College of the Canyons (COC) held its annual SCV Human Trafficking Summit in Valencia on Friday.  On Friday, COC held its annual Human Trafficking Summit event at the University Center where attendees came from all over the country to discuss their experiences and share prevention and rescue processes.  Kia Dupclay shared her story of how she was human trafficked twice, ...

Local nonprofit Fostering Youth Independence (FYI) is seeking ‘Allies’ to work one on one with Santa Clarita youth who are aging out of the L.A. County foster care system. FYI Volunteers can help foster youth get needed resources, and provide guidance and encouragement as they complete post-secondary education training, officials said.   “We don’t turn away any youth who need our ...

Children’s Bureau is now offering two virtual ways for individuals and/or couples to learn how to help children in foster care while reunifying with birth families or how to provide legal permanency by adoption.  A live Zoom orientation is scheduled on Dec. 17 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. hosted by a Children’s Bureau team member and a foster parent.   ...

Hosts: Matt Watson Topic: Having An Eye On Youth Guests: Carolyn Olsen and Megan Tapia SCVi Charter School The Eye On The Valley Show – September 25, 2020 On this episode of Eye On The Valley, our host Matt Watson talks with his guests Carolyn Olsen and Megan Tapis as they discuss foster youths and SCVi. Matt starts off the ...

Foster families are needed in Santa Clarita, and an informational meeting is scheduled for the end of June, officials said Wednesday. There are approximately 64,000 children in foster care in California, and Los Angeles County’s foster care population exceeds 21,000 children, with 200 youth waiting to be connected to a family who will adopt, according to officials with Children’s Bureau ...

Senator Scott Wilk announced the approval of his foster youth enrichment bill Tuesday, which seeks to provide grants to foster youth for extracurricular activities. Wilk announced the Senate Committee on Human Services unanimously approved Senate Bill 219 (SB 219). “The Antelope Valley is home to 1 out of every 3rd foster youth in LA County. We want to provide as ...

Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Monday a bill, SB 332, meant to improve voter registration opportunities for foster youth authored by State Senator Henry Stern. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The bill, SB 332 would make sure that foster youth are presented with voter registration resources by simply adding the ...

Hosts: Cary Quashen and Michael Dougherty Topic: Foster Parenting And Adoption Guests: Dan Broyles, Care Pastor at Grace Baptist Church and Wendy Johnson, who helps lead the Foster Care/Adoption group at Grace Baptist Church. Right Click Here To Download! Click Here To Listen! Families in Action: October 31, 2016 In 2014 over 400,000 children were in the system. A child enters ...