Dentist appointments for low-income Californians. A black infant health program. Housing for California’s foster youth. These are among the services California lawmakers want to protect from $14 billion in cuts proposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to plug a $54 billion deficit caused by the coronavirus.
Read MoreBill to Prevent California Foster Youth From Aging Out During Pandemic Moves Forward
California legislation that would have permanently extended foster care payments and housing benefits to young adults through age 25 has now been scaled back to a short-term support plan triggered by a state of emergency such as the current coronavirus pandemic. CLC Attorney and Policy Associate Julie McCormick testified in support of SB 912 earlier this week.
Read MoreFamily is a Compelling Reason
In a world where “social distancing” has become a necessary practice and the primary preventative measure for reducing the spread of coronavirus, we must remember that children in foster care and their families have already been “distanced” from each other. An Opinion Column from Federal Child Welfare Leaders Jerry Milner and David Kelly.
Read MoreDuring Pandemic, New York and Los Angeles Take Different Paths on Family Visits
Two of the largest urban foster care systems in the country went in opposite directions on a key question facing every community right now: Whether or not to continue family visits between foster youth and their parents or guardians as the nation retreats indoors to fight the spread of coronavirus. The order raised immediate alarm among…
Read MoreLos Angeles County Fails to Provide Details about Another Child Death in the Antelope Valley
Late last month, another young child involved with Los Angeles County’s child welfare system died in the Antelope Valley under unknown circumstances. Unlike the headline-grabbing cases of other children dying at the hands of a parent, 19-month-old Joseph Chacon was found unresponsive in a car seat inside his foster mother’s vehicle. The lack of information about…
Read MoreReport: Effects of an interdisciplinary approach to parental representation in child welfare
Effects of an Interdisciplinary Approach to Parental Representation in Child Welfare, a new report from Casey Family Programs and undertaken with New York University and Action Research is now available. This was a multi-year study of child welfare cases brought in the New York City courts to determine whether the kind of legal representation provided…
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