Governor Gavin Newsom signed Alliance co-sponsored Assembly Bill 495 (C. Rodriguez, AD 43), the Family Preparedness Plan Act of 2025, into law on October 12. In his signing message Governor Newsom noted, “Our children deserve to feel safe at home, in school and in the community. We are putting on record that we stand by our families and their […]
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Please join us for a round-robin doubles tournament and luncheon benefiting the Alliance for Children’s Rights. The George Zajfen Tennis Tournament will be held Saturday, October 18 at the Los Angeles Tennis Club, and in honor of George Zajfen and his love of tennis. All player levels are welcome for a day of tennis that raises
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Assemblywoman Celeste Rodriguez’s Legislation to Support Families Facing Immigration Raids and the Threat of Family Separation Heads to the Governor “We are one step closer to helping families facing separation. AB 495 is focused on keeping families together,” said Assemblywoman Rodriguez. “It strengthens parents’ ability to make decisions, empowers them to prepare, and ensures kids
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When Jarrett first came to live with Athena’s family as a young child, she quickly noticed he struggled with focus, learning, and communication. At first, she thought it might be a language barrier. But as school began, the challenges became clearer. “I noticed the more extreme part of it was when he started kindergarten,” Athena
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The Alliance for Children’s Rights’ Guardianship Program helps eliminate barriers and provides free legal services to caregivers seeking legal guardianship in Probate Court. Every day we see how family separation disrupts children’s lives, causing emotional trauma, instability, and barriers to the child’s education, healthcare, and long-term well-being. Without greater clarity and enforceability of existing legal
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The Alliance for Children’s Rights conducted a survey to gather input on a proposed foster care rate structure change in California. The survey focused on the “Strengths Building” component, aiming to identify activities and services that support the well-being of foster youth. View Survey Report
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Last week on October 17th, the Alliance hosted a powerful policy summit focused on reforming support for youth in and transitioning out of the child welfare system. Bringing together young people with lived experience, parents, caregivers, advocates, and experts, the summit addressed racial disparities and systemic inequities impacting youth aged 16-24. Attendees collaborated on policy
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AB 2830 Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2830 (R. Rivas, AD 29), sponsored by the Alliance for Children’s Rights, which creates a simplified Resource Family Approval (RFA) process for relatives to ensure more foster children are cared for and supported by their families and stay connected to their communities. Assembly Bill 2830 will require the California Department of Social Services
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This toolkit is a compilation of all our previous resources designed to empower school districts, child welfare agencies, probation departments, court personnel, and caregivers to better support the educational needs of youth impacted by the foster care and probation systems. What’s new? Combines all prior toolkits: This comprehensive resource integrates the Foster Youth Education Toolkit,
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We look forward to welcoming you soon to our new Alliance office at: 4525 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 150 Los Angeles, CA 90010 We are thrilled to announce that we have moved to a new space! As our Alliance continues to grow, we transition to this new office with a renewed vision to create more welcoming
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