Alliance Provides Assistance in the following areas:

EDUCATION: We can support with the following for children in guardianships and youth with open dependency or delinquency cases: (1) Early Intervention and Regional Center Advocacy (2) Special Education Advocacy (3) General Education Advocacy

Legal GUARDIANSHIP AND SPECIAL JUVENILE IMMIGRATION STATUS: We can assist eligible caregivers in becoming legal guardians of the children in their care by representing them in probate court.

HEALTHCARE: Our team can assist foster (or former foster) children and youth in need of dental and medical coverage and services.

TRANSITION AGE YOUTH SERVICES: We may be able to assist if you or a foster youth in your care (16+) needs assistance with any of the following: housing; juvenile tickets; employment; education; identity theft; birth certificate; juvenile tickets; sealing juvenile records; retail contracts; collections.

SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME (SSI): The Alliance provides representation when SSI applications have been denied for foster youth. We cannot begin representation until after an application has been made and a denial has been received.

VITAL IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS: We may be able to assist if you or the foster youth in your care has never been issued a birth certificate or a Social Security Number.

CHILD WELFARE INVOLVEMENT: We may be able to help you if you or the child in your care has been placed by the Department of Children and Family Services and then closed their case without providing any services or benefits to you and the children.

BENEFITS: We may be able to help you if you or the child in your care is not receiving any financial assistance. Or your home has yet to be approved by the Department of Children and Family Services.

EXPECTANT AND PARENTING YOUTH: We may be able to help you or a youth in your care if they are pregnant or parenting themselves.

CAREGIVER SUPPORT INITIATIVE (CSI): Case management support to Caregivers to successfully connect them to benefits and resources for themselves and the children in their care including CalFresh, CalWORKs, and In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS).