Aging out sends many teenagers back to their abusive families

Open Forum: Our foster youth need support until age 21 Burton, John. San Francisco Chronicle, Aug. 5, 2007, pg. E5. For most young people, g...

Policy allows kinship care providers to be legal guardians, rather than adopting

A small triumph for children in foster care: Legislation recognizes that family ties, even when there are problems, are important in a child...

Hillsides Toy Drive for Foster Children

Toy Drive for Foster Care Charity Starts Holiday Giving November 10, 2007 Pasadena, CA -- The holidays are a joyous time for families to cel...

New Youth and Family Transition Center in San Diego

Youth & Family Transition Center opens in San Diego On Oct. 4, Casey Family Programs’ San Diego office held an open house to celebrate i...

Update on Melinda Smith case

Update on the Melinda Smith Foster Care Case Men's News Daily, Oct. 4, 2007. Background: The Melinda Smith/Thomas Smith Los Angeles fost...

Severely disabled foster youth

Bill to Provide Critical Support to Disabled Foster Youth Passes; Awaits Governor's Signature Coastal Post,10/4/07 Sacramento, CA - Se...

More money spent to kennel a dog than to house a foster child???

Foster care pay is called inadequate Federal suit says it costs more to kennel a dog in California than the state gives to families who take...

University of Maryland releases study; alleges inadequate funding

Inadequate pay for foster care? Oct. 4, 2007 Bakersfield,CA,USA - The study released by the University of Maryland is causing concern for th...

Inspire Life Skills Training for former foster children

Nonprofit group reaches out to former foster-care children Saucedo, Juan. Press-Enterprise, Oct. 3, 2007 Riverside, CA - Children who have m...

Former foster child makes a wonderful foster mother

Miss Carbonell goes to Washington Best, Jennifer. Los Angeles Times, Sept. 21, 2007 Santa Maria, CA - As a foster child, Joscelynn Carbonel...

California needs more Muslim foster parents

Community needs Muslim foster homes Eshmawi, Roqaya. In Focus, Oct. 8, 2007. LOS ANGELES – Seven years ago, Humera Hameed and her husband de...

Connect, Motivate and Educate partnership links foster care youth with college

Aging out of foster care - and into college Edwards, Leonard. San Jose Mercury News, Oct. 8, 2007. Big things were happening in Michelle...

Requiring counties to link foster children with federal aid before aging out of care

Governor signs bills to extend benefits for disabled foster kids Chorneau, Tom. San Francisco Chronicle, Oct. 12, 2007. Sacramento, CA - Go...

Critical bridge between age 18 and youth adulthood

New Laws Will Help California's Foster Children KCBS, Oct. 13, 2007. SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) - - One of the Bay Area's leading experts...

I am suspicious of this "quick fix" -- are the children really safe?

Far fewer children in L.A. County foster care Leonard, Jack. Los Angeles Times, Oct. 20, 2007. Los Angeles County's child protection age...

Inadequate mental health services to foster children in LA County

LA County child protection agency reduces foster care cases San Diego Union Tribune, Oct. 23, 2007 LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County figures ...

Someone's Somebody opens on Nov. 18-21

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jeanne Kerr: 925. 639.7782 e-mail: jeanne@jktaa.com Local Author, National Child Advocate Regina Louise brings her on...