An insurance crisis continues to rattle California\u2019s foster care system, threatening to displace thousands of vulnerable children.<\/p>\n
Since 2024, more than two dozen nonprofits that recruit, train and support foster parents have shuttered across 13 counties, according to the California Department of Social Services.<\/p>\n
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