CA ACR106

Declares November 2025 as Court Adoption and Permanency Month and encourages courts and communities to participate in activities promoting permanency for children in foster care

Highlights California's "kin-first culture" approach, which prioritizes placing children with relatives or extended family members rather than in traditional foster care

Notes children in welfare-supervised out-of-home care decreased 29% from 55,000 in 2021 to 39,000 in 2025

Reports that 74% of foster children remained in their first or second placement after 12 months by 2023, representing a 10% improvement in placement stability since 2018

Recognizes that 57% of children exiting foster care in 2024 were placed with or adopted by a relative, a 6% increase since 2019