January Monthly Highlights
- – CTFC Annual Meeting – March 30th!
- – 2023 CTFC Board Nominations Still Open
- – Tribal Dependency Representation Dollars – Step 1 Now Available
- – Gathering of Tribal Social Services Directors
- – Base Funding of $75k Available for Tribal Foster Home Support
- Tribal Leaders Need on State Boards and Commissions
- – Member Tribe Spotlight!
- – Upcoming Events & Meetings
December Monthly Highlights
- December, 2022 Monthly Highlights
- – Tribal Priorities Introduced as the 2023-2024 Legislative Session Convenes
- – 2023 CTFC Board Nominations Accepted Until December 29th
- – Tribal Trainings on Developmental Disability Services Continue
- – Upcoming Events & Meetings
November Monthly Highlights
- November, 2022 Monthly Highlights
- – CTFC Joins Tribes at US Supreme Court in Brackeen v. Haaland
- – CTFC Establishes the California ICWA Institute Think Tank to Help Protect ICWA and Tribal Children
- – Tribal Dependency Representation Dollars are on the Way
- – CTFC Takes Part in Truth & Healing Council
- –Â Brackeen Breakdown on December 2nd
- – Upcoming Events & Meetings
October Monthly Highlights
- October, 2022 Monthly Highlights
- – Heartfelt Farewell to Executive Director, Delia Sharpe
- – Native American Heritage Month: Culture is Healing Virtual Event November 3rd
- – Tribes to Defend ICWA Before the U.S. Supreme Court on November 9th
- – Inaugural Judges’ Dinner of Central California
- –Â Brackeen Breakdown on December 2nd
- – Upcoming Events & Meetings
September Monthly Highlights
- September, 2022 Monthly Highlights
- – CTFC’s Annual Dinner
- – 2023 Summer Law Clerk Application is now open!
- –Â Brackeen Breakdown continues
- – CTFC Annual Report released
- – Upcoming Events & Meetings
August Monthly Highlights
- August, 2022 Monthly Highlights
- – 100% of California Tribes Stand with ICWA!
- – You’re invited to CTFC’s Annual Dinner on September 21
- – 2022 Legislation End-of-Session Updates
- – CTFC Hosts 3rd Listening Session on Developmental Disability Services
- – Brackeen Breakdown on September 23!
- – 2022 Call for Artwork Winner
- – Upcoming Events & Meetings
July Monthly Highlights
- July, 2022 Monthly Highlights
- – Tribally Approved Homes for Native Youth Continues to Advance!
- – CTFC Launches Survey of Developmental Disability Service Access in Tribal Communities
- – Brackeen Breakdown on August 26!
- – Welcome to our Newest Board Members!
- – Upcoming Events & Meetings
June Monthly Highlights
- June, 2022 Monthly Highlights
- – 29th Annual Statewide ICWA Conference a Huge Success!
- – Inspiration and Connections at 1st Annual California American Indian Disability Symposium
- – Brackeen Breakdown on July 22!
- – Call for Artwork!
- – Upcoming Events & Meetings
May Monthly Highlights
- May, 2022 Monthly Highlights
- – AB 1862 Passes Out of the Assembly!
- – 2022 California Statewide ICWA Conference & 1st Annual California American Indian Disability Symposium
- – Critical Deadline for Supporting Tribes!
- – Thank You to Our ICWA Conference Sponsors
- – Upcoming Events & Meetings
April Monthly Highlights
- April, 2022 Monthly Highlights
- – 2022 California Statewide ICWA Conference
- – 1st Annual California American Indian Disability Symposium
- – Brackeen Breakdown Webinars Continue!
- – 2022 Child Welfare Legislation to Watch
- – Welcome to CTFC’s Newest Members!
March Monthly Highlights
- March, 2022 Monthly Highlights
- – New Coalition-sponsored Legislation
- – CTFC Outreach Corner
- – Brackeen Update
- – 2022 Child Welfare Legislation to Watch
- – California ICWA Case Corner
- – Upcoming Events
February Monthly Highlights
- February, 2022 Monthly Highlights
- – LC4T has officially launched!
- – New Coalition sponsored legislation
- – 2022 California Statewide ICWA Conference
- – Newest CTFC Member Tribes
- – California ICWA Case Corner
- – Upcoming Dates and Deadlines
January Monthly Highlights
- January, 2022 Monthly Highlights
- – Brackeen still in Limbo – the fate of ICWA still uncertain
- – LC4T Launch Party!
- – CTFC Outreach Corner
- – Newest CTFC Member Tribes
- – California ICWA Case Corner
- – Upcoming Dates and Deadlines
December Monthly Highlights
- December, 2021 Monthly Highlights
- – Congratulations to Federal Judicial Nominee, The Honorable Sunshine Sykes!
- – The Yurok Tribe issues emergency declaration in response to the human trafficking crisis in Indian country.
- – CTFC Outreach Corner
- – Newest CTFC Member Tribes
- – California ICWA Case Corner
- – Upcoming Dates and Deadlines
November 2021 Monthly Highlights
- November 29, 2021 Monthly Highlights
- – UC Hastings College of Law to Finally Change its Name
- –Â Sunset Rule Update
- – KCRW Interviews Morongo and CTFC on Brackeen
- – Newest CTFC Member Tribes
- – California ICWA Case Corner
- – Upcoming Dates and Deadlines
October 2021 Monthly Highlights
- October 21, 2021 Monthly Highlights
- – The latest update on Brackeen v. Haaland
- – CTFC Outreach Corner
- – RFA and AB 686
- – California ICWA Case Corner
- – Upcoming Dates and Deadlines
September 2021 Weekly Highlights
- September 13, 2021 Weekly Highlights
- – LC4T Launches!!
- –Â CTFC Strategy Session in preparation for CDSS Annual Tribal Consultation Summit
- – Using a Public Health Lens to Work in the Child Welfare System
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- September 6, 2021 Weekly Highlights
- – Update on the Claudette White Tribal Court Education Equity Act (AB 1055)
- – CTFC Summer 2022 Law Clerk Applications Now Being Accepted!
- – Brackeen v. Haaland Update
- – California ICWA Case Corner
August 2021 Weekly Highlights
- August 30, 2021 Weekly Highlights
- – We’re almost there on AB 873! Letters of support to the Governor needed.
- – CTFC invites YOU to attend a Tribal Strategy Session for the Annual CDSS Tribal Consultation Summit
- – AB 676 Implementation Infographic – Efforts to Correct the Resource Family Approval Process to include Indian Community Standards
- August 23, 2021 Weekly Highlights
- – Letters of Support Needed for AB 873;
- – CTFC Annual Dinner;
- – CTFC continues to seek information about Tribal Youth who may have lost extended foster care benefits due to their tribal monies.
- August 16, 2021 Weekly Highlights
- – Family First Prevention Services Act in California and Guaranteed Income Pilot Program signed into Law;
- CDSS RFA Southern Regional Consultation Session (August 18);
- ICWA Specialist Certification Training Program Final Evaluation Report is complete;
- – CTFC continues to seek information about Tribal Youth who may have lost extended foster care benefits due to their tribal monies.
- August 9, 2021 Weekly Highlights
- – CTFC sponsored legislation AB 873 Model Support Letter;
- – Nominations open for the Not Invisible Joint Commission;
- – CDSS is hiring an Associate Governmental Program Analyst for the ICWA Compliance Hotline;
- – CTFC continues to seek information about Tribal Youth who may have lost extended foster care benefits due to their tribal monies.
- August 2, 2021 Weekly Highlights
- – Non-CTFC sponsored legislation updated letter;
- – AB 477’s inclusion of Tribes;
- – Thank you to UCLA Law Tribal Legal Development Clinic Students for legal research in Spring 2021;
- – Save the Date for the CTFC’s Annual Dinner on September 22, 2021 and other dates.
July 2021 Weekly Reports
- July 26, 2021 Weekly Report
- – Upcoming Dates and Deadlines
- – Good luck to all the Native American law grads taking the California Bar exam July 27 & 28! Shout out to our law extern, Michelle Castagne!
- – CTFC seeks your support on AB 1055!
- – Register for the 3rd Annual Noojimo’iwewin: A VAWA and ICWA Training hosted by Bay Mills Indian Community (link here).
- – California Indian Law Association‘s Native American Law Student Scholarship closes on July 31, 2021!
- July 19, 2021 Weekly Report
- – Upcoming Dates and Deadlines
- – Seeking Info on Non-Minor Dependents losing access to benefits
- – Updates on federal court litigation
- – CTFC Staff training at the National Tribal TANF Institute
- July 12, 2021 Weekly Report
- – Upcoming Dates and Deadlines
- – 28th Annual Statewide ICWA Conference Recap
- – Resource Family Approval (RFA) Regional Consultation Sessions
- – Integrated Core Practice Manual (ICPM) Guidebook and Tribal Engagement Meetings
