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: July 16, 2026
Crystal Harris, a 17-year-old University High School graduate with a 5.05 GPA, is redefining what it means to come from foster care. Earlier this summer, Harris was honored alongside 127…
Published: May 20, 2026
A class-action lawsuit alleging Los Angeles County fails to provide safe and stable housing to transition-age foster youth with mental health disabilities will move forward, federal judges ruled this week….
Published: December 18, 2025
There are now 11,745 young people aged 20 and younger in Los Angeles County custody, compared with 21,637 in 2020 — a decline propelled by an array of new policies…
Published: December 3, 2025
The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services celebrated on Saturday the adoption of more than 140 children by more than 95 families as part of the 26th…
Published: December 4, 2024
More than 200 children from Los Angeles County celebrated their official adoption Saturday. Watch News Segment
Published: October 9, 2024
The NBC4 I-Team reviewed data about social workers, caseloads and child deaths in Los Angeles County and sat down with the director to discuss the status of the largest child…
Published: October 3, 2024
The largest insurer of California’s foster agencies says it’s ending coverage. Foster care advocates fear that if the issue isn’t resolved, children will end up being displaced. When Adriana Mancilla…
Published: September 16, 2024
Young women in the foster care system were celebrated with a quinceanera, the traditional rite of passage in Hispanic culture. Amidst the pomp and sparkle, a chance for participants to…
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
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