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New Report Chronicles Los Angeles County’s Systemic Failure to Educate Incarcerated Youth
The Education Justice Coalition (EJC), a consortium of youth advocacy and civil rights groups, today released a new report that examines the historical failures of Los Angeles County’s juvenile detention system and the current conditions that young people incarcerated face.
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Education
Who has the power?
Los Angeles County has failed to ensure access to the essential tool of a quality, culturally affirming, robust, and individualized education to the thousands of students under its care in juvenile detention facilities each year. This failure disproportionately affects low-income communities of color and persists due to the lack of transparent and responsive accountability mechanisms.
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Service Announcements
Children’s Defense Fund-CA, LA Freedom Schools to Host Youth-Led Arts Celebrating Public Education
On Wednesday, July 23, more than 125 young people will gather alongside Children’s Defense Fund-California at the SEED School of Los Angeles County, in South Los Angeles, for a youth-led arts celebration advocating the belief that public education be treated as a public good in America.
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Charity
Children’s Defense Fund-California Child Watch 2025
This event centers young people with lived experience in foster care as they lead conversations, share policy priorities, and shape the systems that impact their lives.
September 25, 2025
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Child Welfare
CDF-CA: Military Presence in CA Communities Poses Threat to State's Children
Children’s Defense Fund–California has issued the following statement in response to recent actions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the National Guard in California.
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Service Announcements
CDF Welcomes Jaren Sorkow as New State Director for California
The national youth advocacy organization Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) has named Jaren Sorkow the new state director of its Children’s Defense Fund-California (CDF-CA) office.
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CDF Cares: Resource Assistance for Los Angeles Area Wildfires
CDF wishes safety and relief for all affected during this difficult time. We have compiled a list of resources for individuals and families navigating the aftermath of this unexpected circumstance:
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