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The foster system can be difficult to navigate for people inside of it, and it can have lasting impacts on former foster youth as they enter adulthood. A Yolo County nonprofit seeks to relieve some of those difficulties.
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors voted on June 11 to eliminate its contract with HopSkipDrive, a youth transportation service, with the approval of a budget that cut a total of $57 million from general fund departments.
Josh Ford, the head water polo coach at Jesuit High School, shared his personal story of foster care and how a CASA mentor changed his life.
Sacramento is considering a new guaranteed basic income for the city's foster youth. It comes as part of an infusion of taxpayer dollars into youth programs across the city.
She's now paying it forward through her She Ready Foundation, donating luggage to foster youth and assisting them with housing, internships, life skills and reminding them of one important thing.
Imagine being a foster kid, moving from home to home and school to school. Thousands of foster youth in California go through this painful process.
A group rallied outside the California State Capitol recently, saying the cuts could have a severe impact.
Italy is expanding a program aimed at preventing "children being taught to shoot at eight years old" by the mafia families they're born into.
A woman who found herself in a children's shelter in Stockton as a young teen has found the woman who took her in 40 years later thanks to social media.
From foster care to pharmacy tech, a young man didn't just overcome a challenging childhood – he wants to make sure others can do the same.
For kids navigating the foster care system, court-appointed special advocates, or CASA volunteers, can be a lifeline. But with the state's looming budget shortfall, money that was supposed to fund the program may be at risk.
