Image credit: Vanessa Preziose for the Alliance for Children’s Rights FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE GEORGE ZAJFEN TOURNAMENT – TENNIS FOR TOTS RAISES $176,000 FOR THE ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN’S RIGHTS LOS ANGELES, September 14, 2024 – This past Saturday, The George Zajfen Tournament – Tennis for Tots, raised an astounding $176,000 to support the Alliance for […]
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On behalf of six transition age (ages 16-21) youth in foster care in Los Angeles County, Public Counsel, Alliance for Children’s Rights, Children’s Rights, and Munger, Tolles & Olsen LLP have filed a class action lawsuit against the California Department of Social Services, California Health and Human Services Agency, California Department of Health Care Services,
Historically, many marginalized groups have been drastically undercounted in the Census—including large populations of children and families in foster care who depend heavily on the social programs impacted by the Census count. During this crisis, we are seeing just how life-saving these programs and must work together to ensure they remain adequately funded. Communities not
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Together in partnership with the court and Public Counsel, the Alliance led the work necessary to cut the red tape so that hundreds of delayed, uncontested adoptions could finalize without court appearance amidst this crisis—allowing prospective adoptive parents and child to appear telephonically or through other remote technology. ““Right now, there are 212 uncontested adoption
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The Los Angeles-based Alliance for Children’s Rights is announcing a million dollar contribution from Wolf Entertainment. Jennifer Braun, CEO of the Alliance said, “Dick Wolf and Wolf Entertainment have been significant contributors to the Alliance for decades. His continuing and unwavering support of our organization has given us the resources to continue uplifting Black communities and creating lasting
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One week ago, George Floyd was brutally suffocated at the hands of police officers sworn to protect the public. His is the most recent death of an unarmed Black man, in an appallingly long line of atrocities in communities of color by the very institutions intended to keep us safe. It is patently inhuman, and
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The Alliance for Children’s Rights and other child welfare leaders articulated specific impacts of the May Revision on the child welfare system. Additional support to families is vital during this difficult time and child welfare leaders are concerned the proposed budget does not fully support the needs of children and families. View all impacts addressed
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During the first week of April, the Alliance for Children’s Rights and other statewide partners communicated concerns with congressional leadership about the significant impact of extended school closures on students in special education programs and regional center clients. At this time of crisis, when distance learning is the primary option, children with disabilities lose out on educational
Our Alliance-led coalition continued its state advocacy, requesting action to address impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic recognizing that it may be many more months before individuals are active within their communities. The efforts we have made to convert to remote styles of communication and case management are likely to persist even if the current stay
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On April 13th, Governor Gavin Newsom announced new investments aimed at protecting at-risk and children in foster care who are impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. The Governor’s announcement directly addresses many of the issues in the requests put forth to the Administration by an Alliance for Children’s Rights-led broad coalition. While we are encouraged by the
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