On this week’s podcast we cover a lawsuit over equal support for relative caregivers in Ohio, LGBTQ youth in foster care, how foster homes are doing during the coronavirus pandemic, and New Jersey’s stimulus relief for older youth in care. We’re joined by California State Assemblymember Ash Kalra about his California Racial Justice Act, which was recently signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom and attempts to provide what might be an unprecedented check on racial bias during trials and at sentencing.Reading RoomOhio Still Shortchanging Relative Caregivers Despite Court Order, Complaint Chargesbit.ly/2ISqXG1Ohio Has Ignored a Federal Court Decision Requiring Foster Care Payments to Relativesbit.ly/3nKKxD9Kentucky Case Could Mean More Support for Kin Caregiversbit.ly/3pQeqUILGBTQ Foster Youth in New York City: Strong in Numbers, Struggling in Carebit.ly/3q0aJvINew Survey Shows 1 in 3 New York Foster Families Lost Income in 2020, With City Hardest Hitbit.ly/2UNB8OTNew Jersey Sending Coronavirus Relief Checks to Older Foster Youthbit.ly/3nLGwhMSome Hope for Youth Services Boost in Coronavirus Relief Negotiationsbit.ly/2IVnJSo

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