“Last week, 50 local chief judges sent a letter to Brown and legislators seeking – actually begging – for this relatively tiny appropriation.” Read the full op ed article about the need for adequate dependency funding here.
“Last week, 50 local chief judges sent a letter to Brown and legislators seeking – actually begging – for this relatively tiny appropriation.” Read the full op ed article about the need for adequate dependency funding here.
Thank you to the Oakland Bay Area Links for their generous grant to EBCLO. We are honored to be among the organizations supported by this impressive group of women. The Links, Incorporated is an international, not-for-profit corporation, established in 1946. The membership consists of nearly 14,000 professional women of color in 281 chapters located in 41 states, the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. It is one of the nation’s oldest and largest volunteer service organizations of extraordinary women who are committed to enriching, sustaining and ensuring the culture and economic survival of African Americans and other persons of African ancestry. Oakland Bay Area Links was founded in 1950 on the principles of friendship and service. The local chapter has been delivering quality programs and support for the past 66 years and has been a part of advocating for and serving those who need the most help. We are delighted to partner with Oakland Bay Area Links in this endeavor.
Many thanks to long time EBCLO supporters who will match every donation made to EBCLO through East Bay Gives up to $22,500! What is East Bay Gives? It’s a 24-hour-online giving blitz celebrating the generosity of the Bay Area. It takes place May 4th, but if you’ll be too busy posting Star Wars references (May the 4th Be With You), you can “schedule” your donation for midnight starting now.
If you are an insomniac or would just love to help your money go even further, help us win a $3000 prize from East Bay Community Foundation by helping us get the most unique donations between 1 and 2 am on May 4th. Unfortunately, these donations cannot be scheduled in advance, but we’ll send out some reminders to set your alarm clock!
Last year, East Bay Gives successfully rallied over 8,000 donors to raise more than $1 million for nonprofits like ours that make the East Bay region a special place to live, work and thrive. In 2017, East Bay Gives aims to mobilize more than 40,000 people to give $5 million to support hundreds of nonprofits in the East Bay, Silicon Valley, and San Francisco.
Join the fun and help us secure all $22,500 in matching dollars!
Great article covering EBCLO’s budget cuts was on the front page of the East Bay Times yesterday. To read the article and see the video visit: http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/03/13/attorneys-more-funding-needed-to-help-east-bay-foster-youths/
Janssen & Associates is conducting EBCLO’s search for a new Executive Director. To see the job description and instructions about how to apply click here: FINAL-EBCLO-ED-Job-Announcement-2017-1
EBCLO’s Community-based Advocacy for Resources and Education (C.A.R.E.) program was awarded a $25,000 grant from the Andrus Family Fund this week. The grant will help the East Bay Children’s Law Offices implement programming which protects the rights of foster youth beyond the courtroom by promoting educational equity, healthy transitions to young adulthood, and trauma-informed responses and services. The Andrus Family Fund seeks to foster just and sustainable change in the United States. They support organizations that advance social justice and improve outcomes for vulnerable youth. EBCLO is grateful to be among the organizations supported by the Andrus Family Fund and looks forward to continued collaboration for the benefit of Alameda County youth.
Expected state budget cuts hit home to the tune of $17,946.18 per month here at EBCLO. The Judicial Council of California has determined it costs $202.9 million/year to adequately fund counsel for children and families in child welfare cases. Yet the 2016-2017 budget allocates only $114.7 million. Our share of this deficit is over $215,000.
We need your help. We are often asked how we do this work that we love. It’s never been easy–and now it’s even harder. We are inviting you to join in the work with us by providing the financial support we need to keep our doors open. Our mission is to provide top notch holistic legal services to the most vulnerable children in our community. Our clients are not someone else’s children; they are all of our children. We invite you to contribute $18/month because we have lost $18,000/month. Our hope is that with partners like you sharing in our mission, we will be able to continue to provide a strong voice for the children and youth we serve. Thank you for your support.
The California Child Welfare Co-Investment Partnership released a report about the important role the courts play in the child welfare system. The numbers speak for themselves. A 2015-2016 study measured the cost of providing representation to children and families in the dependency system at $202.9 million statewide. For the 2016-2017 fiscal year, the California Judicial Council has allocated $114.7 million covering only 56 percent of the needed funding.
Click here to read the study: On Balance– The Courts and Child Welfare
How does this affect EBCLO? Starting September 1, 2016, we are receiving $17,946.18 less from the State of California each month. Want to help make up the difference? Donate on our website today!
EBCLO’s Community-based Advocacy for Resources and Education (C.A.R.E.) program recently received its first ever $10,000 grant from Sky Ranch Foundation. Founded in 1961, Sky Ranch Foundation strives to be the uniting force within the beverage industry for aid to at-risk youth and reflects the industry’s great concern and commitment to the youth of America. EBCLO is honored to be among their grantees and looks forward a long partnership with Sky Ranch. We were delighted to host a visit from Sky Ranch Board Member Mike Donohoe this week (pictured above with Education Attorney Haley Fagan, Board President Kathy Siegel, Interim Executive Director Susan Walsh, Director of Finance Ana Wong and Managing Attorney Joy Ricardo). He shares our enthusiasm for EBCLO’s mission, and his generosity is much appreciated. Thank you Sky Ranch!