Fostering Connections Act passed... will states deliver?

Rooftop Foster Kids At 18, they lose their foster parents and become homeless. A law may help them Heimpel, Daniel. LA Weekly, March 18, 200...

Assembly bill would help put new federal policies and money to work for the state's kids

Editorial: Fixing foster care in California Los Angeles Times, March 12, 2009. For years, thousands of California youths were abused or negl...

LA County Probation Dept. mistakenly bills foster parents

L.A. County studying how others bill for detained youths Hennessy-Fiske, Molly. Los Angeles Time, March 12, 2009. After coming under critici...

Penalizing foster parents for caring for detained youth

L.A. County probation's wrongful billing angers foster advocates Hennessy-Fiske, Molly. Los Angeles Times, March 12, 2009. Advocates for...

Children are dying due to lack of timely intervention and oversight

More children dying of abuse, neglect in Sacramento County Lundstom, Marjie and Sam Stanton. Sacramento Bee, March 10, 2009. The number of c...

Financial incentive to support foster care youth until age 21

Selected recent California newspaper editorials San Jose Mercury News, March 11, 2009. San Francisco Chronicle: "To invest in our chil...

Extending Foster Care to Age 21 is a proven solution

Advocates Want Foster Care Extended March 9, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KCBS) - Some California officials are pushing a plan to extend fos...

Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to support foster youth until age 21

Governor Schwarzenegger Supports Extending Federal Foster Care Imperial Valley News, March 9, 2009. Sacramento, California - Governor Arno...

Foster care is one of Karen Bass' top three priorities

Foster care, front and center Capitol Alert , March 9, 2009. When Karen Bass first ascended to the Assembly speakership, she named overhauli...