The people who take care of foster children and the agencies who work to get them adopted so they can have some permanency in their lives have not received a cost of living increase in the past five years. Without these cost of living increases, many who do this valuable work can no longer afford to do it and they are dropping out of helping these vulnerable children find permanency in their lives.
Help me keep the promise to California’s foster youth by writing a letter to the Senators and Assembly members fax the letter to them today. These members of the Senate and Assembly are meeting this week and next to produce a budget for the Governor to sign. They need to be urged to enact this important legislation. The letter to these Senators and Assembly members can be used as an example for your own letter. Please share with me what you did in this regard.
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About John Hitchcock
- Joe Costa
- Pasadena, CA, United States
- Joseph Costa is the chief executive officer of Hillsides, a Pasadena charity that creates safe places for vulnerable children and their families living in Los Angeles County. Acknowledged as a leader in the child welfare community, Joe has been selected by his peers to serve as the Board of Directors President of Child Welfare League of America and was previously on the governing body of California Alliance for Child and Family Services. He is also a member of the National Association of Social Workers. To learn more about Hillsides, visit http://www.Hillsides.org.
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