Advocates for California’s foster youth are criticizing Governor Gavin Newsom’s plan to cut several programs they say are critical to keeping foster youth from falling into homelessness. Newsom ...

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California's insurance crisis now includes the foster care system. The main provider of foster care agencies is dropping its insurance coverage for the nonprofits, causing some to close. For two ...

A bill requiring prospective foster families in California passed Friday and heads to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk to require foster families to, "demonstrate an ability and willingness to meet the needs ...

Resolution honors the more than 7,500 court appointed volunteers who support and advocate for the 50,000 children in ...

Lempert is the president at Children Now, a California-based nonprofit that coordinates The Children’s Movement of California and works to improve children’s health, education and overall well-being.

Most of California’s foster family agencies are about to lose their insurance. Almost 9,000 children could be taken from their homes as early as next month. KPBS reporter Katie Hyson looked into the ...

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An insurance crisis continues to rattle California’s foster care system, threatening to displace thousands of vulnerable children. Since 2024, more than two dozen nonprofits that recruit, train and ...