parental Interests in the Course of Immigration Enforcement Activities,” otherwise known as the Parental Interest Directive. The directive was issued as a result of the growing number of children holding U.S. citizenship whose parents have been detained or deported. This situation …
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On Wednesday, September 4, the Child Welfare Council of the California Health & Human Services Agency adopted a partial credit policy formula that was developed and presented by the Alliance to ensure foster youth who are shuffled from school to school can get credit for the work they’ve already done. This will help more youth stay …
On Tuesday, September 3, the Los Angeles Times published ‘Families who foster deserve parity’ by Alliance CEO Janis Spire. The piece highlights the inequity of financial support for relatives caring for foster children. Reach the piece on latimes.com or below. Families who foster deserve parity Relatives who care for a child deserve the same benefits …
On Thursday, September 12, the Alliance will participate in the 15th New Beginnings Partnership Conference for Children and Families in Los Angeles County. Hundreds of judges, lawyers, child welfare works, advocates and other stakeholder associated with dependency and delinquency court systems will attend the event at Cal State L.A. The conference presents the Alliance with …
On Tuesday, August 20, the Alliance hosted a Friends of the Alliance reception and preview screening of SHORT TERM 12 at William Morris Endeavor in Beverly Hills. Cast Brie Larson, Kaitlyn Dever and Keith Stanfield participated in an insightful Q&A following the screening of the inspiring film. The event kicked off with a reception for …
Help ensure that AB 985 passes out of the Senate Appropriations Committee! AB 985 creates equity between relatives and non-relatives by allowing all children who exit foster care to guardianship to receive benefits until age 21, regardless of the youth’s age when the guardianship was established. Under existing law, non-relative guardians receive support until the …
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The Alliance and First Star are partnering to help 28 eleventh graders in foster care get on the right academic footing so they can attend college. At the end of last year, many youth in the innovative First Star UCLA Bruin Academy were struggling academically. Each youth had different scenarios resulting from frequent home and school …
Alliance and First Star Team Up to Help Foster Youth Get to College Read More »
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