Published: September 5, 2024

New Analysis of DCFS Data Shows Improvement in Safety with Use of Data-Informed Technology

Contact: DCFS Office of Public Affairs Shiara Davila-Morales, Communications Manager (626) 695-3244 davils@dcfs.lacounty.gov The risk stratification model – a data-informed tool that helps social workers serve and support families based…

Published: August 15, 2024

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What is child neglect? LA County is training educators to see beyond poverty

Los Angeles County agencies are beginning to train educators and other mandated reporters about a change in state law that has narrowed the definition of “general neglect.” Mandated reporters are…

Published: July 9, 2024

Celebrating the Class of 2024

The Department of Children and Family Services celebrated the high school graduation of 156 foster youth at the Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Published: July 2, 2024

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Meta cumplida: 156 adolescentes que crecieron en hogares de crianza se gradúan

Víctor León, de Los Ángeles, se enfila para ser un maestro de matemáticas;  Aleena Ortega, de West Covina, tiene como meta ser periodista y Emily Lesage, de Van Nuys, aspira…

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Top Student: Victor Leon celebrated for academic success

DTLA resident Victor Leon, 18, was among nearly 160 college-bound youth in foster care honored at a graduation ceremony hosted by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family…

Published: June 27, 2024

College-Bound LA Youth in Foster Care Celebrated at Walt Disney Concert Hall

ABC 7 highlights DCFS Celebration event honoring the youth in foster care heading to college.

Published: June 26, 2024

Youth in Foster Care Celebrated for Academic Success at Graduation Ceremony

The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) honored nearly 160 college-bound youth in foster care at a graduation ceremony where family, friends and social workers celebrated…

Published: June 6, 2024

Supporting Families: Revised Definition of General Neglect Explained (AB 2085)

In this episode of LACOE’s “Ed Buzz,” DCFS Director Brandon T. Nichols discusses how to best protect all L.A. children and support families in light of AB 2085, which makes…

Published: June 5, 2024

County, Credit Union Team to Offer Adult-Free Banking for Youth in Care

ABC 7 features a new program helping young people exiting foster care open a bank account and obtain financial literacy.

Published: May 23, 2024

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Episode 17 – Upfront Family Finding Los Angeles County DCFS

Numbers can reveal profound narratives and the story of Upfront Family Finding in Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is inspiring. In the space of two years, LA…

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