Thanks for Making Our 26th Annual Dinner A Huge Success
The Beverly Hilton was packed last night with nearly 1,000 supporters and friends of the Alliance for Children’s Rights. We came together to celebrate the Alliance’s 26th year of protecting the rights of children in need, and to honor our National Champion for Children, Bonnie Hammer, Chairman, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment & Studios, and our Francis …
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Governor Signs Bill Providing Relief for Families Who Accept Placement Prior to Resource Family Approval
We prepared this letter for caregivers to understand whether they are eligible for this critical relief and what they can expect. On March 13, Governor Brown signed AB 110, which includes an immediate solution to funding relatives and non-related extended family members who accept placement of a child prior to being approved as a resource family. The bill …
Caregiver Rally at the State Capitol
Update: For a full recap of caregiver day go here. On Tuesday, January 30th, 2018 at 8:30 am more than 60 families will assemble at the state capitol to highlight bureaucratic delays and inefficiencies that are making it difficult to provide loving, permanent homes for children who enter foster care. Their hope is to inspire …
New Tool For College Students In Foster Care
By Kandice Lake I am a college student in extended foster care, working here at the Alliance during my winter break. As the Alliance sets its priorities for 2018, I was invited to share my thoughts and advice. This past year, I had the opportunity to join a legislative visit to the state capital. We met …
A Letter from our Co-Chairs on the Passing of Jamie Lichtman
Dear Alliance Community: Our dear friend and fellow board member, Jamie Lichtman, passed away unexpectedly this weekend. This news is shocking to his family, and all of his friends and colleagues. Jamie was an outstanding human being and lawyer. In his role as Executive Vice President and General Counsel at NBC Universal, he was extremely …
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Alliance Calls for Extended Support for Caregivers
On October 24, 2017, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors heard a motion brought by supervisors Hilda Solis and Sheila Kuehl asking DCFS to report back within 60 days about the feasibility of extending gap funding to relative caregivers (and non-relative extended family caregivers) pending resource family approval. The motion also requests an assessment of …
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Announcing the Advocacy Academy
If we want to truly understand how to improve foster care, we have to hear from young people and caregivers who have firsthand experience. “I want to put humanity back into the way the system works,” says Shari Walker, who was in foster care during her teenage years. She recounts how she felt physically protected …
