California SB452 establishes a three-year pilot program to provide grants for prevention legal services to families at risk of child welfare services.

California SB452 adds a new chapter to the Welfare and Institutions Code, establishing the Family Advocacy Pilot Program. This program, run by the State Department of Social Services, will provide grants to qualified organizations for three years. These grants will fund prevention legal services, direct assistance by interdisciplinary teams, and legal training or technical assistance. The bill emphasizes that services must be free to recipients and that any federal reimbursements will supplement, not replace, county funding.

California SB452 establishes a three-year pilot program to provide grants for prevention legal services to families at risk of child welfare services.

California SB452 adds a new chapter to the Welfare and Institutions Code, establishing the Family Advocacy Pilot Program. This program, run by the State Department of Social Services, will provide grants to qualified organizations for three years. These grants will fund prevention legal services, direct assistance by interdisciplinary teams, and legal training or technical assistance. The bill emphasizes that services must be free to recipients and that any federal reimbursements will supplement, not replace, county funding.