425 Shatto Place Los Angeles, CA 90020 (213) 351-5602 NEW! Visit Our New Katie A Website by Clicking the Katie A link to the Right. Director's Information Director's Video (Nov/2008) Los Angeles County DCFS’ System Improvement Plan Update (108 pages)

DCFS Mission Statement

The Department of Children and Family Services, with public, private and community partners, provides quality child welfare services and supports so children grow up safe, healthy, educated and with permanent families.

The Key Three

• Improved Permanence
  Shorten the timeliness for permanency for children removed from their families with a particular emphasis on reunification, kinship and adoption. Reductions in the emancipation population will also be critical.
• Improved Safety
  Significantly reduce the recurrence rate of abuse or neglect for children investigated and reduce the rate of abuse in foster care.
• Reduced Reliance on Out-of-Home Care
  Reduce reliance on out-of-home care through expansion of alternative community-based strategies.