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,…

When she started her senior year at Roosevelt High School this fall, Carolina, 17, worried she wouldn’t find the motivation for online learning. A teenager in foster care, she felt…

Watch DCFS Director Bobby Cagle join Rich Valenza, from Raise a Child, to discuss the need for loving families for children and youth in foster care and how the public…

Decenas de padres se comprometen al cuidado de 148 niños ¡Llegó el día! Fue el grito de alegría de la pequeña Angelina cuando este sábado se levantó de la cama,…