Judge Rules in Favor of California Alliance: State Must Increase Payments to Group Homes

[from the Foster Youth Alliance, FYA Bulletin 2/24/10]

The San Francisco Chronicle reported on the far-reaching decision handed down by U.S. District Judge Marilyn Hall Patel on Monday in the case brought by The California Alliance of Child & Family Services. The judge ruled that the state must increase by 32% the rates it pays group homes caring for foster youth. The Courthouse News Service also covered the ruling, quoting Carroll Schroeder, Executive Director of the California Alliance: “Judge Patel’s ruling means that kids who need the level of care provided by group homes will finally receive the funding for care they need and deserve.”

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