Foster mother shares her story...

Foster care changes the lives of SCV family Llanos, Connie, LA Daily News, Nov. 25, 2006. SANTA CLARITA - It's difficult to imagine Chr...

Foster youth sue for more mental health support

Better mental health services ordered for foster children A federal judge tells L.A. County it must improve care and move faster on previous...

Concerns about foster parents who are in it for the wrong reasons

Current foster care system fails to put children's needs first Greenberg, Doni. November 17, 2006. Editor's note: Doni Greenberg is ...

Former foster child collects 1000 suitcases for foster children

Youth helps out fellow foster kids Lee, Dan. Press - Enterprise, Oct. 29, 2006, pg B8. MORENO VALLEY For his Eagle Scout project, Timothy B...

What progress has been made on this July initiative?

NGA Partners With States On Foster-Care Effort McNeil, Michele, Education Week; 7/12/2006, Vol. 25 Issue 42, p26-26, 1/9p Six states will wo...

Why no state or federal funds for programs like Inspire?

Our Views: Fostering success The Press - Enterprise. Riverside, Calif.:Sep 11, 2006. p. B06 Turning 18 does not equip teens for self-suff...

Renaissance Scholar program at California State University

New program helps foster youth make transition to college living Michelle Maitre, Oakland Tribune. Oakland, Calif.:Sep 14, 2006. p. 1 Not...

Like Vince, foster youth often find it hard to vocalize what they need

Words they've lived by: For children at the Optimist Home, the glass-half-full message of the organization's Creed has been an inspi...

12,000 California foster youth are housed in group homes

California Alliance of Child and Family Services wins right to trial on behalf of California's most vulnerable children in group homes C...

Supportive network for emancipated foster youth makes the difference

Safety net for ex-foster kids By Truong Phuoc Khánh Mercury News At 2, he was removed from the custody of his mother, a drug addict. At 17, ...

No housing and little support for California foster youth aging out of care

Editorial: Foster care's future San Francisco Chronicle, Nov. 2, 2006, pg B8. CALIFORNIA HAS come a long way this year in reforming fost...