Published: May 6, 2024

Hotline to Help Care for Foster Youth in Crisis Slated to be Cut from California Budget

At the height of the pandemic, Ed Center and his husband’s 10-year-old adoptive son Hoku had been inside for days, sullen and addicted to YouTube. Hours-long tantrums followed requests to…

Published: July 1, 2022

California Budget Offers Some Targeted Help for Foster Youth and Families

In a budget flush with unexpected revenue, California will spend hundreds of millions of dollars to expand the number of homes for foster children, provide cash payments to transition-age youth…

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