In 2004, California spent $430,000 to launch the Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare, an online database meant to help social workers find high-quality programs for families in crisis.

The funds seizure is common among child welfare agencies in California and nationwide – and it’s legal. But forces are building to halt the practice, which advocates say has been in place for ...

California child welfare agencies under fire for pocketing foster kids’ Social Security money By Jeanne Kuang Published April 6, 2023 at 11:39 AM PDT ...

California child welfare agencies under fire for pocketing foster kids’ benefits Los Angeles County has the greatest share of the caseload, with custody of about a third of the state’s foster ...

California child welfare agencies under fire for pocketing foster kids’ Social Security money. A California grandmother fights to retrieve $30,000 taken by San Diego County from her ...

California must significantly increase the money it spends on child care, food assistance and other social services — by as much as $1.6 billion in the first year alone — to narrow an income ...

Central California’s Tulare County will pay $32 million to settle a lawsuit alleging its child welfare agency failed to respond to reports of abuse involving the boy, who at 10 months old was ...

Child Protective Services Investigates Half of all Black Children in California A new study finds pervasive racial bias in the child welfare system.

An investment in a crisis nursery for San Antonio will save millions of dollars compared to the economic burden of child maltreatment, including childhood health care, criminal justice, child ...