Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services
425 Shatto Place
Los Angeles, CA 90020
Phone: 213-351-5602
Child Abuse Hotline: 800-540-4000
Information on Foster Parenting and Adoption: 888-811-1121

The County of Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is the public agency with the duties to establish, manage, and advocate a system of services in partnership with parents, relatives, foster parents, and community organizations, which ensures that:

• Children are safe from abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
• Families who can provide a safe home environment for children are respected and strengthened.
• Children whose families are unable to provide a safe home environment are provided temporary homes which support optimum growth and development
• Children in temporary homes receive safe, secure, nurturing, and stable permanent homes in a timely manner.
• Youth who reach adulthood under our care are provided the opportunity to success.
• Community partnerships are mobilized to :
  • Promote the healthy development of children and youth;
  • Prevent child abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and
  • Provide for 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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