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Contacts

ILP Manager
Theresa Thurmond, phone: (916) 651-9974, email: theresa.thurmond@dss.ca.gov

ILP Coordinator
Vebra Switzer, phone: (916) 654-2572, email: vebra.switzer@dss.ca.gov

Emergency Helpline

Office of the Foster Care Ombudsman,
phone: 1-877-846-1602

California Depatment of Social Services Website

What’s New @ California

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Microstipends for parentless youths got slashed by Arnold. Will kids fight back?

LA Weekly, by Daniel Heimpel, Dec 30, 2009, Los Angeles --

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Foster care sees increase in cases due to economy

Santa Cruz Sentinel, by John Sammon, Dec 20, 2009, APTOS -- A local foster care agency for children and teens is doing more-with-less, faced with state budget shortfalls and greater numbers of at-risk kids.

The economy isn't helping.

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Placer High football star, a foster youth, overcomes and inspires

The Sacramento Bee, By Ailene Voisin, Nov 20, 2009, Sacramento, CA --

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'Aged-out' foster youth at terrible risk

We want to hear from YOU! The state of California is facing an economic crisis which places older youth in foster care at great risk. Read this Editorial that ran in the San Francisco Chronicle, then voice your own opinion! Here's the Editorial:

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Alumna getting 2nd chance on ‘Biggest Loser’

Daily 49er, By Marisol Aguilar, Oct 20, 2009, LONG BEACH, CA --

A second chance is the theme for season 8 of the show “The Biggest Loser,” and Shauntina “Shay” Sorrells is certainly getting hers as a contestant.

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