With our free press under threat and federal funding for public media gone, your support matters more than ever. Help keep the LAist newsroom strong, become a monthly member or increase your support today.
LA County Is Recruiting Latino Foster Parents
Adoptive parent Carla Baeza at the Juntos con los Ninos launch. (Courtesy of DCFS)
More than half of Los Angeles County's 19,000 foster kids are Latino, but the number of Latino foster parents is under 2,000. This week an effort was launched to help close that gap.
(Courtesy of DCFS)
The Department of Children and Family Services kicked off the "Juntos con los Niños" (or "Together with the Children") recruitment campaign.
When kids can connect to their foster parent on a cultural level, it changes their experience in foster care, Ginger Pryor with DCFS said:
Sponsor
"The research shows us that when they have the opportunity to be connected to individuals that love and care for them, especially those that are going to make sure that they have access to their culture, to their language, those are the things that are important from a brain development perspective, reducing trauma."
LEARN MORE:
At LAist, we believe in journalism without censorship and the right of a free press to speak truth to those in power. Our hard-hitting watchdog reporting on local government, climate, and the ongoing housing and homelessness crisis is trustworthy, independent and freely accessible to everyone thanks to the support of readers like you.
But the game has changed: Congress voted to eliminate funding for public media across the country. Here at LAist that means a loss of $1.7 million in our budget every year. We want to assure you that despite growing threats to free press and free speech, LAist will remain a voice you know and trust. Speaking frankly, the amount of reader support we receive will help determine how strong of a newsroom we are going forward to cover the important news in our community.
We’re asking you to stand up for independent reporting that will not be silenced. With more individuals like you supporting this public service, we can continue to provide essential coverage for Southern Californians that you can’t find anywhere else. Become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission.
Thank you for your generous support and belief in the value of independent news.
But the game has changed: Congress voted to eliminate funding for public media across the country. Here at LAist that means a loss of $1.7 million in our budget every year. We want to assure you that despite growing threats to free press and free speech, LAist will remain a voice you know and trust. Speaking frankly, the amount of reader support we receive will help determine how strong of a newsroom we are going forward to cover the important news in our community.
We’re asking you to stand up for independent reporting that will not be silenced. With more individuals like you supporting this public service, we can continue to provide essential coverage for Southern Californians that you can’t find anywhere else. Become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission.
Thank you for your generous support and belief in the value of independent news.
Senior Vice President News, Editor in Chief
