Today, many families are struggling and in crisis, but they may not know about the services available to them.
N&R Publications works with organizations like Child Support Services, Child Protective Services, adoption and foster care organizations and crisis centers that provide connection, support, and compassion. For people hoping to find help or stay with their family, N&R Publications’ stories about real people’s experiences are engaging and informative.
Published Jun 2022
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San Bernardino County Department of Child Support Services works with parents and legally-acknowledged guardians to ensure children and families receive court-ordered financial and medical support. Reach out now—let DCSS make navigating the child support process EASY. Services include: opening a case, locating absent parents, establishing parentage, genetic testing, obtaining a court order, enforcing support orders, enforcing medical support and modifying child support orders.
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Published Jun 2022
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Departamento de Servicios de Manutención de Niños del Condado de San Bernardino trabaja con los padres y tutores legalmente reconocidos para asegurar que los niños y las familias reciban apoyo financiero y médico ordenado por la corte.
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Published Jan 2022
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Child abuse can have life-long effects. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, survivors face an increased risk of addiction and mental health struggles, delayed brain and social-emotional development, limited employment opportunities and a lower lifetime earning potential. In 2018, nearly 1,770 abused or neglected children in the United States did not survive. The best solution to this deadly problem is prevention. No one has to go it alone. Find out how Colusa County Community Advocates for Parents & Children (CAPC) can help your family thrive.
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Published Nov 2021
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Investing in healthy children and families is an investment in healthier communities. Studies have shown physically and emotionally healthy children do better in school, leading to greater success in adulthood. For communities, this means more skilled workers with greater incomes, a generational effect that creates long-term benefits for everyone. As its name suggests, First 5 San Benito provides resources and programs that support basic needs, healthy development and parental support for families with children who are 0-5 years old. In order to meet the needs of the larger community, the Family Impact Center opened to expand access through partnerships with other community agencies and organizations.
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Be ACEs Aware! ACEs – adverse childhood experiences – can lead to lifelong issues. Stop ACEs and become more aware of these problems with pointers provided by Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency and ACEs Aware.
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Be ACEs Aware! ACEs – adverse childhood experiences – can lead to lifelong issues. Stop ACEs and become more aware of these problems with pointers provided by Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency and ACEs Aware.
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Published May 2021
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The year 2020 was extraordinarily challenging, especially for parents in Alameda County. As you struggled to balance remote learning and childcare while keeping your family safe from the COVID-19 virus, you may also have seen your job disappear or your paycheck cut. And if you were under- or unemployed before the pandemic started, your concerns were amplified. It can seem overwhelming and insurmountable. But we are here to help. Alameda County Child Support Services has partnered with the Alameda County Workforce Development Board to give immediate and low-to-no-cost assistance to parents.
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Published Jul 2020
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Permita que el Departamento de Servicios de Manutención de los Hijos del Condado de Stanislaus lo ayude a navegar por el programa de manutención infantil y comience un nuevo y brillante futuro para usted y su familia. Descubra cómo puede obtener ayuda en un ambiente de seguridad y cuidados que lo ponga a usted y a sus hijos en primer lugar.
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Published Jul 2020
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Let Stanislaus County Department of Child Support Services help you navigate through the child support program—and start a bright new future for you and your family. Find out how you can get help in a caring environment that puts you and your children first.
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Published May 2020
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El Departamento de Servicios para Niños,Familias y Adultos del Condado de Sacramento estableciendo familias para la crianza exitosa de adolescentes.
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Published May 2020
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At Sacramento County Department of Child Support Services, our mission is to enhance the lives of families. We do this by helping parents stay involved in the support and well-being of their children. Studies show that having each parent involved in a child’s life improves overall well-being—they are likely to do better in school, have lower dropout and incarceration rates, go on to college, and lead happier and healthier adult lives.
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Published May 2020
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Sacramento County Department of Child Protective Services is setting up Sacramento County families for successful resource parenting of teens.
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Published Apr 2020
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When parents separate, things can get complicated and emotions can run high. Riverside County Child Support Services is available as a partner to help families navigate through difficult times.
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Published Apr 2020
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Cuando los padres se separan, las cosas pueden complicarse y las emociones pueden exacerbarse. Los Servicios de Manutención de Menores del Condado de Riverside están para ayudar a las familias a sobrellevar momentos difíciles.
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Published Apr 2020
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Central Sierra Child Support Agency is here to help parents navigate the process, including establishing, enforcing and modifying child support orders. The agency also offers genetic testing, keeps track of payments, can regain passports or driver's licenses, and deal with back support payments. CSCSA works for custodial and non-custodial parents, legal guardians and extended family members to ensure children grow up in financially stable homes, which research shows helps them be better K-12 students, more likely to go to college and healthier throughout their lives.
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Published Apr 2020
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Opening a case is easier than ever and most services are low to no cost for everyone.SJC DCSS offers a range of resources to assist custodial and non-custodial parents, as well as legal guardians, to ensure that children get the financial support they need for their living and medical expenses.Reach out today and find out how San Joaquin County Department of Child Support Services staff can help you
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Published Oct 2019
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Sacramento Regional Family Justice Center understands that taking the courageous step to leave an abusive environment can be stressful. As a result, the organization hosts comprehensive services for those impacted by abuse including legal representation and counseling. That courageous step also requires the support of one's entire community, from family to law enforcement. Learn now how Sacramento Regional Family Justice Center can help with escaping and healing from abusive circumstances.
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Published Jul 2019
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Ventura County Department of Child Support Services helps parents learn more about their rights and responsibilities regarding child support. The organization also helps parents navigate the legal ins-and-outs of child support and find ways to provide better outcomes for the children in these situations.
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Published Feb 2019
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Los Angeles County Child Support Services Department (CSSD) helps families help themselves, while always keeping the child's best interest in mind. Learn more about how CSSD has helped parents and children, and learn more about the department as a whole by reading this publication!
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Published Aug 2018
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The Sacramento Regional Family Justice Center (SRFJC) offers a safe, healing environment for victims of domestic violence, child and elder abuse, sexual assault and human trafficking. A "one-stop" center of comprehensive services, SRFJC offers clients a place to start the healing process through counseling, protective measures or just someone who can listen. Learn how, here.
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Published Apr 2018
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For a child in foster care, it can be easy to think that the world has given up on you. They have experienced trauma that sometimes manifests in challenging behaviors that require extra love and support at a time when their biological parents are unable to provide it. These children need a resource parent with patience, someone who understands that a child’s wounds will not be fixed overnight, a parent who’s going to say, “I’m not going to give up on you.” Uplift Family Services specializes in helping these parents and children in foster care create more stable, loving homes. Uplift has its own mental health clinicians, social workers and family specialists who provide services and supports, so resource parents know they are never alone on this journey.
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Published Nov 2017
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TulareWORKs serves more than half the county's population. Find out how it connects families with resources to help them in their path to self-sufficiency through employment, nutrition, parenting classes, cash assistance and health insurance.
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Published Nov 2017
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TulareWORKs sirve a más de la mitad de la población del condado. Un departamento de la Agencia de Salud y Servicios Humanos del Condado de Tulare, conecta a las familias con recursos para ayudarles en su camino hacia la autosuficiencia a través del empleo, nutrición, clases para padres, asistencia en efectivo y seguro médico.
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Published Oct 2017
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Families in Sacramento are facing a serious problem that should concern all of us: family violence. Fortunately, there is hope. Sacramento Regional Family Justice Center offers victims of violence a safe, secure place to turn, where they can access resources, make a safety plan with social workers and become empowered to start a better life. The Family Justice Center also works to educate the public about family violence and encourage people to take a stand against it.
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Published Jun 2017
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Los niños que se encuentran en el sistema de crianza que forman parte de nuestra comunidad son sus vecinos, estudiantes, amigos de sus hijos, etc. Todos ellos tienen las mismas aspiraciones y sueños que los niños que no viven de esta manera. Lamentablemente, si no tenemos adultos constantes que brinden un hogar acogedor y de apoyo, a largo plazo quedarán en desventaja comparados con sus compañeros. Aquí es donde necesitamos de usted.
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Published Jun 2017
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Foster care is a journey. And you don’t always know where the path is going or how long it will take to get there. Right now in Sacramento County, there are more than 2,000 children on this journey – and they need loving people to go with them. Now, a major change in foster care in California is putting the needs of children first by making sure the same caregiver can be with a foster child for that entire journey. Called Resource Family Approval, it ensures that any caregiver receive proper approvals, training and support to care for a child until they are reunified with a birth parent or are adopted.
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Published Jan 2017
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San Joaquin County Children's Services is looking for resource families to reflect the diverse identities and cultures of the many foster children who are looking for homes. You don't need to be perfect, but you may be perfect for a foster child!
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Published Jan 2017
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La Agencia de Servicios Infantiles del condado de San Joaquín necesita familias de crianza que puedan refl ejar las diversas identidades y culturas de los niños en cuidado de crianza que buscan casas. ¡No necesita ser perfecto, pero podría ser la persona perfecto para un niño!
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Published Aug 2016
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¿Qué ocurre después de un niño es retirado de un entorno inseguro? ¿Cómo puede la comunidad intervenir para llenar la necesidad de cuidar a estos niños? Con muchos niños en el Condado de Santa Clara que necesitan familias para siempre, este problema es uno que afecta profundamente a los niños ya la comunidad en general. Esta pieza será llevar un mensaje de esperanza, lo que demuestra los resultados positivos que son posibles por los niños que muestran que están prosperando gracias a sus recursos y familias adoptivas. Especialmente dirigidos a los recursos potenciales y las familias adoptivas de alta calidad, la pieza será educar y alentar, ayudar a las familias a obtener la confianza para dar un paso adelante y dar la bienvenida a un niño en sus vidas.
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Published Aug 2016
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Điều gì xảy ra sau khi một đứa trẻ được lấy ra từ một môi trường không an toàn? Làm thế nào cộng đồng có thể bước vào để lấp đầy nhu cầu bằng cách chăm sóc những đứa trẻ? Với nhiều trẻ em ở Hạt Santa Clara có nhu cầu của các gia đình mãi mãi, vấn đề này là một trong những ảnh hưởng sâu sắc cả trẻ em và cộng đồng tốt hơn. mảnh này sẽ mang lại một thông điệp hy vọng, cho thấy kết quả tích cực mà có thể bằng cách giới thiệu trẻ em đang phát triển mạnh nhờ vào tài nguyên của họ và gia đình nhận nuôi.
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Published Aug 2016
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What happens after a child is removed from an unsafe environment? How can the community step in to fill the need by caring for these children? With many children in Santa Clara County in need of forever families, this issue is one that deeply affects both the children and the greater community. This publication will bring a message of hope, demonstrating the positive outcomes that are possible by showcasing children who are thriving thanks to their resources and adoptive families. Targeted particularly at potential resource and adoptive families of high quality, the piece will educate and encourage, helping families gain the confidence to step forward and welcome a child into their lives.
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Published Aug 2016
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More people are needed to provide love and support to foster youth in Fresno County. Find out how you can help.
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Published Aug 2016
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Se necesitan más personas que brinden apoyo y cariño a jóvenes en tránsito en el condado de Fresno. Conozca cómo puede colaborar.
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Published Jun 2016
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Foster children are not someone else’s problem to take care of. These are Orange County’s children, and we all share responsibility to help them succeed by providing permanency and love. It takes a commitment from all of us to achieve this. There are 3,000 children in our community who need your help right now. Resource families are needed to provide love and support to foster children until their journey ends, whether through reunification with birth parents or adoption into a forever home.
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Published Jun 2016
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Foster children are not someone else’s problem to take care of. These are Orange County’s children, and we all share responsibility to help them succeed by providing permanency and love. It takes a commitment from all of us to achieve this. There are 3,000 children in our community who need your help right now. Resource families are needed to provide love and support to foster children until their journey ends, whether through reunification with birth parents or adoption into a forever home.
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Published Feb 2016
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Whether you’re looking to expand your family through adoption or you want to plan a better future for your child, Adoption Choices of Nevada can help. Their compassionate and experienced social workers connect birth parents and adoptive parents, making families possible
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Published Sep 2015
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Some people don’t think there are foster children in Napa County, but there are. The need is here — in our community. And all it takes is a heart to help. Families are needed to foster children, especially older youth, Spanish speakers and sibling sets. Thanks to partnerships with Lilliput Children’s Services and Aldea Foster Care, Napa County has many resources to support families and children in making forever homes. In this publication, readers will learn that foster children is a community issue and will be inspired to take action by being a foster or concurrent (willing to adopt) family.
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Published Jul 2015
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We CAN find permanent families for foster youth. This publication for the foster-youth advocacy nonprofit Families NOW, shows what needs to be done to achieve permanent families for every foster child in California.
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Published Jun 2015
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Do you have room in your heart and your home to welcome a child in need? Found out how you can help by becoming a Kern County resource foster or adoptive parent.
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Published Jun 2015
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In Yuba and Sutter counties, there are more than 300 children in foster care who are in need of stable, loving families. Read on to find out how you can help.
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Published Oct 2014
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What happens after a child is removed from an unsafe environment? How can the community step in to fill the need by caring for these children? With roughly 2,300 children currently in foster care, and 500 of those children in need of forever families, this issue is one that deeply affects both the children and the greater community. This publication brings a message of hope, demonstrating the positive outcomes that are possible by telling the stories of children who are thriving thanks to their foster and adoptive families. Targeted particularly at potential foster/adoptive families, the piece educates and encourages, helping families gain the confidence to step forward and welcome a child into their lives.
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Published Dec 2013
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Dental health is important for the overall health and well-being for children ages 5 and younger. Learn how you can prevent tooth problems in your child and develop good oral hygiene habits that will keep them smiling for life.
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Published Dec 2012
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Divorce doesn't have to be contentious. Sacramento Collaborative Divorce can help you, your spouse and your family find a compassionate ending and a healthy new beginning.
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Published Apr 2012
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Chico's Rape Crisis Intervention and Prevention Center offers assistance to any man, woman or child who has experienced the trauma of unwanted sexual imposition, which includes all forms of sexual violence, stalking and harassment.
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Published Oct 2011
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Every child deserves a lifelong family. With help from volunteers, mentors and donations, Sierra Forever Families works to find permanent homes for foster children and youth in Sacramento.
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