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emergency shelters

3/10/2016

Use of Shelters in California Highlights Foster Parent Crisis

Jeremy Loudenback

The problems that forced the closure of the Children and Youth Welcome Centers in Los Angeles are not limited to the state’s largest county. Though there is some variation in how California counties deal with housing the children who enter their child welfare system, the pressure to recruit an adequate supply of foster families and address the needs of hard-to-place youth are persistent issues throughout the state.

Blogger Co-op

11/3/2015

Short-Term Emergency Shelters Better Than Uncertain Alternatives

Opinion

Marie K. Cohen

Oklahoma is closing its emergency shelters for foster children pursuant to a settlement in a class action suit. As of October 20, the Oklahoma City shelter was down to one child, and the Tulsa shelter was to be closed by the end of the calendar year.

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