Posts by Elizabeth Roberger
Aging Out of Foster Care During Covid-19
https://player.acast.com/fostering-change/episodes/episode-38-covid-19-and-youth-aging-out-of-foster-care Click the link above to listen to the podcast! Can you imagine aging out of foster care during Covid-19? These young adults have to find somewhere to live and provide for themselves during an Pandemic. Some have no safety net or family. Listen to Rob and Dana of the Fostering Change Podcast talk with…
Read MoreSanta Clara County Foster Youth Receive Universal Basic Income
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors has approved moving forward with a pilot program providing foster youth from the ages of 21-24 years old with a Universal Basic Income of $1,000 per month. This would be the first program of it’s kind in the United States. The pilot program is scheduled to run from…
Read MoreVideo: One CASAs Experience
This short film by Left Turn Productions depicts both a foster child’s and CASA volunteer’s experience with the system. After watching, you will have a broader understanding of a CASAs role in the foster child’s case. Of course, all cases are different and all children are different. We take into consideration a volunteer’s experience level…
Read MoreCongregate Care
The L.A. Times published an OP-ED about several negative effects that closing group homes has led to. Click here to read the article. As states and counties endeavor to keep at risk children safe, they make course corrections based on past problems. With each policy change new issues arise with the very systems developed to…
Read MoreCamp Update
We are awaiting the release of guidelines from the CDC and the Caliornia Department of Public Health. While we want to do everything we can to offer some form of camp this summer we want to ensure the safety of our campers and staff. We will know more about our camp plans in mid June.…
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