CONCORD (KRON) — Contra Costa County is making major changes to its foster program, as officials are working to phase out group homes for foster children. Nineteen-year-old Justice Woods writes lyrics …
New Law Set To End Group Homes As Foster Care Option
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY (CBS SF) — Next month, a new state law kicks in to phase out group homes for foster care. KPIX 5 spoke with a former foster child …
Contra Costa County: Promising program fights deadly domestic violence
CONCORD — Contra Costa County has received funding to continue as one of four nationwide test sites for a program that aims to prevent domestic violence assaults from eventually resulting in domestic …
Contra Costa Families Shouldn’t Go Hungry/Tom Barnidge Column
The Contra Costa Civil grand jury released a report not long ago that came as something of a surprise. It said the CalFresh program — the latest iteration of food …
Richmond Standard: West County Family Justice Center
After more than a decade in the making, West Contra Costa County’s first permanent one-stop center to assist victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other abuse held …
KQED: The CALIFORNIA Report
Democrats Push Gov. Brown to Invest in CalWORKs Housing Support Program Budget negotiations are in full swing in Sacramento. We told you Wednesday about Gov. Jerry Brown’s fiscal prudence in …