In light of the recent Continuum of Care Reform (CCR), we all share a desire for answers about how foster family agencies, direct service providers, and Los Angeles County will work together to implement and meet the goals of this reform. Please join us on Friday, February 26, as we collaborate to uncover and understand […]
Keynote speaker: John Lee, author of The Flying Boy, Half Lived Life and so many more. This workshop will help the general public and therapists view this important relationship in a non- shaming, non-blaming way so you and they can clearly see, break, and dismantle what for many has become destructive or counter-productive. It will […]
California Youth Connection is hosting a fun filled leadership development training day for youth from foster care. The Southern California Foster Youth Summit is FREE and is open to youth from foster care ages 14-24 in the Southern California area. The event will be held on Saturday, April 30, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at Los Angeles City College in Hollywood. We need your help in sharing this information and helping your youth get to this […]
Join students from the Sol Price School of Public Policy’s novel Media for Policy Change course to explore how journalism and media can drive social change on homelessness, child welfare and immigration. Gary Painter, Director of Social Policy at the Price Center for Social Innovation, will provide opening remarks. Then students will dive into their work […]
By Invitation Only California Youth Transitions to Adulthood Study (CalYOUTH) featuring presentations by Dr. Mark Courtney and his colleagues from Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago. These survey results include perceptions of foster youth and caseworkers on the adequacy and quality of services for young adults in extended foster care. The study provides invaluable data on education, employment, housing, financial stability, personal well-being […]
Hosted by Fostering Media Connections and sponsored by Southern California Grantmakers, the leading candidates competing for the Fifth District seat of the Los Angeles County Board Supervisors will participate in a forum on children’s issues on May 10 at 7 pm at Pasadena City College. Candidates will offer their ideas on improving the lives of children […]
In honor of National Foster Care Month, leaders and experts in kinship and faith-based recruitment efforts collaborate to improve policies and practices on both federal and state level. Please join us on Wednesday, May 11th, 2016 as Fostering Media Connection joins the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and […]
The Center for Strategic Public-Private Partnership and SCG invite you to attend the next SCG LA County Child Welfare Collaborative meeting. This convening and future meetings of the Collaborative will be led by Kate Anderson (@kateanderson), Director for the Center for Strategic Public-Private Partnerships in LA County, in partnership with SCG. Join us for an introduction to the work of […]
Monday, September 12, 1:30p.m. Rayburn House Office Building, Rm. 2168 Gold Room Every day in America, hundreds of thousands of children are involved in court cases that implicate their rights and impact every imaginable aspect of their lives. These cases involve matters of child abuse and neglect, immigration and deportation, juvenile delinquency and others. […]
United Friends of the Children's annual event College Within Reach event is happening at USC on Saturday, September 17, 2016. It is for all LA County youth in foster care, ages 12 to 24, as well as the adults in their lives (i.e., caregivers, social workers, mentors, etc.). United Friends of the Children provides transportation from all […]
