Businesses in Santa Maria partner to gift 100 local foster care kids
Businesses in Santa Maria collaborated to gift over 100 foster care youth personalized gifts for Christmas Day.…
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Once a foster care child, now paying it forward with adoption
A local Orcutt woman who was once a foster child became a foster parent to pay it forward in the community.…
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CASA seeking volunteers to help foster care youth in Santa Barbara Co.
More foster care children in Santa Barbara County are getting the help they need. CASA is welcoming new volunteers this month, but the agency is…
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New 2020 CA law could provide more stability to foster care youth
A new 2020 state law is hoping to provide more stability for children in foster care. The legislation would prevent youth from experiencing…
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Opioid epidemic in Santa Barbara County landing more kids in foster care
In Santa Barbara County, 80 percent of children that are landing in the foster care system are there because of the opioid epidemic.…
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For some immigrant children, entering the foster care system could lead to U.S citizenship
On the Central Coast, child welfare agencies are prepared to help minors regardless of immigration status. …
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