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Amid State Foster Care Reforms, Relatives in L.A. Still Face Obstacles
New reforms were designed to bring more relatives into California’s foster care system. Instead, they’ve actually made it much harder to keep a child in a home with family members…
Ride-Sharing Company Will Get L.A. Foster Kids to School
Today, HopSkipDrive, a child-focused ride-sharing company, announced a partnership with Los Angeles County’s Office of Education (LACOE) to transport foster youth to school. Moving at what one official called a…
Los Angeles to Process Child Abuse Reports Online
The average wait time to report a case of child abuse or neglect to Los Angeles County’s child abuse hotline is two minutes and 20 seconds on most days, much…
Is This App the Key to Reunifying Los Angeles Families?
The immensity of Los Angeles County’s foster care visitation challenge is hard to fathom. When a child is removed from the custody of his or her family due to abuse…
L.A. County Foster Youth Celebrate Academic Excellence
Growing up with a homophobic father, Edgar Quintero had a difficult time building the confidence to own her transgender identity. At home, she was forced to suppress her true self….
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…
Why Foster Youth Should Help Choose the Next DCFS Director in L.A. County
Most people will tell you that there’s nothing quite like the bond between siblings. But for youth who have been through the foster care system, siblings are especially important. “I was…
