Published Sep 2021
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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 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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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 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 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 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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