While our country faces a very uncertain time, we want you to know that we’re still here, still working, and still wholly committed to supporting the children, youth, and families who need us the most. And we know you are, too. Together, let’s remember to take care of the most vulnerable members of our community […]
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This year’s Caregiver Day at the Capitol, in partnership with California Alliance of Caregivers, was yet another incredible day of networking and advocacy with 80+ caregivers, providers, and advocates from across the state. Their voices carried our message throughout the Capitol and to our leaders within the administration. It was such a privilege to have
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Jenniffer, a young woman who was formerly in foster care, took the stage at our 28th Annual Dinner to share how the Alliance saved her from homelessness, supported her with parenting education—thanks to the Alliance of Moms—and provided legal advocacy to pave pathways so that she and her kids can thrive.
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At our 28th Annual Dinner, one family shares their story about how the Alliance not only represented them in the adoption of both their daughter and their son, but also advocated to ensure that both developmentally-delayed children receive the vital therapies and education they had been wrongly denied. Thanks to the Saltz Family Early Intervention
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Last year, we filed a legal brief in support of a suit to compel the federal government to provide mental health services to children and parents suffering from trauma after their unconscionable separation at our southern border. As experts in child welfare law, we made clear that the legal standards for the treatment of children—even
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Join us for our 28th Annual Dinner on Thursday, March 5th, 2020 at the Beverly Hilton. The Alliance’s largest fundraising event of the year will honor Karey Burke, President of ABC Entertainment, and present Susan Saltz, Child Advocate and Film Producer, with the Francis M. Wheat Award. More information, tickets, and sponsorship opportunities here.
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In conjunction with our 2019 Annual Dinner, one caregiver shares their story about how the Alliance and one of our stellar pro bono attorneys stepped in to help her to provide safety and stability for her beloved granddaughter.
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The Alliance lobbied successfully for emergency funding from the moment of placement–an issue that disproportionately affects relative caregivers. Caregivers–including grandmothers and grandfathers, uncles and aunts, and siblings–from across California joined us in Sacramento to share their stories. Senator Holly Mitchell appears in the video during a meeting in which she invited these kinship families to
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Alliance CEO Jen Braun keeps the radio off as she begins her daily commute, driving from the mountains of Topanga Canyon down the Pacific Coast Highway. “I roll down the windows, no matter the weather, and I listen to the ocean,” she says. “Then I roll the windows up and hit the freeway.” By the
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