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Please join us for our 28th Annual Dinner, the Alliance’s largest fundraising event of the year, to honor Karey Burke, ABC Entertainment, with the Champion for Children Award and Susan Saltz, Child Advocate and Film Producer, with the Francis M. Wheat Community Service Award.
Thursday, March 5, 2020
6:30 pm Cocktails | 7:30 pm Dinner
Beverly Hilton Hotel (9876 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90210)
Business/Cocktail Attire
Hosted by: Anthony Anderson
Live Performance by: John Legend
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In order to more effectively achieve our mission of stability, equity, and justice for all young people across the state, the Alliance identifies systemic issues and barriers that impact our clients, and advocates for broad solutions and improvements through ground-breaking policy reform.
A bold leader in the field, the Alliance has written and sponsored bills that have positively impacted foster care throughout California, including AB12, extending foster care to age 2.
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Free legal and social services for children and young adults impacted by foster care
Free legal and social services for children and young adults impacted by foster care
Free legal and social services for children and young adults impacted by foster care
A “Legal Guardian” is ...
The person appointed by the court who assumes legal responsibilities for a child/minor. Once guardianship has been obtained, a legal guardian’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to the child’s:
Daily care
Custody
Education
Medical care
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KAREN BASS, CONGRESS MEMBER
100,000 Opportunities Initiative
Alliance of Moms
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Dick Wolf
Gary Saltz Foundation, Inc.
Legal Services Trust Fund
May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust
Melanie and Richard Lundquist
Noelle Wolf
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Organization name: Alliance for Children’s Rights
Mailing Address: 3333 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 550, Los Angeles, CA 90010
Phone Number: 213-368-6010
Website: kids-alliance.org
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Alliance for Children’s Rights
Attn: Stephanie Lopez
3333 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 550
Los Angeles, CA 90010
E-mail: give@kids-alliance.org
“The OYC unites the many and varied voices working to support our young people transitioning from foster care. Their collective power to affect change cannot be underestimated.”
KAREN BASS, CONGRESS MEMBER
Help us provide critical support and services for children who need us the most.
We have to change policy if we want to change the world for children.
We believe that abuse of children’s rights anywhere should be the concern of people everywhere.
Since 1992, we have served more than 150,000 children and young adults
65,000
9,000+
35%
Foster to Family
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Current Policy Campaigns
- Creating a child-centered, family-focused child welfare system for children who cannot remain safely in the home of a parent: Continuum of Care Reform (CCR), a set of laws that took effect in 2017, is intended to support children in family settings and limit the use of congregate care (group homes). Read our full position statement.
- Ensuring educational success for foster youth by increasing educational stability and opportunities for academic achievement: California students in foster care change schools an average of eight times while they are in care, losing four to six months of their educational progress with each move. These students consistently demonstrate the poorest outcomes of any student group. Read our full position statement.
- Ensuring that all transition age youth who elect to participate in Extended Foster Care or are aging out of foster care are appropriately and safely housed and have access to appropriate supports and services: Current law provides for the option of extended foster care to age 21. Those who elect extended foster care have a right to a safe and appropriate housing. Read our full position statement.
Policy Victory: Our Collective Impact
The Alliance celebrates our collective impact and the recent passage of several policy reforms co-sponsored with our community partners—promoting racial justice and equity, placement stability
Creating Better Child Welfare Systems
At the Alliance, we partner with policymakers to identify opportunities to reform and improve our child welfare systems and promote stability, equity, and justice for young people
The Alliance and 30 Other Organizations File Amicus Brief in U.S. Supreme Court Case Haaland v. Brackeen
Last week, the Alliance partnered with 30 other organizations to file an amicus brief in an important U.S. Supreme Court case, Haaland v. Brackeen. This case,
The Adverse Impacts of Hidden Foster Care on Children and Families of Color
“Hidden foster care” is an increasingly common and informal arrangement in which relatives are encouraged by child protection agencies to bypass juvenile court and care
National Foster Care Awareness Month
This month is National Foster Care Awareness Month, when we focus on amplifying our client’s voices and experiences, and bring awareness to the unique and
Engaging Lived Experience in Policy Development
Lived experience is defined as personal knowledge about the world gained through direct, first-hand involvement in everyday events rather than through representations constructed by other
30 Years of Impact
Since 1992, the Alliance has changed the lives of more than 150,000 young children, teens, and families. This year, we proudly celebrate 30 years of
The Zepedas’ Story: How A Law Change Built their Future with Selena
Alliance co-sponsored Senate Bill 354 gives hope to caregivers unfairly characterized by past criminal convictions. “Every month, we thought ‘is this going to be the
Alliance for Children’s Rights Responds to Texas Gender-Affirming Care Ban
On Tuesday, February 22, 2022, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an order that the Texas child welfare agency must investigate reports of “gender-transitioning procedures” as
