Posts Tagged ‘ Media ’

July 02, 2010 - Sacramento Bee June 28, 2010 Editorial: CPS finally comes to terms with itself It took a long time, but Sacramento County's Child Protective Services finally confessed its sins. Top officials acknowledged Thursday that CPS' own mistakes contributed to the January 2008 death of a 4 1/2-year-old foster child in its care. Read moreRead more »

July 02, 2010 - LA Times June 30, 2010 Child's death illustrates L.A. County's growing problem resolving backlog of abuse cases Though child welfare officials had been told abuse was occurring in the victim's home nearly two months ago, investigators had yet to determine if he was at risk when he died Saturday. The county continues to struggle meeting investigative deadlines for many cases.....Read more »

June 24, 2010 - From the California Chronicle June 22, 2010 (VENTURA COUNTY, CALIF.) –Aspiranet, one of the largest, nonprofit social services agencies in California, has launched an innovative new program, Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC). It is the first program of its kind in Ventura County. Created for at-risk youths requiring intensive support and structure, MTFC teams foster parents with an Aspiranet program supervisor, individual and family therapists and a life skills coach to work collaboratively with troubled foster...Read more »

June 24, 2010 - "Jimmy Wayne survived a turbulent, abusive childhood. He was shuttled to a series of foster homes. He was a homeless teen, living by his wits on the street until a North Carolina couple named Russell and Beatrice Costner took him in and gave him a family. Before Russell and Bea, Jimmy was homeless and close to hopeless. He remembers the feeling of being without a family, without a home. He began Project...Read more »

June 24, 2010 - It’s emancipation season for California’s foster kids. While most 18-year-olds are rejoicing over their high school graduation, many kids “aging out” of the child welfare system hardly get a moment to celebrate before facing tough choices about how and where they’re going to live. Every year more than 100 San Francisco foster kids are released from care when they turn 18 or finish school, and the numbers have been especially high recently as the large...Read more »

June 24, 2010 - SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- San Francisco 49er quarterback Alex Smith is helping a state assemblyman's effort to extend foster care from 18 years old to age 21. Smith has a successful foundation in San Diego that helps foster kids and even provides them with full college scholarships. Read more.Read more »

June 17, 2010 - From the Ventura County Star Grand Jury wants county to support foster youths till 21 Ventura County officials should support a bill extending foster care payments up to age 21 and track the progress of young adults after they leave foster care, the Ventura County Grand Jury said in a report issued Monday.Read more »

June 17, 2010 - From Lake County News Advocates concerned over proposed cuts to foster care transition services LAKE COUNTY – With the governor seeking to slash social services programs because of the state's serious budget problems, advocates are concerned about the future of programs that aid young adults making the transition from foster care to independent adulthood.Read more »

May 27, 2010 - From the LA times May 23, 2010 Cuts to Child Care Subsidy Thwart More Job Seekers TUCSON — Able-bodied, outgoing and accustomed to working, Alexandria Wallace wants to earn a paycheck. But that requires someone to look after her 3-year-old daughter, and Ms. Wallace, a 22-year-old single mother, cannot afford child care.Read more »