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L.A. County Agencies Chart Impact of Immigration Policies on Children
At a meeting of the Los Angeles County Children’s Commission on Monday, several Los Angeles County agencies and advocates described the impact of tightening federal immigration policies on children and…
A Better Way to Ensure Educational Stability for Foster Kids
In a recent article, L.A. Moves to Fill Educational Stability Gap for Foster Youth Like Alex and Shirley, Daniel Heimpel reported that the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved…
How the Next L.A. County DCFS Director Can Build Partnerships with Advocates
I hope they find someone who is fearless to lead the Department of Child and Family Services in Los Angeles County, someone for whom this is not a career move,…
How the Next DCFS Director in L.A. County Can Find More Foster Parents
Whoever is hired as the next director of Los Angeles County’s Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) will face a stiff challenge: how to recruit and retain high-quality foster…
Los Angeles’ Next Child Welfare Director Needs Flexibility, Will to Collaborate
The director of the Department of Children and Family Services sets the tone and vision for the functioning of the child welfare system throughout Los Angeles. As such, they must…
Risky Business: A Child’s Death in L.A. Elicits More Questions than Answers
Los Angeles County, home to the nation’s largest child welfare system, is grappling with how to measure and respond to the risk that a child will be abused. At the…
Parent Mentoring Program in L.A. County Helps Reunify Families Separated by Foster Care
Stephanie Moreno says losing her children to Child Protective Services (CPS) back in 2015 was the hardest thing she’s ever had to deal with. A family member called CPS on…
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