East Bay Employers Learn Benefits Of Hiring Former Inmates The Fair Chance Summit in Contra Costa County helps employers connect with qualified job-seekers who are former inmates turning their lives …
CBS 5: Bay Area Woman Remembers Modern-Day Slave
CBS 5 coverage included the Contra Costa Alliance to End Abuse. Caylin Patterson provided comment about human trafficking in Contra Costa County in relation to the high-profile story “My Family’s …
East Bay Times: Op-Ed
Assistant Policy & Planning Director Devorah Levine’s opinion piece about domestic violence as a community issue appeared in the East Bay Times as a “My Word” commentary.
KTVU Fox 2: Bittersweet victory for Contra Costa Co. Head Start program
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, Calif. (KTVU) – Contra Costa County recently received $3.4 million from a federal grant to fund its Early Head Start program. But county officials say they still …
NBCBayArea.com: Elder Abuse Cases Skyrocket in Contra Costa County
NBC Bay Area ran a story by reporter Gillian Edevane about the rise of elder abuse cases in Contra Costa County, including quotes from EHSD Director Kathy Gallagher and Aging …
Martinez News-Gazette: Community Services Bureau seeks student intern
Coverage of the student intern program in EHSD’s Community Services Bureau ran in the Martinez News-Gazette .
CBS5: California Boosts Foster Homes To Replace Group Housing
A new recruiting effort aims to enlarge the pool of foster parents across California. For more information about how to become a foster parent, visit the Foster Care & Licensing …
KTVU: New California Law creates more need for foster care families
MARTINEZ, Calif. (KTVU) – This holiday season, while many people prepare to celebrate with trees, lights, presents and time with family, it can be a difficult time for foster care …
East Bay Times: Face of foster care changing
Journalist Jennifer Shaw wrote an in-depth article featuring Children and Family Services, foster families and former foster youth in Contra Costa County.