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What I Witnessed at Casa Padre Detention Center

Keeping Families Together Is Not Enough: On the Frontlines of the Border Crisis

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As Alliance attorneys offer their time and expertise to support ongoing legal efforts at the border, we are sharing their personal perspectives. Here, Elise Weinberg, policy attorney at the Alliance, talks about her time at Karnes Detention Center interviewing detained mothers and children. I pulled up to the Refugee and Immigration Center for Education and

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Alliance Win for Families

Alliance Win for Families on Funding at Time of Placement

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The Alliance has worked for over a decade on equity for relative caregivers, who are often the first placement option for children who enter foster care. Until recently, those who take in a child on an emergency basis when they first enter foster care do not receive full foster care funding until they complete a

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The 28th Annual Dinner

Thanks for Making Our 26th Annual Dinner A Huge Success

Annual Dinner, News /

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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Alliance Win for Families

Governor Signs Bill Providing Relief for Families Who Accept Placement Prior to Resource Family Approval

News, Policy Matters, System-Wide Reform /

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

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