Aldea Children and Family Services Your donation can be doubled by Nova Group, Inc.

Your donation can be doubled! Nova Group, Inc. will match donations made through our year-end campaign, up to a total of $10,000! Donate Now Did you know that 1 in 5 Americans lives with a mental illness? Support Aldea by making a donation below and you will help improve the…

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Local foster children jump, have fun with Vallejo police officers at holiday event

Originally published in The Vallejo Times Herald on December 10, 2014 By Dianne de Guzman. “That was so fun,” a small child screamed to the group of police officers before running off. That’s something a lot of the officers perhaps don’t hear much on the job from children, but Wednesday…

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Lemn Sissay: A child of the state

Originally Filmed on Ted Talks June 2012 and Published on YouTube on October 27, 2012 Poet and Playwright Lemn Sissay shares his childhood memories with us as a child of the system. He draws our attention to some great stories in history starring a hero that conquers their condition (Point…

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she didn’t want to be a parent anymore

“The summer before ninth grade my mom decided she didn’t want to be a parent anymore, even though I had two younger siblings that were six and four years old.”

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