Lack of consistency in parenting programs and struggles to find safe, affordable housing

Fighting to be a mother again Banks, Sandy. Los Angeles Times. October 24, 2009. For women trying to get their children out of foster care, ...

The needs of foster children don't decrease during a recession - they only multiply

Letter to the Editor: Fostering Care San Francisco Chronicle, Oct. 19, 2009. Like so many other state responsibilities, foster care fell by ...

Residential treatment centers receive massive budget cuts

State funding cuts to foster care and treatment programs hurting local agencies Lee, Alfred. Pasadena Star-News, October 14, 2009. Rosemary...

Youth needs fall through the cracks

Changes urged for Fresno Co. social services County might disband Children and Family Services agency Branan, Brad. Fresno Bee, Oct. 11, 200...

Annual Tea and Fashion Show helps foster care youth to make it in college

Program helps foster kids finish college Hulbert, Cynthia. Sacramento Bee, Oct. 12, 2009. Brittany Chamalbide was more than ready for her H...

Does privitization help or hurt children?

Is privatization good for foster kids? Heimpel, Daniel. Los Angeles Daily News, Oct. 12, 2009. A 2-year-old boy in foster care died in Sisk...

Every state Governor should know the importance of assisting youth transitioning out of foster care

Gov. Schwarzenegger signs legislation to provide services and resources to California’s foster children, Gotten, Valeria. California Newswi...

Free dental care for foster care youth in Sacramento

Verizon Foundation helps 400 foster children Robertson, Kathy. Sacramento Business Journal, Sept. 21, 2009. More than 400 foster-care stude...