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May 16, 2013 - Please join us on June 12th for the release of David Tobis’s new book, From Pariahs to Partners: How Parents and Their Allies Changed New York City’s Child Welfare System. and a panel discussion on parent participation in Alameda County programs. This event is jointly sponsored by First 5 Alameda County, Early Connections, Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services, and the Alameda County Foster Youth Alliance, and will be held at First 5 Alameda,...Read more »
May 08, 2013 - The federal sequestration has impacted Chafee education grants for foster youth, as noted in this Special Alert from the California Student Aid Commission. Funds for the 2012-13 award year have been reduced by $233,000. For the 2013-14 award year, the reduction will be $412,000. As noted in the special alert, "new 2013-14 applications are currently being accepted online at www.chafee.csac.ca.gov. READ MORE. Read more »
April 22, 2013 - A new paper by Douglas Rice, senior policy analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, describes the effects of the sequester on homelessness. "Overall," Rice points out, "sequestration will cut more than $2 billion in 2013 from housing assistance and community-development programs administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)." Rice notes that "the cuts come at a time when the number of low-income families...Read more »
April 03, 2013 - Please save the date for a hearing on the cumulative impact of State and Federal budget cuts on safety net services and the people who depend on them in Alameda County. Supervisor Wilma Chan and Alameda County will be hosting a hearing on May 1, 6:30-8:30, in the Alameda County Board of Supervisors Chambers, 1221 Oak Street. The program is still being developed, and the organizers are seeking one or more presenters to join...Read more »
April 01, 2013 - The US Department of Labor will provide approximately $32 million through two grant competitions that will offer job training, education and support services to formerly incarcerated youths and women. This includes a total of $20 million to operate programs that work with juvenile offenders and youths at-risk of becoming juvenile offenders in high-poverty, high-crime communities. Additionally, the department will award a total of $12 million to provide job training for formerly incarcerated...Read more »
February 27, 2013 - Chapin Hall will host a forum on March 14 on Collaborative Approaches to Teen Pregnancy Prevention: Public Agencies, Community Partnerships, and Policy Research. Register HERE. READ MORE. Read more »
January 15, 2013 - On Monday, January 14th, President Obama signed the Uninterrupted Scholars Act, which amends the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act to allow child welfare agencies access to the education records of children in their care while preserving their educational privacy rights. The bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Foster Care spearheaded this important piece of legislation, which will have a lasting and positive impact on the education of foster children and youth across the country.Read more »
January 09, 2013 - Next Monday, January 14th, FYA friend T Ortiz Walker-Pettigrew will be on the Katie Couric Show (at 3pm on KGO/ABC Channel 7) along with Jada Pinkett Smith to talk about the War on Human Trafficking. When FYA interviewed T for our newsletter in the Fall of 2011, she had this to say: "I’ve learned that all of what I’m touching on is CONNECTED,” she says. “The work I do with juvenile...Read more »
December 11, 2012 - Fostering Media Connections is currently accepting applications for their Guardians of Social Change paid media internship program. For 10 hours a week, current and former foster youth are paid to learn and report on the foster care system and produce videos. The application, which can be downloaded HERE, is due January 4th to Ryann Blackshere at ryann@fosteringmediaconnections.org. DETAILS HERE. Read more »
November 26, 2012 - The Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute’s (CCAI) Foster Youth Internship (FYI) Program is a competitive, highly esteemed Congressional Internship for young adults who spent (1) at least 24 consecutive months or (2) at least a total of 36 months in the U.S. foster care system. All applicants must have completed at least four semesters of schooling at an accredited institution of higher learning, such as a college, university, or...Read more »
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