Published: August 21, 2025

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You Belong: YMCA, DCFS program provides stability, services for foster care youth who “age out”

Foster youth belong in and to the community, but that’s not how most foster kids feel. “No kid should ever feel like they’re not wanted, so I started working with teen girls [in…

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‘Didn’t have a pillow’: The program kitting out foster students starting college

Dec My Dorm gives away sheet sets, pillows, shower caddies and other essentials at an annual summer event When Ar’reiona Green was accepted to Sacramento State last year, she knew…

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DCFS Changing the System

ABC 7 news segment originally aired on August, 15, 2025.

Published: July 2, 2025

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Graduates set sights on success

It was an inspiring graduation ceremony for foster youth in the Department of Children and Family Services as they head off to college and pursue their dreams.

Published: June 24, 2025

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A YMCA Membership for Every Older Foster Youth

On this episode of The Imprint Weekly Podcast, they are joined by Brandon T. Nichols, director of the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, and Victor Dominguez,…

Published: May 27, 2025

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Foster parents share their experiences helping children

Kym Renner, LA County DCFS deputy director discusses the need for foster care, as foster parents share the challenges and rewards on KCAL News.  Originally aired on May 22, 2025….

Published: April 17, 2025

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LA County YMCAs offering free memberships to foster youth

Kids and young adults in foster care can now join one of more than two dozen YMCAs in Los Angeles County for free. The Los Angeles County Department of Children…

Published: January 28, 2025

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Hundreds of Los Angeles Foster Youth Uprooted As the Los Angeles Wildfires Rage On

As the Eaton Fire bore down on his family’s home, Alexander Ballantyne remained vigilant throughout the night. While the sky filled with smoke, he recounted, the 25-year-old monitored the Watch…

Published: December 18, 2024

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Foster Families Receive Gifts

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