The couple knew they wanted to have children, but when they learned they couldn’t conceive on their own, the Morenos decided to foster two young girls. “We thought, let’s help a foster child out, help them get their life together,”…

A lifelong advocate for children and families, CCRC President and CEO Dr. Michael Olenick celebrates this month 20 years of service at the agency. In this twentieth chapter of his story, Olenick looks back with pride at the evolution of…

Update September 30, 2024: CCRC now serving over 100,000 children, families, and child care providers. The government shutdown that was narrowly avoided in September will once again threaten critical funding for children and families when the budget comes due November…

A lapse in federal funding could leave nearly 85,000 California children without stable child care at the end of September. The report by The Century Project describes the situation as “the child care cliff,” and it refers to the steep…