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Governor Signs Legislation to Provide Services and Resources to California's Foster Children
October 12th, 2009

"World Social Work Day 2009 - IFSW Press Release"
International Federation of Social Workers
March 17th, 2009

'Financial Abuse Costs Elders More Than $2.6 Billion Annually, According to MetLife Mature Market Institute Study, Though Four in Five Cases Are Not Reported - MetLife'
MetLife
March 17th, 2009
Family Members and Caregivers are Responsible in 55% of Cases Related Costs Reach into the Tens of Millions Prevention Tips Available for Older Americans and Their Families

'In Santa Cruz County, 59 Percent of the Elderly Living Alone Can't Make Ends Meet - San Jose Mercury News'
San Jose Mercury News
February 24th, 2009
Cuts to home health care subsidies which keep the elderly and infirm out of more costly nursing homes also loom. President Obama's stimulus plan will, ...

'Some Senior Citizens Feel 'Houselocked' by Economy - Contra Costa Times'
Contra Costa Times
February 22nd, 2009
Similar stories are playing out for other elderly homeowners as the housing market suffers through its worst slump in decades. In the face of these dilemmas...

'Retain services that keep elders and disabled in their homes - San Francisco Chronicle'
San Francisco Chronicle
January 23rd, 2009
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger made it crystal clear: The budget needs to be balanced, and cutting crucial services to the 400,000 Californians most in need of public support is one way he thinks it should be done...

'Struggling states cut healthcare for poor before Obama can bolster coverage - Los Angeles Times'
Los Angeles Times
January 14th, 2009
The unprecedented reductions come as millions are losing their jobs and insurance. They are so steep that the federal rescue package may not be able to revive them...

'Query for Aging Patients: How Much Do You Drink? - The New York Times'
The New York Times
December 15th, 2008
In an article on screening for alcohol use and abuse among older adults in the November issue of The American Journal of Nursing, she noted: "Often ...

New Training Tool
CalSWEC
December 10th, 2008
AB 1331: Accessing SSI to Improve the Transition for Foster Youth with Disabilities

'Contra Costa cuts millions from employment, human services department - Contra Costa Times'
Contra Costa Times
December 9th, 2008
Contra Costa supervisors cut $18.5 million from one county department Tuesday, sending more than 100 pink slips to employees, many of whom pleaded passionately for their jobs at a standing room only meeting...

'Contra Costa County: Don't adopt this policy - SF Gate'
SF Gate
November 21st, 2008
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors has an important choice to make very soon. Making the correct one will protect the county's vulnerable foster children...

'States Cut Services for Elderly, Disabled - The Wall Street Journal'
The Wall Street Journal
November 20th, 2008
Faced with widening budget shortfalls, several states are rolling back support services for the elderly and disabled.

'Veterans Fight Cuts in Home Care - The Sacramento Bee'
The Sacramento Bee
November 11th, 2008
What's going to happen to the workers that support me and my in-home services? Many of the workers are going to have to move onto other jobs...

'Rahm Emanuel: Meet Obama's New Chief of Staff - Esquire'
Esquire
November 5th, 2008
A woman's story about her father's abuse at a local nursing home led to Emanuel's introducing the Elder Justice Act, which makes abuse of senior citizens a ...

'Ventura conference will address issues of concern to seniors - Ventura County Star'
Ventura County Star
October 25th, 2008
In the midst of the state's ongoing budget crisis, the Congress of California Seniors is hosting a conference Monday in Ventura to address a number of concerns of the county's aging population...

'Invest in our children not prisons - Hudson Valley Press'
California Foster Care Legislation - Google News
October 8th, 2008
Nearly one in five children in California is poor. More than 80000 California children are in foster care, many of them facing tragically negative ...

'Caifornia Props. 6 & 9 Bad Deals say LA Activists - New America Media'
California Foster Care Legislation - Google News
October 6th, 2008
We have exploding foster care because of mass incarceration,? Dawson pointed out. Harris-Dawson said that many voters will be misled when they hear the term ...

'Tehama County Seniors Feel Cuts - Contra Costa Times'
Contra Costa Times
October 6th, 2008
Reid quickly learned that Adult Protective Services, which serves as an intermediary for the disabled and the elderly, ...

'Frances Lomas Feldman dies at 95; social worker conducted ... - Los Angeles Times'
California Child Welfare Legislation - Google News
October 5th, 2008
AT USC, she also was a key founder of the California Social Welfare Archives, a volunteer organization that preserves the state's social work history. ...

'Governor Cuts Funding for Nursing Home Ombudsman - San Jose Mercury News'
San Jose Mercury News
October 4th, 2008
Out of 3.7 positions, which Johnson said would make it harder to respond to complaints and protect the rights of residents in long-term care facilities...

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