Across Fresno and Madera Counties, about 2,600 kids are currently in foster care. Although foster parents, attorneys, social workers and judges work together to move cases through the court system, some needs fall through the cracks. An organization called CASA connects foster youth with volunteers to try to make sure …
Read More »Mi Casa S.A.L.E. rental property opens doors to undocumented UC Merced students
Undocumented University of California, Merced students Zuleyma Guillermo, 21, and Reyna Gabriel-Peralta, 20, speak about living with fellow undocumented UC Merced students at two rental properties run by Mi Casa S.A.L.E. through the UC Merced student group Students Advocating Law and Education in Merced, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017. …
Read More »Victim services grant will aid foster children by expanding CASA
The Merced County District Attorney’s Office will expand victim services with the Court Appointed Special Advocates program, thanks to a $ 373,000 grant from the federal Victims of Crime Act. The … Click to Continue »
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