California FFA & AB 2496 Explain Like I’m Five (ELI5) FAQ

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What’s next for foster families after an insurance shakeup threatens to upend thousands?

With most California foster family agencies (FFAs) in crisis due to a lack of insurance options, Los Angeles area FFAs fear agency closures and displacements may be imminent.

Thousands of foster kids could lose homes over insurance crisis

Bay Area foster family agencies and caregivers face a new reality as a dearth of insurance options threatens many organizations with closure.

Many of California’s foster kids could soon be displaced

With numerous foster family agencies facing closure in California, foster families worry for the kids in their care that may soon be separated from them.

Blue Avocado Recap: September 2024

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Thousands of foster kids in California could lose their homes amid insurance crisis

Without any solutions on the horizon to an impending insurance crisis, California foster family agencies may soon be forced to shutter their operations, potentially displacing the children who depend on their services.

Almost 9,000 children in California foster care could soon be taken from homes over insurance crisis

Foster care providers and children are bracing for an uncertain future as many of California's foster family agencies are likely to lose insurance by the end of September. KPBS' Katie Hyson reports.

California’s Nonprofit Foster Family Agencies Facing Potential Shutdown

CBS News Los Angeles explores the coming crisis to California foster family agencies, and the real-life impact on the children it will affect the most.

The Insurance Cliff Coming for California Foster Care

The fate of thousands of foster homes, and many of the approximately 9,000 children living in them, are in flux as California scrambles to find a solution to an insurability crisis.

Blue Avocado Recap: August 2024

Learn how five years of hard work paid off for one nonprofit. Find out the biggest pitfalls that new nonprofits encounter. Discover how your nonprofit can better appeal to potential donors. Explore how private foundations can get (and keep) tax-exempt status.

NIAC Announces Nonrenewal of All Coverages for California Foster Family Agencies

It has become clear that AB 2496, The Foster Family Agency Protection Act, is unlikely to pass in a form that allows FFAs to be insurable.

Blue Avocado Recap: July 2024

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