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: November 19, 2023
More than 200 children were adopted Saturday in an event held in Monterey Park, where four siblings celebrated being adopted into the same family. The Ogaldez’s were all smiles as…
Published: September 15, 2023
KCAL News highlights the 9th Annual DCFS Quinceañera honoring six Latinx youth. Watch News Segment
Published: September 5, 2023
To say that Harbor City resident Cora Peterson has a massively large family is no exaggeration. It’s grown exponentially over the years after she first became a foster parent in…
Published: August 24, 2023
A class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges that Los Angeles County has often failed to provide “safe and stable” placements for older foster youth in its care, forcing many to live…
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…
Published: July 1, 2022
In a budget flush with unexpected revenue, California will spend hundreds of millions of dollars to expand the number of homes for foster children, provide cash payments to transition-age youth…
Published: December 6, 2021
For many families and youth in need, December may be a difficult time as they might struggle financially or do not have people in their lives to celebrate the holidays….
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….
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: November 15, 2021
In just a few days, 15-year-old foster child Paola Martínez will be reunited with her family. “I feel good, but I also feel sad,” said Martínez. Sad because she has…
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