The Art of Advocacy is back! CLC is busily preparing for another successful gala at the UCLA Luskin Center on Thursday October 24. Please mark your calendars and join us for this fundraiser as we raise money for CLC’s deserving clients. Click here to purchase tickets or donate. This year, we will honor music executive Chris Lakey of Kobalt Music Group….
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We fight to ensure the well being and future success of our clients through a multi-disciplinary, independent and informed approach to advocacy. A powerful voice for foster youth fighting for family reunification, permanence, educational opportunity, health and mental health services, self-sufficiency and overall well-being, we're working toward local, statewide and national policy change and child welfare system reform.
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New Donation For Art of Advocacy Gala 2024!
CLC is happy to announce a new and fun donation for our upcoming gala! Thank you to Let’s Roam, a scavenger hunt activity company which creates unforgettable moments in several cities around the world, for donating to our gala! One of our guests will receive: Please join us October 24 to join the adventure!
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Review the most recent legal developments in dependency case law. Our talented in-house Writ Team provides an in-depth analysis on In re A.F., In re Andrew M, In re B.D. In re A.F.—published 6/7/2024; First Dist., Div. ThreeDocket: A168850; 102 Cal.App.5th 778Link to Case: https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/documents/A168850.PDF[1] CONDUCT OF AN ALLEGED PARENT ALONE MAY ESTABLISHDEPENDENCY JURISDICTION. [2]…
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