Thursday, February 25, 2010

March 1 event: parents to reunify with their children

 

County of Los Angeles

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES

 

425 Shatto Place, Los Angeles, California  90020

                                                                  (213) 351-5602

 

 

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

 

Contact:    Neil Zanville

                    DCFS Office of Public Affairs: (213) 351-5886

                   Day of Event:                          (310  980-7596

 

Board of Supervisors

 

GLORIA MOLINA

First District

 

MARK RIDLEY-THOMAS

Second District

 

ZEV YAROSLAVSKY

Third District

 

DON KNABE

Fourth District

 

MICHAEL D. ANTONOVICH

Fifth District

 

 

MEDIA ADVISORY

 

Parents in Partnership: Coaching parents to reunify with their children

Mothers who have been through Dependency Court are now helping others succeed

 

 

What:

The Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) Belvedere Office will host an open-house reception as part of L.A. County's week-long Family Reunification Week celebration.  DCFS staff and community partners will celebrate with families that have successfully and safely reunified with their children.

 

Also in attendance sharing their stories will be Parents in Partnership (PIP), parents with former DCFS cases who provide support and guidance to parents whose children have been removed from their care.   These parent coaches draw on their own experiences to help parents make informed choices regarding their children and better understand the Dependency Court process.

 

 

Who:

Maria Santos, raised in East Los Angeles, was in foster care as a child and had her own children removed as an adult mother.  She successfully reunified with her children and today is helping other mothers do the same.

 

There will be six PIP mothers available to discuss their experiences and how they are helping other parents overcome their problems to reunify with their children.

 

DCFS Administrators and PIP Program Managers

When:

Monday, March 1, 2010      

10 am - 11:30 am,

Program Begins at 10:15      PIP Speakers at  10:30

 

Where:

DCFS Belvedere Office, 5835 S. Eastern Avenue, Los Angeles, CA  90049,

2nd Floor , (323) 725-4500

 

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