California Family Integrity Coalition

Promoting Family Empowerment and Preservation

Protecting and Supporting Families

The CA Family Integrity Coalition’s mission is to cultivate a community where all families are treated with dignity and respect. We work towards empowering families to access the services and resources they need without fear of policing, aiming to shrink the pipeline into the child welfare system.

Ultimately, we strive to develop policies that promote child and family safety and well-being in California for years to come.

We are parents, advocates, attorneys, justice-impacted individuals, healthcare providers, lawmakers, and allies working collectively to protect and support the families we envision for ourselves and future generations.

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Know Your Rights!

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California Mandatory Reporting Laws

California, like many other states, has a broad net of mandatory reporting laws. While these laws are intended to protect children by casting a wide net, they actually often result in overreporting of families, particularly Black, Indigenous, and low-income families, to the “child welfare system,” also known as the “family policing system,” for circumstances that arise from poverty, rather than neglect. This can leave families most in need of support and resources afraid to ask for it.

California “Child Welfare” Investigations 101

Any time you are involved with the “Child Protective Services” (CPS) or the “child welfare” system, it could have big effects on your family that last a long time. But, as a parent, you do have rights. It is important to know what these rights are and use them to protect your family.

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Upcoming Events

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Event Two

It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Event Three

It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.