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		<title>Jack Jacqua – San Francisco’s “Street Soldier”</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 18:13:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Corrine</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SFCASA News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[foster youth]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[juvenile hall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Omega Boys Club]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jack Jacqua is a familiar and friendly face in juvenile hall, the courts, youth and adult prisons, community groups as well as the streets of San Francisco.  Co-founder of the Omega Boys Club, Jacqua has been advocating for children’s rights for over 35 years.  Jacqua volunteers his time to act as a mentor, friend and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Life After 18 for California Foster Youth</title>
		<link>http://www.sfcasa.org/blog/life-after-18-for-california-foster-youth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sfcasa.org/blog/life-after-18-for-california-foster-youth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 19:06:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Corrine</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AB12]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aging out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foster youth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fostering Connections to Success Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homelessness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[non-minor dependents]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prior to the implementation of the Fostering Connections to Success Act, or more commonly known as AB12, foster youth aged out of the system at age 18.  Despite legally being considered adults, many of these former foster youth had yet to gain the skills required for successful independent living.  With the new law, there is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SFCASA&#8217;s Fostering Change Luncheon is next Wednesday!</title>
		<link>http://www.sfcasa.org/blog/sfcasas-fostering-change-luncheon-is-next-wednesday/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sfcasa.org/blog/sfcasas-fostering-change-luncheon-is-next-wednesday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 23:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Corrine</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA['The Power of One']]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fostering Change Luncheon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Judge Donna Hitchens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SFCASA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sfcasa.org/blog/?p=739</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[SFCASA&#8217;s 12th Annual Fostering Change Luncheon is just FIVE DAYS AWAY! This year&#8217;s luncheon theme is &#8216;The Power of One.&#8217; As we hear so often right here on our blog, it only takes one person to dramatically change the odds for a foster child. One SFCASA volunteer can help save a vulnerable youth from re-victimization, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CASA Volunteer talks about her experience as an advocate for a young woman who becomes pregnant while still in foster care.</title>
		<link>http://www.sfcasa.org/blog/casa-volunteer-talks-about-her-experience-as-a-casa-for-a-young-woman-who-becomes-pregnant-while-still-in-foster-care/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sfcasa.org/blog/casa-volunteer-talks-about-her-experience-as-a-casa-for-a-young-woman-who-becomes-pregnant-while-still-in-foster-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 22:05:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Corrine</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SFCASA Volunteers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CASA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foster care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pregnant foster youth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SFCASA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teenage pregnancy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sfcasa.org/blog/?p=730</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[9 months into the case and I&#8217;m bored. I&#8217;m a CASA to a 16-year-old young woman who is currently placed at home with her mother. This is easy, I think. Nothing is happening. The issues at home seem to be under control. I even get along well with her mother. I worry that I&#8217;m not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Impact of the Deficit Reduction on Vulnerable Populations</title>
		<link>http://www.sfcasa.org/blog/impact-of-the-deficit-reduction-on-vulnerable-populations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sfcasa.org/blog/impact-of-the-deficit-reduction-on-vulnerable-populations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 20:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Corrine</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SFCASA News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[debt reduction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deficit reduction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food stamps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[House Committees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SNAP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Services Block Grant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SSBG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sfcasa.org/blog/?p=724</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, two House Committees passed measures in the hope of finding $261 billion in savings over the next ten years. Some of the programs negatively affected are the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, and the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG), which provides various social services to children and families. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bullying and Aging in Children</title>
		<link>http://www.sfcasa.org/blog/bullying-and-aging-in-children/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sfcasa.org/blog/bullying-and-aging-in-children/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 19:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Corrine</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SFCASA News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bullying]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[violence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[youth]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A new study of children demonstrates a correlation between experiencing violence and aging prematurely. The cells of bullied children age much more quickly than those of less-stressed children. Furthermore, “…exposure to multiple types of violence had a cumulative effect.” To read more about the effects of violence on aging, please click here.]]></description>
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		<title>SFCASA Participates in World Book Night! April 23rd 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.sfcasa.org/blog/sfcasa-participates-in-world-book-night-april-23rd-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sfcasa.org/blog/sfcasa-participates-in-world-book-night-april-23rd-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:54:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Corrine</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SFCASA News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sherman alexie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the absolutely trye diary of a part time indian]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[World Book Night! April 23rd, 2012 SFCASA received a generous donation of 20 paperback copies of Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian from Green Apple Books in celebration of World Book Night. This is the first year for the event in the U.S. Read more about the event at http://www.us.worldbooknight.org/. These [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teen Parents in Foster Care</title>
		<link>http://www.sfcasa.org/blog/teen-parents-in-foster-care/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sfcasa.org/blog/teen-parents-in-foster-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Corrine</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SFCASA News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foster care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[neglect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teen pregnancy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In addition to many other challenges, teen girls in foster care are two-and-a-half times more likely to become pregnant than girls nationwide and three times more likely to have had a child. The risk factors for these girls include abusive and/or neglectful homes, family turbulence, problem behaviors, and lack of engagement in academic pursuits. These [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CASA Volunteer Megan talks about her experience as a CASA for a young man who is faced with parenthood.</title>
		<link>http://www.sfcasa.org/blog/casa-volunteer-megan-talks-about-her-experience-as-a-casa-for-a-young-man-who-is-faced-with-parenthood/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sfcasa.org/blog/casa-volunteer-megan-talks-about-her-experience-as-a-casa-for-a-young-man-who-is-faced-with-parenthood/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Corrine</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SFCASA Volunteers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[child abuse awareness month]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[child abuse prevention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[court appointed special advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foster care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mentors]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[teenage parenthood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teenage pregnancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[volunteer voice]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sfcasa.org/blog/?p=696</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My sixteen year old young man announced that he thought his girlfriend was pregnant. I froze. &#8220;What do you mean &#8216;think&#8217;?&#8221; I asked. &#8220;Well, she thinks she might be. But we won&#8217;t know for sure for three months.&#8221; &#8220;Three months? If she is pregnant you can find out right now with a test from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The John Burton Foundation offers valuable information about the new extended foster care law, AB12</title>
		<link>http://www.sfcasa.org/blog/the-john-burton-foundation-offers-valuable-information-about-the-new-extended-foster-care-law-ab12/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sfcasa.org/blog/the-john-burton-foundation-offers-valuable-information-about-the-new-extended-foster-care-law-ab12/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:15:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Corrine</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SFCASA News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AB12]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foster youth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeless]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeless youth]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are a lot of similarities between the foster youth and homeless youth for whom the John Burton Foundation advocates. Foster care services, extended by AB12, may be able to help those youth who previously would not have entered foster care. Under the previous system many homeless youth did not become dependents because they were [...]]]></description>
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