From Foster Care to Homelessness

Former foster youth and homelessness: The transitional-aged problem  Lewelling, Melissa, Spartan Daily, 12/2/12. It’s someone’s 18th birthda...

These 12-Year-Old Children Are NOT Being Protected

County Foster Kids Recruited as Child Prostitutes  Wride, Nancy, Long Beach Patch, 11/28/12. A chilling report says foster children averagin...

What do the young people think? What do the young people need? It's about more than the money, or shifting responsibility from one department to the other.

Many teen prostitutes come from foster homes, L.A. County officials say  L.A. Times, 11/28/12. L.A. County officials say prostitution is a s...

Guardian Scholars Program

Former foster youth step into the workplace to shadow mentors Mar. 6, 2012 -- Finding a job in today's economy can be a worry for ...

Foster Children Struggle To Recover From Identity Theft

Foster Children Struggle To Recover From Identity Theft Huffington Post, Dec. 5, 2011 "Burdened Beginnings" is a series examining...

California Foster Care Ombudsman Office

The word “Ombudsman” derives from a Swedish term indicating a person who acts on behalf of another. The American Bar Association has...

Dual Involvement in Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice Creates Major Struggles in Adulthood

Dual Involvement in Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice Connects to Major Struggles in Adulthood : Small number of troubled "crossover yout...