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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 Voices For Children

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 Voices For Children

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 Voices For Children

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 Voices For Children

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 Voices For Children

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 Voices For Children

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 Voices For Children

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 Voices For Children

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 Voices For Children

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 Voices For Children

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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