DCFS Director Bobby Cagle joins Alex Cohen to discuss the strain that the pandemic has had on the foster care system and how the Department of Children and Family Services…

Listen to DCFS Director Bobby Cagle provide an update Child Protection Hotline trends and lessons learned during the pandemic. Watch him also deliver a special message to his staff in…

Journalist Deepa Fernandes offers a look inside the Los Angeles County Child Protection Hotline and pandemic-related challenges faced by families. Listen

A local non-profit group called “Kids in the Spotlight” along with NBC Universal are helping foster youths become aspiring filmmakers. Hetty Chang reports for NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on…

Like many families served by the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services, Margie Roman — a longtime employee of the child welfare agency — stepped up to raise her…

During the pandemic LA County launched a new app to help monitor foster kids in school and make sure they’re getting their education. Lolita Lopez reports for the NBC4 News…

La necesidad de hogares para alojar temporalmente a menores del condado de Los Ángeles se ha incrementado durante la crisis del coronavirus. El Departamento de Servicios para Niños y Familias…

Watch DCFS Director Bobby Cagle discuss the strain that the pandemic has had on the foster care system, including the need for resource family homes for older youth, the roll-out…

Watch DCFS Director Bobby Cagle provide an update on a recent case, discuss how children and families are receiving mental health services during the pandemic, and share details regarding this…

Despite an ever-tightening budget, Los Angeles County is considering an expansion of a kinship program that places foster children with relatives as soon as they are removed from their parents’ homes,…