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Inspiring CASAs: Volunteer Provides Support To Youth During Reunification Process

When a child enters foster care, the court begins a process called “permanency planning.” This plan involves assessing a child’s situation, identifying their best interest, and preparing a plan for their future. At the outset of most cases, the preferred goal is to reunify a child with their parents or

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Inspiring CASAs: Volunteer Helps Teen Navigate Distance Learning

With schools closed, students across California participated in distance learning and attended online classes. Fifteen-year-old foster youth, “Corina,”* is fortunate to be placed in a home that has reliable access to the internet. On top of this, her Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Nicole holds her educational rights and has

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Affirming Our Values

At our core, Voices for Children exists to speak up on behalf of our community’s most vulnerable children whose voices too often are not heard. We are honored to be a place where our staff, volunteers, and supporters come together to show compassion and to take action to make a difference.

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Inspiring CASAs: Volunteer Helps Youth Navigate Career Transition

Along with millions of Americans, many older youth in foster care have faced unemployment, economic hardships, and increased instability during the COVID-19 pandemic. A recent poll conducted by FosterClub of more than 600 current or former foster youth across the country found that nearly 65 percent of transition age youth

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History of Foster Care

Every year, thousands of children in the United States enter the juvenile dependency system, also known as foster care, after experiencing abuse, abandonment or neglect. The name “juvenile dependency” stems from the fact that youth in foster care are considered “dependents” of the court. During their time in foster care,

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Voices for Children Launches Public Service Announcement to Recruit Volunteers

News Release Contact: Amanda Schaap, 858-598-2213, amandas@speakupnow.org (May 21, 2020) SAN DIEGO & RIVERSIDE COUNTIES, Calif.— With our community’s children at greater risk of abuse and neglect during the COVID-19 crisis, Voices for Children announces the launch of a new public service announcement to raise awareness of the needs of

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