Before becoming a nationally recognized social justice leader and a member of California’s Mandated Reporting Taskforce, Shane Harris spent 13 years as a foster care youth...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — We must ensure they have the nurturing relationships, stable homes, and access to mental health services they need to thrive socially, emotionally, mentally,...
Racial inequalities in California’s child welfare system disproportionately impact poor Black and Native American children, according to a report released April 3 by the nonpartisan Legislative...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Under the new rule, families participating in the Childcare & Development Block Grant (CCDBG) program will now face a cap on co-payments, limiting...
Advocates in California committed to improving the skills of individuals to meet the human resource needs of the state want to see more diversity among young...
When civil rights attorney Pamela Price decided to run for Alameda County District Attorney, her life was already the personification of poet Langston Hughes’ famous poem...
For the second time in as many years, Gov. Gavin Newsom is pushing for major reform of California's mental health system, this time by overhauling the...
Existing law provides school districts, charter schools, and County Offices of Education (COEs) with a base level of funding based on the enrollment of pupils who...
This organization is made up of experienced care providers, childcare directors and business owners who are dedicated to providing housing, vocational and life skills training, and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — We are in the biggest crisis this country has seen in a long time. Alabama is in its biggest crisis in a long...
ROLLINGOUT — Jasmine Sanders is a media maven known for her powerful voice, warm spirit and infectious personality. With years of experience under her belt, she...
ATLANTA VOICE — The purpose of “Music Makes Me Happy” was to inspire social change through art and music
By Deja Osby Kassof When I was two and a half years old, I was placed in foster care, and at age four, I was adopted....
By Mike McGee Special to the NNPA from the Dallas Examiner For many youth across the nation, the transition into adulthood comes with questions. Questions...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist On any given day, nearly one in four children in foster care is taking at least one psychotropic...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist The odds were stacked against Britiny Lee before she was born. Her mother was addicted to drugs, like Britiny’s...
By Andrew Cohen Lily Dorman Colby, class of 2014, recalls how a routine visit to her pediatrician years ago led to a surprising revelation. “My jaw...
Davion Henry Only, 15, seems to have gotten the short end of the stick. Born in prison, and raised in foster care all of his life,...
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