Category: Foster Care
Research shows progress and challenges for foster students
Alison Yin / EdSource Over 300,000 children in the United States are in foster care due to formal findings of […]
October 7, 2025
State suspension rates remain high despite reforms
Credit: Alison Yin / EdSource Top Takeaways Systems-impacted students are suspended at rates higher than other groups. Students with disabilities […]
August 26, 2025
After the fire: Former foster youth attributes recovery to unconditional support
Wildfire smoke fills the air over the 110 freeway in Los Angeles. Credit: AP Photo / Etienne Laurent Before the […]
March 19, 2025
The community college creating a home base for transition-age foster students
Sky Celine Page, 20, in her subsidized home, which recently opened as part of a collaborative effort between Pasadena City […]
February 12, 2025
For former foster care students, college help exists long after exiting the system
Deborah Vanessa Lopez, left, is a program manager that works with students formerly in the foster system at Rio Hondo […]
February 3, 2025
What schools should know about the liability insurance crisis in foster care
Koinonia Family Services is one of the foster family agencies that received a letter of nonrenewal. Their policy expires in […]
October 21, 2024
Leader steps down from foster youth advocacy group
Amy Lemley, right, at an April reception for John Burton Advocates for Youth. Photo Credit: John Burton Advocates for Youth […]
July 16, 2024
Q&A: Centering the college aspirations of foster youth
As California expands services needed to grow the number of foster youth enrolling in college, more work is needed to […]
July 10, 2024
‘No place like this.’ L.A. home helps young adults live beyond survival mode
The Dunamis House in Boyle Heights is owned and operated by Los Angeles Room & Board. Credit: Los Angeles County […]
April 17, 2024