Published: April 17, 2025

Free YMCA LA Memberships for Youth in Foster Care

Contact: DCFS Office of Public Affairs publicaffairs@dcfs.lacounty.gov Just in time for summer break, youth in foster care ages 12 to 26 may now join one of 27 YMCA locations at…

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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

Foster Families Receive Gifts

ABC7 news segment.

Published: December 13, 2024

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USPS, CHP Provide Holiday Gifts for Foster Youth

This holiday season, foster children of all ages across Los Angeles County will receive more than 2,000 gifts from U.S. Postal Service (USPS) workers in a tradition that dates back…

Published: December 11, 2024

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Hundreds of children in San Fernando Valley will get Christmas gifts from USPS

The County of Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) hosted its annual toy drive with the help of the United States Postal Service, a cherished tradition for…

Published: December 5, 2024

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More than 200 children find forever homes in Los Angeles County’s National Adoption Day

LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Just in time for the holidays, more than 200 children and their new families took part in the Los Angeles County court system’s 25th annual Adoption Day…

Published: December 4, 2024

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National Adoption Day unites 200+ LA County children with new families

More than 200 children from Los Angeles County celebrated their official adoption Saturday. Watch News Segment

Published: November 19, 2024

A Sense of Home

Thanks to a Sense of Home, former foster youth, Valeria Z. now has a home for her and her baby.

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