Now that FMC has rolled into Maryland, the biggest story in foster care is going on in California.
Despite fiscal woe, political inertia was replaced with momentous change when, this week, AB12, which would extend care to age 21 by tapping federal funds laid out by the Fostering Connections Act, charged through the State Senate. Now the bill sits waiting to move to the Governor’s desk by the end of the September where he will decide whether or not to sign it into law.
Reporters up and down the state responded with a flurry of coverage, giving a public face to a pulsing movement. Karen de Sa, two-time winner of the prestigious Casey Medal for Distinguished Reporting on Children and Families and many other rewards, took time to note the striking note of optimism with a story she wrote for her San Jose Mercury News. Also, Jon Sepulvado of the California Capitol Network highlighted the moment.
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Fostering Media Connections (FMC) is a project of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI). FMC harnesses the power of journalism and media to drive public and political will behind policy and practice that improve the well-being of children in foster care.
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