Foster Care
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ACL 11-61: Extended Foster Care (EFC) (11/4/11)
AB 12 hits the streets. This ACL covers the extension of Foster Care for youth that remain in foster care beyond age 18. Extended benefits for CalWORKs court dependents placed with approved relatives, Kin-GAP [ACL 11-15], and Adoption…
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ACIN I-72-11: Katie A Lawsuit – Notice Of Hearing On Proposed Settlement Agreement (10/21/11)
This class action case involves access to mental health and support services for those in foster care or at risk of removal. LA county already settled, but there will be a hearing on the settlement with the state.…
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ACL 11-71: Extension Of Moratorium On The Acceptance And Processing Of Group Home Rate Applications (10/20/11)
Another 12 months without taking group home rate applications. [Download]
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ACL 11-51: The Fostering Connections To Success And Increasing Adoptions Act Of 2008 Education Travel Reimbursement (9/23/11)
Foster Care planning is supposed to include provisions for educational stability. Part of that includes reimbursements for transportation costs. This letter sets out the reimbursement formulas. [Download]
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ACIN I-53-11: Title IV-E Child Welfare Waiver Demonstration Capped Allocation Project Five-Year Extension Proposal (9/22/11)
An announcement of the short-term extension, through 2013, of a waiver that allows participating counties to expend Title IV-E funds on both eligible and non-eligible children and families, and provide payments for direct services to children and families…
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ACL 11-63: Foster Care Rate (AB 106) (September 20, 2011)
Sets out the foster care benefit rate increases for children in family care mandated by AB 106. This ACL addresses AFDC-FC and Kin-GAP. CDSS is going to issue a separate ACL concerning adoption assistance. Please note: 1. The…
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ACL 11-59: CalWORKs): Implementation Of New Aid Codes For Foster Children In The CalWORKs Program (9/6/11)
In the past, foster children placed with relative caretakers who were not eligible for federal foster care benefits, were not identified as foster care cases. This meant that they were put into the CalWORKs-linked Medi-Cal, and required to…
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ACL 11-53: Letter of Intent (LOI) and County Plan to Request Participation in the Transitional Housing Placement Program (THPP), the Transitional Housing Program-Plus (THP-PLUS), and/or The Transitional Housing Program-Plus-Foster Care (THP-PLUS-FC) (7/25/2011)
Pursuant to Assembly Bill 12, which expands foster care eligibility beyond age 18 for foster youth over the next several years, all counties are required to submit plans for the programs listed above which provide housing and supportive…
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ACL 11-54: Foster Care: California Necessities Index Increase In Group Home Rates (7/27/11)
New rates, effective 7/1/11. [Download]