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Tag: foster youth

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Posted inUncategorized

Federal cuts lead to uncertainty for foster care in Sacramento

by Katerina GraziosiSeptember 9, 2025September 9, 2025

There were 1,136 children in the foster care system in Sacramento County as of April 1, according to the California Child Welfare Indicators Project’s most recent point in time count.

A woman stands and smiles at the camera with pink flowers in the background.
Posted inAffordable Housing

California’s proposed foster care cuts could increase homelessness, advocates say

by Sena ChristianMarch 13, 2024March 13, 2024
A young boy works on schoolwork.
Posted inEconomic Equity

How everyday people can invest in the area’s vulnerable children

by Sena ChristianJanuary 29, 2024January 29, 2024
Posted inAffordable Housing

Sacramento County works to break the link between homelessness and ‘aged-out’ foster youth

by Sena ChristianJune 1, 2022June 8, 2022
A young woman stands on a sidewalk outside a building and looks off into the distance.
Posted inAffordable Housing

Black foster youth who age out struggle to find housing

by Sena ChristianJune 1, 2022June 8, 2022

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