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Prevent Child Abuse Calaveras presents State of Families report and opens Valley Springs youth center
Summary
Prevent Child Abuse Calaveras and partners presented the county’s State of Families report, highlighted prevention work that reduced children in foster care by half over the past year, announced a new youth drop-in center in Valley Springs and said the Calaveras Care Team served 23 families last year without any entering the child-welfare system.
Prevent Child Abuse Calaveras and the Family Wellness Coalition presented a “State of Families 2025” overview to the Board of Supervisors on March 25, detailing demographic trends, service gaps and community-led prevention efforts.
Farrah Roberts, representing the Prevent Child Abuse Council and Family Wellness Coalition, said Calaveras County has an aging population (median age cited at 52) and declining numbers of children under 18. The presentation highlighted economic stresses: 17.4% of children live below the poverty line; about 35% of housing units are vacant and used largely as vacation rentals;…
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