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California

When They First Started Happening

3/26/2024

When They First Started Happening

When they continued happening, they made me feel like I was experiencing everything for the first time, writes Cheyenne Cobb.

3/25/2024

Congressional Candidate Wants to Create a Place for Young Women ‘To Dream, To Fight and To Just Be’  

California Congressional candidate Lateefah Simon with her daughter, Aminah. Provided photo.
Before she became a leading candidate for a seat in the U.S. Congress representing Northern California communities, Lateefah Simon was “every teacher’s nightmare.”

Barry Krisberg, Lifelong Crusader for Youth Behind Bars, is Mourned Nationwide ​​

3/18/2024

Barry Krisberg, Lifelong Crusader for Youth Behind Bars, is Mourned Nationwide

Longtime advocate for incarcerated youth Barry Krisberg died last month, but his work to overhaul juvenile justice continues to inform systemic reforms nationwide.

3/13/2024

NY Law Would Scale Back Practice of Billing Parents for Foster Care

A New York bill would limit the state’s practice of charging parents child support for children in foster care.

2/29/2024

California Voters Begin Mailing in Ballots from Libraries, Senior Centers, and, Increasingly, from Juvenile Halls

Voting drives are visible across California, but less seen are the state's ramped-up efforts to reach eligible voters in juvenile halls.

2/27/2024

Most States Now Access Federal Funds for Family Court Lawyers

Since a 2018 policy change, 31 states have tapped into hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funds for attorneys in family court cases.

    2/15/2024

    L.A.’s Incarceration of Youth Again Falls Short of Humane Standards, State Regulator Calls Two More Juvenile Facilities ‘Unsuitable’

    Months after a state regulator shut down its juvenile halls, LA County is again being slammed for housing youth in substandard conditions.

    Youth Services Insider

    2/7/2024

    Bipartisan Bill Would Expand Federal Extended Foster Care Program

    Federal lawmakers from California and Indiana have introduced a bill to offer federal support to states that extend foster care from 18 to 21.

    2/2/2024

    California Governor’s Budget Breaks His Promise to Older Foster Youth 

    Going back on the increase in support for older foster youth in California is a mistake, writes Carolyn Travis