1. Foster Care and Child Welfare
The passage of this bill ensures access to child care by prioritizing foster youth who are parents for subsidized child care. ... SB 528 directs the Department of Social Services to collect data on parenting and pregnant youth. ... Only 1 in 5 California child welfare workers thought it was their responsibility to refer a pregnant youth for prenatal care. ... Third, SB 528 will add parenting foster youth to a list of individuals who receive priority for subsidized child care. ... Finally, SB 528 will require the State of California to track the number of parenting youth and their children. ...
- Word Count: 2915
- Approx Pages: 12
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate