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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This edition of the Voice features stories on Education, Child Care, Annual Dinner, and more!
Alliance Summer Newsletter 2016 is Out! Read More »
This past month, the Alliance participated in two important conferences which brought together educators, social workers, advocates and youth to share best practices for improving the education outcomes of children and youth in foster care. The 2016 California Foster Youth Education Summit took place on April 11th and 12th in Sacramento. This year’s summit, put
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The Alliance and Public Counsel developed a successful intervention to give parenting foster youth access to the resources and services needed to parent successfully and stay on track for healthy independence. The Pregnant and Parenting Teen Conference model, created with the L.A. Department of Children and Family Services and Children’s Law Center, was recently adopted
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