Human trafficking, an issue perceived formerly as children from some elusive, far away “over there” being bought and sold, and now understood to be a major domestic issue as well, has become the target for many a legislative idea of late. This is both good and bad (but primarily good): the estimated 200,000 children at risk of being bought and sold like merchandise deserve to...
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Crittenton Services for Children and Families Martha Jasso, Director of Communications (714) 680-6008 mjasso@crittentonsocal.org Catonsville, Md. – Crittenton Services for Children and Families (CSCF) is proud to announce that Chief Executive Officer, Joyce Capelle, has been invited to participate as a panelist at the Third Annual Governor’s Conference on Combating Human Trafficking in Maryland hosted by the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention (GOCCP) on May...
Read MoreApril 14, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Crittenton Services for Children and Families Martha Jasso, Director of Communications (714) 680-6008 mjasso@crittentonsocal.org SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Crittenton Services for Children and Families (CSCF) is proud to announce that Chief Executive Officer, Joyce Capelle, is an invited featured presenter at the YWCA's, Harbor and South Bay Chapter, Annual Racial Justice Conference on April 30, 2014 from 7:30 am to 9:30 am. [caption id="attachment_2072" align="alignleft" width="300"]...
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Dear Support Base, Crittenton is asking for you to help us tell Johns and Traffickers that our children are not for sale. Senator Bob Huff has introduced SB 982 to increase penalties for predators who solicit minors for sex, and your support is vital to ensuring that we are successful in ending the demand that is the lifeblood of domestic minor sex trafficking. It's time for...
Read MoreMarch 10, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Crittenton Services for Children and Families Martha Jasso, Director of Communications (714) 680-6008 mjasso@crittentonsocal.org MONTEREY, Calif. – Crittenton Services for Children and Families (CSCF) is proud to announce that Dr. Barbara Hernandez, Vice President of Community Based Services, CSCF is an invited guest speaker at the 39th Annual Conference on Forensic Mental Health: The Joining of Art and Science on March 20, 2014. [caption id="attachment_2100" align="alignleft"...
Read MoreFebruary 26, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Crittenton Services for Children and Families Martha Jasso, Director of Communications (714) 680-6008 mjasso@crittentonsocal.org COSTA MESA, Calif. – Crittenton Services for Children and Families (CSCF) is proud to announce that Chief Executive Officer, Joyce Capelle, has been invited to participate as a panelist at this year’s Ensure Justice Conference hosted by the Global Center for Women and Justice at Vanguard University. [caption id="attachment_2193" align="alignleft" width="199"] Joyce...
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I’m honored to be working with Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe and a committed group of lawmakers on a bipartisan effort to end child sex trafficking in California. The legislative effort involves the work and cooperation of. Sen. Ted Lieu, Sen. Holly Mitchell, Sen. Jerry Hill, Sen. Marty Block, Assemblymember Susan Talamantes Eggman and the human-rights group California Against Slavery. Some of this legislation –...
Read MorePriority legislation being considered by California's legislature identified for its impact to the clients, staff and communities of Crittenton. AB 1441 (Stone) Pupils in foster care: transfers between schools: educational record: course credit (Died in Committee) Clarifies procedures for the transfer of students in foster care between schools by requiring the education agency from which the student is transferring to complete the education record and determine credits earned...
Read MoreFebruary 3, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Crittenton Services for Children and Families Martha Jasso, Director of Communications (714) 680-6008 mjasso@crittentonsocal.org DOWNEY, Calif. – Crittenton Services for Children and Families (CSCF) is proud to announce that Dr. Barbara Hernandez, Vice President of Community Based Services, for CSCF, is an invited keynote speaker presenting on the topic of commercially sexually exploited children at the Thirty-Third District PTA’s Mid-Winter Conference on February 6, 2014. [caption...
Read MoreJanuary 27, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Crittenton Services for Children and Families Martha Jasso, Director of Communications (714) 680-6008 mjasso@crittentonsocal.org Fullerton, Calif – After nearly five decades of providing services and assistance to Southern California youth that have experienced neglect, violence, and sexual exploitation Crittenton Services for Children and Families (CSCF) will be recognized by local leaders in a small and private ceremony on January 30, 2014. [caption id="attachment_2058" align="alignleft" width="300"] Artwork...
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