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| 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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