Friday, February 26, 2010

March 2: Board of Supervisors honors family reunification success stories celebrating "Family Reunification"

 

County of Los Angeles

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES

 

425 Shatto Place, Los Angeles, California  90020

                                                                  (213) 351-5602

 

 

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

 

Contact:    Neil Zanville

                    DCFS Office of Public Affairs: (213) 351-5779

                   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

 

LA County Board of Supervisors honors family reunification success stories

celebrating  "Family Reunification Week"

 

 

What:

Supervisor Gloria Molina, Chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has issued a motion to proclaim March 1-March 7, 2010, "Family Reunification Week."  Judge Michael Nash, the Presiding Judge of the Los Angeles Juvenile Court, initiated this week-long celebration to honor families, who despite court-ordered out-of-home care placement for their children successfully complied with specific court requirements and reunified with their children in their family home. At the regular March 2nd, Board meeting, the Board Supervisors will honor individuals and families that exemplify family reunification. Each day during Family Reunification Week, the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) will host an open-house reception celebrating families that have successfully and safely reunified with their children and highlight innovative programs including Parents in Partnership, Wraparound Services, Family Preservation, Linkages, Visitation Centers and Drug Court that support families in their successful path toward reunification.

 

Who:

LA County Board Chair Gloria Molina and the other Supervisors will honor mothers Maureen Rivas and Veoletter Bates Jones, fathers, Carlos Hernandez and Ronnie Burton, Jr., Children's Social Worker Kim Masinter, Court Appointed Special Advocate Michelle Vasquez and the Mexican Consulate.

 

Judge Michael Nash, Presiding Judge of the Los Angeles Juvenile Court

Patricia S. Ploehn, DCFS Director

 

When:

Tuesday, March 2, 2010      

8:45 a.m. - Reception for Scroll Recipients (Room 739)

9:30 a.m. - Board Scroll Presentations (Board Meeting Room, 3rd Floor)

 

Where:

Hall of Administration, 500 W. Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA  90012

 

 

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