Posts Tagged ‘ Alameda County ’

May 16, 2013 - The Alameda County Budget Working Group met on Monday for the last time before formal budget hearings begin in BOS Chambers in mid-June. At earlier Working Group meetings, the County Administrator had identified a projected FY 2013-14 budget shortfall of $80.2 million dollars. $53.7 of this total represents the "structural deficit" created by the use of Fiscal Management Rewards savings in the prior year - essentially, dollars associated with budgeted but unfilled...Read more »

January 11, 2012 - As we reported last year, Fresno Assemblymember Henry Perea Jr. responded to a tragedy in his district by calling for an audit of Child Protective Services in four California counties. Alameda County was audited in April of 2011, and the resulting report identified several areas for improvement. Assemblymember Perea has recently introduced a bill that would mandate that all deaths of children in foster care be vigorously investigated. In similar news,...Read more »

November 16, 2011 - On Thursday, November 10, Lori Jones, the Director of the Alameda County Social Services Agency, announced her permanent appointments for the heads of each of the major departments. Of most interest to FYA, Ms. Michelle Love has been appointed to the permanent position of Assistant Agency Director for the Department of Children and Family Services. Mr. Randy Morris has been appointed to the position of Assistant Agency Director for the Adult and Aging Services Department, effective...Read more »

February 09, 2011 - Counties across the state are struggling to understand the likely impacts of the Governor's realignment proposal. The California State Association of Counties testified in the Senate last week, pledging to continue to work with the administration while expressing significant ongoing concern about the viability and adequacy of proposed funding...Read more »

January 12, 2011 - A Resource Guide of Mental Health Services in Alameda County for Women and Families with Low Cost, Sliding Scale Fees has been prepared by the Community Forum for Perinatal Health, collaboration of organizations in Alameda County. This is a good resource for youth who do not qualify for transition age youth mental health services due to their age.Read more »

December 06, 2010 - Thanks for reading our weekly bulletin and checking out our new website. We strive to keep our community up to date on the issues important to those serving foster and probation youth in Alameda County and beyond. Another way to keep in touch is to follow us on Facebook. We make short posts related to our most popular articles and issues, so if you don't have time to read the whole...Read more »

November 03, 2010 - FYA Member Seneca Center, in partnership with City College of San Francisco and San Francisco County, presents Talking to Youth about Sexual Orientation - 6 BBS CEUs. In this HIFY training, participants will have an opportunity to reflect on how discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity can be better integrated into their programs. Whether participants work in a residential facility, school, or other facilities...Read more »

September 13, 2010 - On Monday, September 13, the Social Services Committee of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors met to consider a set of Title IV-E Waiver investment proposals intended to benefit Transition Age Youth. These included four major proposals developed through stakeholder consultation with FYA: increased individualized educational advocacy through Beyond Emancipation and ACOE FYS, a expansion of programming at West Coast Children's Clinic to locate and reengage AWOL youth, an expansion and renewal of the...Read more »

July 23, 2010 - Conference at a Glance: 1 day conference to take place September 24, 2010 at Preservation Park in Oakland. Attendees recruited from the greater Bay Area and around the state 150-200 people in attendance Providers and youth/young adults (TAY) as participants and facilitators Youth defined as 16-24, experience in the foster care, probation, or mental health systemsRead more »