Understanding the Child Welfare System in California: A Primer for Service Providers and Policymakers

Understanding the Child Welfare System in California: A Primer for Service Providers and Policymakers (2^nd edition) is one in a series of primers offered to assist practitioners and policy leaders in advancing their basic knowledge of complex social service systems. Originally published in 2002, this 2^nd edition of the CWS primer was made possible due to support from the Zellerbach Family Foundation.

In addition to providing a resource for local and state policy leaders and providers, this primer and a companion publication on CalWORKs….

YLC Moves Foster Care Recommendations

Alice Bussiere, Staff Attorney, Youth Law Center offers this update on the foster care recommendations she presented at the Working Families Policy Summit:

The Youth Law Center is:

Co-sponsoring AB 12, which will extend foster care benefits to youth after the age of 18 and allow California to participate in the federal Kinship Guardianship Assistance program.  AB 12 has broad support, with 37 co-authors, and 8 co-sponsors including: the California Alliance of Child & Family Services, the California Youth Connection, the….

California Fostering Connections Updates on AB 12

Amy Lemley, Policy Director of the John Burton Foundation, updates:

Since the Summit, AB 12 passed successfully out of the Assembly Human Services Committee on April 14th. It now moves onto the Assembly Appropriations Committee. Additionally, Professor Mark Courtney released a cost-benefit analysis of the bill and found that for every $1 invested to support foster youth after age 18, there is a $2.41 return on investment. This study was the centerpiece of a successful press event that was held on….