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...

Kinship caregivers need financial and emotional support

Filling a family need Raising grandchildren is a little easier with the Kinship program Wilson, Eileen. Press-Tribune, Sept. 19, 2008. For ...

New Blue Ribbon Foster Care Report

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College application bootcamps provide educational counseling and a portfolio

College Summit encourages low-income high school seniors with average grades Rivera, Carla. Los Angeles Times, Aug. 17, 2008. "I'm ...

15-minute hearings to decide living situations of vulnerable foster children

Foster children underserved by courts, report finds A California commission recommends smaller caseloads for social workers, lawyers and jud...

ACE Scholar Services

University fosters care for foster students New program guarantees admission to qualifying foster care graduates Rodriguez, Nelsy. North Cou...

Massive reforms to California juvenile dependency courts

Judges vow to fix state's foster-care court Judges approve reforms - can state pay for them? de Sá, Karen. San Jose Mercury News, Sept. ...

Overstressed dependency courts need reform

Taking action for our foster children Moreno, Carlos. San Francisco Chronicle, Aug. 15, 2008. Our state has been understandably preoccupied ...

Kudos to these California colleges

Riverside County, Cal State San Marcos, sign agreement to help foster kids at college Glick, Julia. Press-Enterprise, Aug. 12, 2008. Public ...

Poor economy leads to shortage of foster homes

As prices rise, Inland foster care families trim costs, refuse new children Zimmerman, Janet. Press-Enterprise, Aug. 12, 2008. Soaring gas a...

Operating a foster care system on the cheap hurts children and costs more later

Child support: Youth-welfare advocates want more pay for foster parents Rolland, David. San Diego CityBEAT. Bob Fellmeth punctuates each wo...

When money is tight, kids should come first

Our View: Foster care needs crucial Cuts are going to be made, but we must demand that foster children are first in the process. Merced Sun...

La Cuna recruits Latino foster parents

Latino children in foster care need Latino foster parents Sáinz, Pablo Jaime. La Prensa San Diego, Aug. 1, 2008. When he was chief of the Sa...

UCR Guardian Scholars should exist in EVERY state, not just a few

UCR to Aid Former Foster Youth Aug. 21 fund-raiser will help launch the Guardian Scholars program this fall Miller, Bettye. Aug. 1, 2008. RI...