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Voices for Children Observes National Foster Care Awareness Month

April 26, 2024 by Voices for Children

Voices for Children urgently needs community volunteers to step up and advocate for children who have experienced abuse and neglect in …

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San Diego Superior Court to Host Virtual Town Hall on the Child and Family Well-Being Department

February 8, 2024 by Voices for Children

San Diego Superior Court to Host Virtual Town Hall on the Child and Family Well-Being Department Executives from the County of San …

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San Diego County CASA of the Month – January 2024

January 24, 2024 by Voices for Children

In 2016, Lucas*, a one-year-old infant who is developmentally delayed, was abandoned by his mother at his daycare center. Lucas had …

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Boys in Foster Care Need Male Advocates & Role Models to Speak Up for Them

September 15, 2023 by Voices for Children

Boys in Foster Care Need Male Advocates & Role Models to Speak Up for Them Volunteer and help young men in foster care have brighter …

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San Diego Superior Court to Host Second Virtual Town Hall on Juvenile Dependency Court

August 24, 2023 by Voices for Children

Hear from youth and parents with lived experiences in the juvenile dependency system August 24, 2023 – The San Diego Superior Court will …

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How Children’s Legal Services (CLSSD) Supports Nonminors

December 1, 2021 by Voices for Children

Non Minor Dependents, referred to as nonminors or NMDs, are youth between the ages of 18 and 21 who choose to stay in California’s …

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Fostering Knowledge In Our Community

June 2, 2021 by Olivia Chavez

As part of National Foster Care Month 2021, Voices for Children teamed up with four organizations in San Diego and Riverside Counties …

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Local Mentoring Programs, and Why We’re Not One of Them

January 23, 2021 by Olivia Chavez

Mentors are a valuable resource to the youth they serve, providing guidance, advice, support, and a positive influence. In celebration …

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Challenging Behaviors: What Children Are Telling Us

October 22, 2020 by Olivia Chavez

Written by Madison Pope, Senior Advocacy Liaison, and Suzanne Severance, Senior Advocacy Supervisor Our core values at Voices for …

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History of Voices for Children – Founding and Milestones

July 31, 2020 by Olivia Chavez

In 1980, Kathryn F. Ashworth, Esq., and Elizabeth Brainard Bacon discovered a recently developed, volunteer-based model of supporting …

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History of Foster Care

May 25, 2020 by Olivia Chavez

Every year, thousands of children in the United States enter the juvenile dependency system, also known as foster care, after …

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Difference Between A CASA And A Social Worker

April 15, 2020 by Olivia Chavez

Written by Brianna Miller, Asst. Program Mgr., Riverside County When describing what a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteer …

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Virtual Visits for CASAs and Case Children

March 18, 2020 by Olivia Chavez

At our core, Voices for Children believes in the power of human connection. Now more than ever, these connections are necessary and can …

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Voices for Children’s COVID-19 Response

March 16, 2020 by Olivia Chavez

The COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on our community – including the children we serve, our volunteers, and our staff – is of utmost …

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Month in the Life of a CASA Volunteer

February 20, 2020 by Olivia Chavez

Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Sherry is the volunteer assigned to 12-year-old Max, a foster child who was not only removed …

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Foster Care and Human Trafficking

January 30, 2020 by Olivia Chavez

Human traffickers will prey on those they feel are most vulnerable, and that is why children in foster care have a greater risk of …

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