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California prepares to implement landmark legislation | 12.21.11
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The California Fostering Connections to Success Implementation Team announced that AB12, legislation which extends foster care from age 18 to 21, is ready to be implemented statewide beginning Jan. 1, 2012. U.S. Representative Karen Bass joined California Department of Social Services –Children & Family Division Deputy Director Gregory Rose, Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services, -Division Chief of Youth Development Services for the County Harvey Kawasaki, Chapin Hall at University of Chicago Professor Mark Courtney, and foster youth and advocacy organizations to announce the AB 12 implementation and importance of AB 12 from a national perspective at a press conference held at The California Endowment on Wednesday, Nov 9, 2011. Please click here to read the release.
“All in for Kids” Celebrity Poker Tournament | 10.14.11
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City National Bank® is sponsoring the 8th annual “All-in” for Kids Texas Hold ‘em Celebrity Poker Tournament on Sunday, Oct. 23rd at 12:30 p.m. The star-studded event, Co-Chaired by Angie Harmon, which benefits The Alliance for Children’s Rights, will be presented by Commerce Casino, the World’s Largest Poker Casino®, near downtown Los Angeles and City National Bank…..
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The Alliance receives highest ranking from Charity Navigator | 10.3.11
Category: News, Press Tags: Awards, Charity Navigator
Los Angeles, Calif., Oct. 2011 –
Charity Navigator issues The Alliance for Children’s Rights its highest rating of four stars for its “sound fiscal management and commitment to accountability and transparency.”
“This exceptional designation from Charity Navigator differentiates The Alliance for Children’s Rights from its peers and demonstrates to the public it is worthy of their trust,” states Charity Navigator’s Ken Berger, president and chief executive officer.
Receiving four out of a possible four stars indicates that an organization adheres to good governance and other best practices that minimize the chance of unethical activities and consistently executes its mission in a fiscally responsible
way. Approximately one quarter of the charities evaluated receive the highest rating, indicating that The Alliance for Children’s Rights outperforms most other charities in America…..
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A 9/11 Remembrance for ‘Frasier’s’ David Angell | 9.15.11
Category: Events, News, Press Tags: events, press
By: Brian Lowry
Published: Thu, September 01, 2011, 3:18 PM
Amid a staggering tide of Sept. 11-related DVDs and press releases as the 10th anniversary nears, one particularly worthwhile event stood out while sifting through my post-vacation inbox.
On Sept. 24, the Kaplan Stahler Agency is underwriting the 13th annual Tennis for Tots event at the Los Angeles Tennis Club, honoring the memory of “Frasier” producer David Angell and his wife, Lynn, who were among the passengers who died when the first plane struck the World Trade Center on Sept. 11.
Principal Mitch Kaplan noted that the agency began sponsoring the event before 2001, but switched it to the David & Lynn Angell Memorial as a tribute to the Angells, who were also active in children’s charities. (A total of $850,000 has been raised for the beneficiary, the Alliance for Children’s Rights, and the goal is to push that total over $1 million this year. Additional info is available via the group’s website.)
Among the event’s sponsors are Angell’s producing partners Peter Casey and David Lee, who — in one of those footnotes I can’t resist — credited Angell with coining the term “boinking” as a euphemism for sex while they were working on “Cheers.”
At the time of his death, Casey and Lee stated, “David Angell was not only our partner but also our friend for the past 16 years. He was a kind and gentle man with a quiet exterior that masked one of the sharpest comedy minds ever to write for television.”
Angell, who was 55 when he died, was posthumously honored by the Writers Guild of America with its Valentine Davies Award.
Learn more about AB 12 | 9.8.11
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The Alliance will co-host two AB 12 Summits in November to review implementation steps with community providers regarding the new law California Fostering Connections to Success Act AB 12 designed help transitioning youth remain in care past the age of 18. AB 12 will go into effect starting Jan. 1, 2012 (Read our AB 12 Handout for more info by clicking here.)
NAACP’s Defenders Online | 6.8.10
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Dominique Freeman was born in a motel and never issued a birth certificate during her 18 years in the foster care system. It almost cost her the chance to go to college. Luckily, she found The Alliance.
A Troubled System Works and 3 Kids Get a Dad | 5.8.10
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Los Angeles Times
Column by LA Times Columnist Sandy Banks on The Alliance’s work on a foster teen who almost lost his chance at being adopted because of a petty crime. The Alliance stood by the family and worked with the county agencies to be sure this young man got his second chance at a bright future. Read Full Article
Los Angeles Times | 9.23.09
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No papers — and little hope of advancement
At 18, Jamal King was sent by the child welfare system into adulthood without a single form of identification: no driver’s license, no Social Security card. He was able to connect with The Alliance to help him move forward. Read Full Article
Los Angeles Times | 3.3.09
Category: Press
County spends Nearly $13,00 pursuing Grandmother’s $1,000 debt. LA Times piece on Alliance client who was egregiously charged for her granddaughter’s — a foster child — stay in a juvenile probation camp. Includes a quote from Alliance Managing Attorney Lara Holtzman.
Newsweek | 2.7.09
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SABOTAGED by the SYSTEM
At 18, Tyrome Sams aged out of foster care to discover that his identity had been stolen when his credit card applications were continually refused. The Alliance is on the forefront of tackling this disturbing and increasingly common trend of identity theft among foster youth. The youth usually learn about their compromised identity right as they lose all connection to a support system.
