Summary
"[Assemblymember] Sharon Runner is a Republican from the central valley and her adult child has a foster child. ... [Assemblymember] Dave Jones is the chair of the judiciary committee and it's important for him to be on this committee because the courts are obviously deeply involved with the kids. [Assemblymember] Marie Evans is the chair of the human services committee, which has jurisdiction over foster care. [Assemblymember] Hector De La Torre is in charge of the budget that controls human services, so that's why he's there.
She admits that even though L.A. County does have a "good" independent living program, there is a distant connection with the foster youth. "The problem," she says, "is that there are not enough children in the program. So the children that are in the program obviously fare way better than children, for whatever reason, who do not make the connection with the independent program."According to [Karen Bass], that connection should be made through the child's social worker or foster parent. However, "One of the fundamental problems in the system is there are not enough social workers, and social workers' case loads are too high," she continues.See the full content of this document
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Bass Casts Hope for Foster Care
There are too many people who say they do not know the services, they cannot access the services, they've been denied, for me to believe there is an adequate amount of services.
Assembly Member Karen BassSimply put, statistics show the analytical interpretation of numeric...See the full content of this document
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