The Marshall Project recently published a compelling article Foster Care Agencies Take Thousands of Dollars Owed to Kids that led to a resurgence of discussion around the ongoing issue of how children and youth in foster care receive the social security benefits they are entitled to. The Child Welfa...

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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought on an extreme amount of hardship for foster youth in school. After adjusting to online learning and/or hybrid models for the past year, foster youth are adjusting again to various levels of in-person or hybrid learning. All of these changes have affected the way tha...

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  Parents & Caregivers for Wellness (PC4W) is the parent engagement and advocacy project for the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission. PC4W holds regional events around California to learn about the needs of families caring for children/youth with mental health...

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California Alliance of Caregivers, Fostering Unity, and the San Luis Obispo County Foster/Resource Family Association, the California State Foster Parent Association, the County Welfare Directors Association, and the California Alliance of Child & Family Services sent a letter to Secretary Dr. M...

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