Keumku Sou
SCSW Keumku Sou is known to the Van Nuys DCFS office as someone who goes above the call of duty. He exemplifies leadership, teaming, and actively engages the Core Practice…
Read The Full Story »Published: May 25, 2023
The graying couple raised their right hands in the children’s courthouse, as the judge swore them in. Teodulo Diarte held tight to his granddaughter Harmony as his wife, Olga Perez,…
Published: November 19, 2022
More than 130 children were adopted in Los Angeles County on Saturday morning as part of a number of adoption ceremonies held across the country. The event commemorating National Adoption Day was…
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One hundred Los Angeles County families celebrated National Adoption Day on Saturday, Nov. 19, after L.A County Superior Court judicial officers finalized the adoption of 136 children. It was an…
Published: May 3, 2022
Sari Grant raises awareness of the needs of children and youth in foster care and promotes the monthly collaboration between DCFS and RaiseAChild with Parent Matching Events. Join an event…
Published: December 15, 2021
In Los Angeles County, there are almost 19,000 children in foster care. More than 600 need a permanent home. This is the story of the people who dedicate their lives…
Published: December 8, 2021
There are nearly 19,000 children in foster care in Los Angeles County and hundreds are looking for a family to adopt them. The Heart Gallery is a national traveling photographic…
Published: November 19, 2021
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KABC) — Susan Castruita and Joshua Castruita met at a bowling alley in 2018 at event through the program, Kidsave, which focuses on foster kids getting adopted….
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Contact: Juana Aguilera DCFS Office of Public Affairs (213) 760-5883 Tomorrow, 158 children in foster care will have their adoptions finalized during a National Adoption Day virtual ceremony. A pre-recorded…
Published: November 18, 2021
November is National Adoption Month, and there are more than 600 kids in Los Angeles County waiting to be adopted. The Heart Gallery website is designed to match kids with…
Published: September 16, 2021
Watch DCFS Director Bobby Cagle on KTLA as he reflects on his almost four years as director of DCFS and the department’s partnership with the Raise a Child organization.
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