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Entrepreneur Sixto Cancel Is Giving Kids in Foster Care Opportunities He Never Had
As a child, Sixto Cancel was in the foster care system and saw first hand that its priority is to protect kids from abuse — not to help them thrive. He even had to prove he was being abused with recordings to get back into the system at age 15. As an adult, Cancel founded Think of Us, which researches...
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Heroes Off the Field: Spotlight on Kids Honored by NFL
The program allows kids in foster care to write, cast and star in their own stories — reminding them that their story matters, and they’re not forgotten. Kathy Vara reports for Today in LA on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022.
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Benefits Expiring for Young Adults Who Aged Out of Foster Care During Pandemic
The clock is ticking for the so-called “cliff youth,” hundreds of young adults in California who grew up in the foster care system but aged out during the pandemic.
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Mother Files Claim Against County After Son Dies From Drug Overdose in Group Home
The mother of a teen who died from a drug overdose while in a state-licensed group home is trying to get the treatment program shut down.
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Former Foster Kid Becomes First African American CEO of Nonprofit CASA LA
Charity Chandler-Cole, a former foster kid herself, was named the first African American CEO of CASA LA, a nonprofit that advocates for foster kids in the area. Angie Crouch reports for NBC4 on Wednesday, June 9, 2021.
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Former Foster Kid Defies Odds and Becomes First African American CEO of Advocate Organization
Chandler-Cole beat the odds, after giving birth to a son at age 18, she put herself through college and now heads the very organization that she struggled against as a teen.
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Project Innovation: Former Foster Kid on Mission to Help Others
NBC4 and Telemundo are supporting six non-profit organizations in Southern California with “Project Innovation” grants totaling more than $300,000. Angie Crouch reports for NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on June 8, 2021.
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TikTok's Viral Foster Mom Talks About Welcoming Teens Into Her Home
Brittany Burcham has fostered more than 30 children in need of emergency or short-term placements, and welcomes them to her home with a basket of necessities like a blanket, fuzzy socks and a toothbrush. This Foster Care Awareness Month, she explains why she became a foster parent and why it’s important to provide a safe space for teenagers in particular.
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149 Foster Children Find Homes Via Virtual Adoption as Part of National Adoption Day
Virtual adoption ceremonies will be held Saturday as part of National Adoption Day for 149 foster children who have found their permanent homes amid a pandemic.
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A More Conservative Court Hears Same-Sex Foster Parent Case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to side with a Catholic social services agency in a dispute with Philadelphia over the agency’s refusal to work with same-sex couples as foster parents.
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CASA of Los Angeles Justice Jog Goes Virtual to Support Foster Youth
Join NBC4 and Sports Anchor and Reporter Mario Solis to support the CASA of Los Angeles Justice Jog: Virtual 5K/10K QuaRUNtine Fitness Challenge taking place August 29 through September 26, 2020. The virtual challenge allows participants to complete the 5K or 10K distance at their own pace by running, walking, biking, swimming or choosing other fitness activities to raise funds…
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Empowering Women of Color
Actress Victoria Rowell shares personal insights into the struggle of growing up in a foster home, how she is creating opportunities for young women of color, and promoting awareness of mental illness in African Americans.
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Tiffany Haddish, Councilman Show Up To Computer Giveaway For Foster Youth
This drive-thru give away was designed to bridge the digital divide in a time when more children are having to learn from home. Darsha Philips reports for NBC LA at 4 p.m. Thursday July 30, 2020.
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Local Nonprofit Helps Guide Transition-Age Foster Youth Toward Bright Futures
A look at how one local nonprofit, Just in Time for Foster Youth, is guiding transition-age foster youth toward bright futures.
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Beloved San Diego Foster Parent Remembered Following Deadly Double Shooting
Debbie Stolz, who was killed Sunday in Otay Mesa, was regarded as the “Mother Teresa of foster care” by her friends and colleagues,
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Foster Dad Accused of Sexually Assaulting 10-Year-Old
Authorities are seeking possible additional sexual assault victims of a 68-year-old West Covina man who has been a foster parent for the last 18 years. On March 3, David Diaz allegedly sexually assaulted his foster child, a 10-year-old girl, at his residence in West Covina, according to the West Covina Police Department. Diaz was arrested and charged with sexual assault…
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Pandemic Piles New Pressures on Foster Children, Caretakers
Foster children have enormous challenges even in the best of times
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