AB 12 News

May 15, 2013 - Our Spring 2013 FYA Newsletter features a profile of the fabulous Ashley McCullough, who shares her powerful insights into what young people in foster care need most of all.Read more »

March 27, 2013 - from the John Burton Foundation's weekly newsletter: Over two years have passed since the California Fostering Connections to Success Act was signed into law. Since then, the Alliance for Children’s Rights, the Children’s Law Center and the John Burton Foundation have regularly updated an “AB 12 Primer” available on the California Fostering Connections to Success website, as subsequent bills have passed making important amendments to AB 12. The primer contains...Read more »

October 16, 2012 - On Wednesday, October 31, 2012 from 10:00 to 11:30 am, the John Burton Foundation is hosting a web seminar, "Opportunities for Post-Secondary Education in the Era of AB 12." To register for the webinar, click here. The extension of foster care to age 21 provides young people with the opportunity to pursue higher education while maintaining the support of the foster care system. This presents an exciting new opportunity...Read more »

August 13, 2012 - A video has been created by Alameda County and Westcoast Children's Clinic's Youth Advocate Program to promote emancipation conferences for foster youth ages 16 through 21. The video is called the Transitional Living Conference Video and it can be found on You Tube right HERE.  Check it out!Read more »

July 24, 2012 - from the John Burton Foundation's weekly newsletter. The California Department of Social Services has posted a new set of questions and answers on its website regarding SB1013, a trailer bill that included changes to the law that affect the age eligibility for extended foster care. The document explains that Non-Minor Dependents (NMDs) who exited foster care in 2012 solely due to attaining age 19 may now re-enter foster care, if they...Read more »

June 07, 2012 - AB1712, the second AB12 cleanup bill passed the Assembly via a unanimous vote last Friday. Among its many provisions is that it would close the eligibility gap, created by the phased implementation of AB12. Details are here.Read more »

June 07, 2012 - Also related to AB1712 - in the past month or so there was a slew of coverage about an unintended consequence of the phased in implementation of AB12 - namely, the so called "bubble kid" phenomenon, which could interrupt services for youth who turn 19 in 2012 and 20 in 2013. While the coverage undoubtedly assisted in building a fix into AB1712 and moving the bill through the Legislature, it also had an unintended...Read more »