FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Federal District Court Rules in Favor of Young Plaintiffs, Allowing Their Civil Rights Lawsuit to Proceed LOS ANGELES, Calif. (September 23, 2026) – Thousands of young people in L.A. County’s foster system sleep in their cars, couch surf with strangers, and struggle to access mental health care because County and State
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN’S RIGHTS CELEBRATES 34TH ANNUAL CHAMPIONS FOR CHILDREN, HONORING KATHERINE POPE AND KELLY ZAJFEN BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., March 20, 2026 — The Alliance for Children’s Rights celebrated its 34th Annual Champions for Children gala last night at the Beverly Wilshire, drawing together the entertainment and legal industries’ influential leaders for an evening of recognition, generosity,
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Image credit: Alex Berliner/ AB Images for the Alliance for Children’s Rights FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN’S RIGHTS CELEBRATES 34TH ANNUAL CHAMPIONS FOR CHILDREN, HONORING KATHERINE POPE AND KELLY ZAJFEN BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., March 20, 2026 — The Alliance for Children’s Rights celebrated its 34th Annual Champions for Children gala last night at the Beverly Wilshire, drawing together
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Image credit: Jason Sean Weiss for the Alliance for Children’s Rights FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE GEORGE ZAJFEN TOURNAMENT – TENNIS FOR TOTS RAISES $200,000 FOR THE ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN’S RIGHTS LOS ANGELES, September 18, 2025 – The George Zajfen Tournament – Tennis for Tots raised $200,000 to benefit the Alliance for Children’s Rights, providing vital support to children and families impacted by foster care. Hosted by
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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
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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