| The
Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services
believes that Los Angeles County children should reach adulthood
having experienced a safe, healthy and nurturing childhood, which
prepares them to become responsible and contributing members of
the community. The family provides the home environment, which
allows this development to take place.
However, when the family is unable
to provide this safe, secure and nurturing living environment for
the child, the community assumes that responsibility.
The County of Los Angeles
Department of Children and Family Services is the public agency
charged with the duty of establishing, managing and advocating a
system of services in partnership with parents, relatives, foster
parents and community organizations which ensures that:
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Children are
safe from abuse, neglect and exploitations; |
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Families who can
provide a safe home environment for children are respected and
strengthened; |
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Children whose
families are unable to provide a safe home environment are
provided temporary homes, which support optimum growth and
development; |
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Children in
temporary homes receive safe, secure nurturing and stable
permanent homes in a timely manner; |
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Youth who reach
adulthood under our care are provided the opportunity to
succeed; and |
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Community
partnerships are mobilized to promote the healthy development
of children and youth; prevent child abuse; neglect and
exploitation and provide a comprehensive array of
community-based health, recreation, child development,
education, employment, housing, justice and social services
which work in concert to support and preserve families. |
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Tuesday, October 7, 2008.
