Child Welfare and Foster Care
Today, the state of foster youth education in the United States, including in California, is substandard. But, there are ways all of us can help children and youth in foster care get the education they deserve. By investing…
The ongoing spread of novel coronavirus is impacting all of us, and the COVID-19 pandemic is especially effecting the foster care and child welfare system. As youth continue to be…
Curious about what the “foster” in foster care means? Let’s unpack the term in the realm of child welfare. What does foster mean? If you look up “foster” in the dictionary,…
Have you seen the term “resource parent” or “resource family” used on our site and wondered, what is a Resource Parent? Why do we and others in the child welfare space use…
Close to 56,000 children are in the foster care system in California, a number that has unfortunately remained relatively steady since 2011. In the greater Bay Area, between two and seven of every…
When it comes to the care of non-biological children in California and elsewhere in the United States, there are many terms you should know. Let’s break down three of them:…