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Marin County non-profit launches Project K.E.E.P. to help foster children<\/h2>\n

12\/7\/18<\/p>\n

Plenty of kids head off to school with stuffed backpacks, but rarely do they make the same difference as packs handed out by a Marin County non-profit called\u00a0AdvoKids<\/a>\u00a0in Corte Madera... Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Advokids Reaches Landmark Settlement with Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services; Statewide Implications Predicted<\/h2>\n

10\/20\/17<\/p>\n

Foster child's death spurred three-year legal battle by Bay Area Group...Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Letter to the editor, SF Chronicle<\/h2>\n

6\/5\/17<\/p>\n

Advokids' Executive Director responds in a letter to the editor of the SF Chronicle highlighting the necessity of trauma-informed responses when helping foster children heal...Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Santa Clarita Signal<\/h2>\n

4\/5\/17<\/p>\n

Advokids Executive Director Margaret Coyne is quoted throughout this article about how to leverage California legal tools to save children from abuse and neglect...Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Protect California Children Campaign<\/h2>\n

4\/4\/17<\/p>\n

In support of National Child Abuse Prevention Month, Advokids has launched a statewide \u201cProtect California Children\u201d campaign (protectCAchildren.org<\/a>) to\u00a0provide information to all Californians about the action they can take when they see a child who continues to be abused, neglected, or exploited after a child abuse report has been made...Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Simple Legal Forms Can Protect California Children From Abuse, Neglect & Death<\/h2>\n

PRESS RELEASE UPDATED: APR 4, 2017 10:07 PDT<\/strong> Advokids launches awareness campaign for National Child Abuse Prevention Month San Francisco, CA, April 4, 2017 (Newswire.com) \u00a0In May 2013, eight-year-old Gabriel Fernandez died after months of abuse at the hands of his mother and her boyfriend. Gabriel\u2019s teacher and others reported the abuse multiple times but social workers left the child in the home where he later died. In March 2017, an L.A. County judge ruled that social workers should stand trial on charges related to Gabriel\u2019s death. Advokids, a California legal non-profit, is launching a statewide \u201cProtect California Children\u201d campaign (protectCAchildren.org<\/a>) to educate California mandated reporters and the general public about action they can take when first-line defenses to protect children, ...Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Chronicle For Social Change<\/h2>\n

1\/27\/17<\/p>\n

Free legal hotline empowers California foster caregivers. Read the article that highlights Advokids as the starting point to teach people how to access the court and share critical information with the juvenile court judge...Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Advokids, Foster Parents File Lawsuit Against L.A. County DCFS<\/h3>\n

Advokids, along with three foster parents, filed suit against the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services (LADCFS) for routinely failing to provide foster parents and relative caregivers with advance written notice of court hearings and opportunities to be heard.<\/p>\n

Advokids Sues L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services -\u00a0Los Angeles Register, August 6, 2014.<\/a><\/p>\n

The Voice of Foster Kids - Los Angeles Times,\u00a0August 8, 2014<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Foster Parents Suing LA\u2019s Child Welfare System - NBC Southern California, August 7, 2014<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Foster Parents Sue L.A. County - Eastern Group Publications, August 7, 2014<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read the press release here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

NBC4 News coverage:<\/p>\n

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