Mark your calendars! Join CLC in exactly 3 months for our annual Art of Advocacy Gala on October 24. Celebrate with us under the stars as we drink, dine, and gather as a community to support our clients. Interested in sponsoring the event? Please contact CLC Development Manager Stephanie Talavera at Talaveras@clccal.org. More details including…
Read MoreFormer CLC Client Story Featured In ABC7 Report
Former CLC client Esmeralda Barajas was featured this week in an ABC 7 LA story about the need to help youth find housing as they age out of foster care. The CLC housing team worked hard to help her and her young family with a rental payment and find stable housing. Thanks to CLC’s newly-announced…
Read MoreCLC Partners with Mayor’s Fund For Los Angeles In Expansion Of ‘We Are LA’ Homelessness Prevention Program
Expanding on efforts that have helped stabilized housing for more than 23,000 Angelenos at risk of eviction and homelessness, the Mayor’s Fund for Los Angeles announced July 8 that it will provide benefit, employment and housing navigation to the roughly 100 young adults leaving foster care in LA County each month because they are turning…
Read MoreMost States Now Access Federal Funds for Family Court Lawyers
CLC Executive Director Leslie Heimov spoke with The Imprint about expanded federal funding for attorneys in the nation’s foster care courts. “When the attorneys aren’t in a constant triage mode and running from one case to the next, they really have time to dig deeper,” said Heimov. Read the full article to learn how the…
Read MoreCLC Executive Director Featured In TV Segment For National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
CLC Executive Director Leslie Starr Heimov was a guest on Your Afternoon at Spectrum News 1 and spoke to Kelvin Washington about National Human Trafficking awareness Day on January 11. Click here to listen to the full interview and hear Leslie speak about LA County’s DREAM Court, why victims need to be treated as survivors,…
Read MoreOpinion: Congress must strengthen the legal rights of foster children
Congress must reauthorize the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) before the end of this session, with long-awaited language to acknowledge and protect children’s legal rights.
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The Right to Parent Our Children
Susan Abrams, Director of Policy and Training at CLC spoke with Black Voice News about SB 354.
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