Foster care alumna advocates for extending foster care until age 21

Opinion by Jim Beall Special to the Mercury News, Dec. 16, 2008. No caring parent would banish their son or daughter from their home and cut...

Money Makeover for Kinship Care Provider

Second set of children presents second set of challenges: North Hills woman will have difficulty retiring with modest savings and four adopt...

Let's keep moving forward with California Blue Ribbon Commission on Children in Foster Care

Summit aims to improve foster care outcomes Ukiah Daily Journal, Dec. 10, 2008. Ukiah,CA - A team comprised of Mendocino County people and ...

California level of foster parent compensation violates federal law

Judge: Calif. Foster Care Reimbursement Violates Federal Law KCBS, Dec. 9, 2008. A federal judge in San Francisco ruled Tuesday that the way...

Christmas gifts for San Fernando Valley foster care children

Givers remember foster children Doyle, Sue. Los Angeles Daily News, Dec. 7, 2008. SHERMAN OAKS - Despite a down economy, the spirit of givi...

Concerns over possible false accusations and long-term consequences

Child Abuse Central Index offers no way out, even for the innocent: An accusation is enough to land people on California's list of child...

If you're going to bail out the banks and automakers, you should bail out the children

Expert calls Tracy torture case a "social services plane wreck" Benca, Jeanine. San Jose Mercury News, Dec. 7, 2008. Studies show ...

Jeremiah's Promise

Youth 'aged out' of foster care get a helping hand at Sunnyvale transitional home Kraatz, Cody. Sunnyvale Sun, Dec. 3, 2008. The ins...

Federal help with kinship care costs might help Cali increase foster care until age 21

Foster care system changes are in the works Melandez, Lyanne. abc7news.com, Dec. 10, 2008. SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- California's foster ca...

Troubled by failure to protect children

The shame of California's foster care system Neslon, Jennifer. Sacramento Bee, Dec. 14, 2008. The recent story about the boy who was hel...

Interview with Chair of FCAA Board of Directors

Man's journey through foster care makes him agent of change Mayer, Steven. Bakersfield California, Nov 15, 2008. It was Christmastime 19...

Foster care youth need a seat at the table to create positive change

My View: Foster care system can be changed for the better Chantel Johnson, Chantel. Sacramento Bee, Oct. 19, 2008. Few people here in Sacram...

Transitional housing in Tuolumne County for youth emancipating from foster care

Transitional home will help those leaving care Hansen, B. J. MML News Reporter, Sept. 20, 2008. Sonora, Ca -- A transitional home for young ...

Foster Care Baby Shower

Advocates gather to hold a baby shower for foster children Dolittle, Emilie. Los Gatos Weekly-Times, Sept. 17, 2008. On a sunny Saturday aft...

Abusive aunt should not have been given custody

Officials say no abuse reported prior to Antioch foster child's alleged murder CBS 5, Sept. 8, 2008. ANTIOCH (BCN) -- Fifteen-year-old J...

Juvenile court, child welfare system - or deportation?

Court rules S.F. teen illegal needs services Van Derbeken, Jaxon. San Francisco Chronicle, Aug. 26, 2008. A San Francisco court set aside a ...

Unmet health needs of young people in and from foster care

Witnesses tell of challenges in state’s foster care system De Gruy, Leiloni. Los Angeles Wave Papers, Aug. 8, 2008. Foster children and soci...

A Home Within connects foster youth with volunteer therapists

Jefferson Award: Presented to Toni Heineman Moody, Shelah. San Francisco Chronicle, Aug. 24, 2008 . When Toni Heineman, a clinical professor...

If you can't be a foster parent, why not be a mentor?

Wanted: Earth Angels to mentor, befriend, and encourage children in foster care DeRegnier, Diana. American Chronicle, Aug. 28. 2008. So ofte...