Incorporate educational goals into every stage of foster youths' development

Miryam J. Choca: Help foster kids make the grade Choca, Miryam J. and Miriam Aroni Krinsky, Sacramento Bee, Jan. 26, 2007. Participants in a...

24 months of individualized housing assistance for former foster youth

Funding helps foster kids beat the odds Stanley, Christine. Sierra Sun, Jan. 26, 2007. Each year, nearly 60 children reach adulthood and age...

Coffee house mentoring project and 14 apartments

Newly emancipated teens aided by foster care support Galindo, Brynn. Jan. 23, 2007. BAKERSFIELD - Where do I go from here? That is the quest...

23 year old sister raises her younger brother, to spare him from being in foster care

Brave sister saves her youngest sibling from foster care A teen fights for custody of her brother so that he does not share the same fate as...

If they don't screen guardians better than foster parents, this might not fix the problem

Safety net is sought for aging foster youths Proposed legislation would provide aid Gardner, Michael. San Diego Union, Jan. 17, 2007, pg. B4...

Did she really need to be in foster care? There are abused kids out there who need real help

Still too young to be set free Oakland Tribune, Jan. 15, 2007, pg. 1. AT ONE POINT in everyone's life, we hear "everything happens...

Female foster care alumna four times as likely to receive public assistance

Aid urged for older foster kids Abandonment at age 18 causes huge problems Knight, Heather. San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 17, 2007, pg. B1. ...

A challenge to invest in higher education without family support

Aid a must for former foster kids, study says Schultz, E. J. Fresno Bee, Jan. 17, 2007, pg. A1. California is a horrible parent, kicking mos...

Foster youth often leave care without a single adult to turn to...

Aid sought for ex-foster youths Gurton, Mary Frances. San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Jan. 18, 2007. Some 4,000 youths leaving California's ...

180 Fresno foster children leave the system every year - and they are unprepared for the adult world

Editorial: Give them a fighting chance State must do better at preparing foster children for life as adults Fresno Bee, Jan. 19, 2007, pg. B...

Higher education rate for foster care alumni is cause for concern

Groundbreaking summit to address foster youth education needs Recommendations for lawmakers to be presented at the State Capitol PR Newswire...

State (and nation) should prioritize the welfare of foster care youth in its yearly self-assessment

Open forum on foster care: Resolutions for our collective children Child, Curt. San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 21, 2007, pg. E7. The beginnin...

Audit reveals lack of progress; counties refuse to meet requirements

Open forum on foster care: State agencies ignore the law -- and the public Leno, Mark. San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 21, 2007, pg. E7. The C...

Promise Scholars program helps foster youth attend college

Promise Scholars helps ex-foster youths secure college degree Koehn, Holly. Turlock Journal, Jan. 20, 2007. ...

Please help the 4,000 California foster youth emancipating each year

State asked to assist those leaving foster care system Frances, Mary. Whittier Daily News, Jan. 19, 2007 . Some 4,000 youths leaving Califor...

65% homeless, 51% jobless and only 3% attend college

Editorial: Help older foster kids Contra Costal Times, Jan. 19, 2006. YOUNG ADULTS WHO live with their parents don't typically sever the...

Adult support and financial assistance for youth aging out of foster care is proposed

California Aid urged for older foster kids Abandonment at age 18 causes huge problems, group says Knight, Healther. SanFrancisco Chronicle. ...

Another "collector family" gets big money, while abusing the foster children in their care

Couple with 11 foster kids arrested Teenagers allege sexual, physical abuse in home Parents receiving over $100 grand a year to care for chi...

San Francisco Chronicle receives annual Community Hero Award

Chronicle foster-care editorials lauded San Francisco Chronicle Staff Report, Jan. 10, 2007. The Chronicle's editorial board has been na...

Over 4,000 foster youth emancipate from California's foster care system each year

Antonovich calls for enhanced services and financial support for emancipated foster youth. Bossert, Dave. West Ranch Beacon, Jan. 10, 2007. ...

Kashi's foster care experience inspired him to create iCare

R&B veteran Kashif is down for foster children: He's started iCare to improve the quality of life for foster kids Jan. 5, 2007 htt...