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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Oct. 13, 2007

Fostering Progress

Forum Column - By Regina Diehl - California is abandoning its responsibility to the state's foster children, providing their caregivers with less monthly funding than it would take to keep a dog in a kennel.

FORUM COLUMN

By Regina Diehl

      Members of the legal profession pride themselves on their collective ability to address the challenges facing our society. As priorities shift, many of us advocate for a reallocation of resources to address our most critical needs. Little has been done, however, to address the needs of the abused and neglected children in California's foster care system - children who we all bear responsibility for...

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