Impact Stories 2013
This video was created for the Alliance’s 21st Annual Dinner on Thursday, March 7, 2013. The video highlights two families the Alliance worked with in 2012-2013: the Donaby and Parra families.
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Greenberg Glusker Takes on a Bank so Transitioning Youth Can Start Her Life
When she was four years-old, Victoria M. was struck by a bus while crossing the street. She sustained extensive injuries, and was awarded more than $100,000 from the bus company. Due to her age at the time, the money was put in a trust that she could only access after she turned 18. That was
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Everychild Foundation Funds New Project
As former foster youth and their new adoptive families celebrated National Adoption Day on November 16, Public Counsel and the Alliance for Children’s Rights announced a first-of-its-kind project to help newly formed Los Angeles families stay together and thrive. The new project will be funded by a grant from the Everychild Foundation, which every year
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Metzger Law Group Supports New Clinic
Thank you to the Metzger Law Group for their generous donation to the Alliance’s Children’s Health & Advocacy Clinic (CHAC), a Medical-Legal Partnership between doctors at LA County + USC Medical Center and Alliance attorneys. CHAC is an innovative collaboration that ensures abused and neglected children have access to legal services as part of comprehensive
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Obama Signs Uninterrupted Scholars Act
Congressional leaders recently came together to champion a law to improve education outcomes for foster youth. The Uninterrupted Scholars Act (USA) passed both houses of Congress by January 1, 2013 and was signed by President Barrack Obama on January 14, 2013 amidst intense pressure to resolve the looming fiscal cliff. USA amended federal education law
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Changing Policies to Better Support Foster Youth and Their Caregivers
Many children in foster care face serious developmental delays and disabilities as a result of abuse, neglect and prenatal exposure to drugs and alcohol. California’s Regional Centers provide specialized services and supports to improve and overcome these conditions. However, under existing law, there are no requirements to transfer these services if a child moves, which
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Kirkland and Ellis: Attorney Uses Her Personal Experience to Help Others
Kirkland & Ellis Associate Allison Worthy Buchner, Esq. brings a unique perspective to her work as an Alliance pro bono attorney. Allison’s daughter, Samantha, was born prematurely, and her pediatrician became concerned when Samantha was delayed in her ability to sit independently and crawl. Allison and her husband tried to secure services from the Regional
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All County Letter Changes to Requirements for Placement of Children 12 & Under in Group Homes
An All County Letter issued October 28, 2013, explained changes to the counties that would result from the passage of Assembly Bill 74, which restricts group home placements for children under the age of 12. Prior to the passage of AB 74, placement into group homes was restricted for children under the age of 6,
Impact Stories 2012
Every year, The Alliance for Children’s Rights shows a video at its Annual Dinner capturing its work through client stories. This video was featured at The Alliance’s 20th Anniversary Dinner on March 7, 2012 at The Beverly Hilton.
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