Just released! CAI's Fall 2024 Newsletter Get up to date on what CAI has been working on this fall. Check it out now here: https://lnkd.in/dArvsG3h University of San Diego School of Law #childrights #fosteryouth #advocacy Jessica Heldman
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Established in 1989, the Children’s Advocacy Institute (CAI) is one of the nation's premiere academic, research, and advocacy organizations seeking to improve the lives of children and youth. Among CAI's areas of special emphasis are improving the child protection and foster care systems and improving outcomes for youth aging out of foster care. Through its offices in San Diego, Sacramento, and Washington, D.C., CAI seeks to leverage change for children and youth through impact litigation, regulatory and legislative advocacy, and public education. Active at the local, state, and federal levels, CAI’s efforts are multi-faceted — comprehensively and successfully embracing all tools of public interest advocacy to improve the lives of children and youth.
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What an honor to work alongside such a passionate and well-mobilized coalition in Philly and PA to get here. It is time for Pennsylvania to join the legions of states working to get this right.
Child Advocates Social Work Supervisor Laurie Ayler will be appearing in front of the PA House Children & Youth Committee to testify in support of HB2617, a bill that will protect access to benefits for foster children in PA. Tune in live at 9:00 am on Tuesday, 10/8 at https://lnkd.in/e5mjHA8a
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Thank you SSA Commissioner Martin O’Malley and all those at SSA who are following through to do right by foster kids. Thanks for lifting it up David!
Senior Advisor for Child Welfare Policy, Casey Family Programs. Former Commissioner, NYC/ACS and NYS/OTDA. Former Acting Assistant Secretary, HHS/ACF. Opinions expressed are my own.
State and county child welfare agencies play an important role in ensuring that young people in foster care receive the Social Security survivor and SSI benefits they’re entitled to, and that those benefits are conserved for their use and support while they’re in and after they leave foster care. On July 30th, the Social Security Administration issued a Dear Colleague letter emphasizing this critical role, and offering technical assistance to those agencies in carrying out this responsibility.
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CAI’s Amy Harfeld, National Policy Advocate, Publishes Op-ed in?The Sacramento Bee entitled: "California takes money that belongs to foster kids, leaving them unprepared to live independently" "Governments are essentially stealing from these children’s futures, and the practice should be stopped." Gavin Newsom, please help our foster children! #SignAB2906 #TheirBenefitsTheirFuture Read more at: https://lnkd.in/gvgjh_24
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Assemblymember Brian Maienschein, CAI is grateful for all your hard work over the last decade. #manythanks
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???? In a world that's all too familiar with the cycle of violence, a Hope and Heal Fund -funded report by the University of San Diego School of Law Children's Advocacy Institute unearths a stark reality: the threads of domestic violence and childhood abuse can be intricately woven into the tapestry of future aggression and crime. ???? The findings underscore the critical need for early intervention and trauma-informed care to disrupt this cycle and foster a safer tomorrow. Let's commit to understanding and action - because every child deserves a chance to rewrite their story. ???? https://bit.ly/3AfA9it ? #ChildhoodTrauma #DomesticViolenceAwareness #EarlyIntervention #BreakTheCycle #TraumaInformedCare University of San Diego School of Law
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??How does childhood maltreatment influence future firearm violence? The latest findings from CAI, funded by the Hope and Heal Fund, explore existing research that suggests there may be a link. Discover the urgent need for early interventions to break the cycle of violence. Stay tuned for more insights! ??
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California can join a growing number of states acting to prevent government agencies from secretly intercepting and spending Social Security benefits that legally belong to our abused and neglected foster children. With so many foster children becoming homeless on their 18th birthdays, they need this money for food, rent, medicine. For a chance at a safe future.? And it's just plain wrong for the government to secretly take their money. Please urgently let Sen. Caballero know you think it is wrong to take money from foster children, and ask her to please be a hero for these kids by supporting AB 2906. https://bit.ly/4cfIiAM https://lnkd.in/g6ZdrFJb Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gbCyAHUa
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