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DCFS files child welfare allegations in Edmund D. Edelman Children's Court, located in Monterey Park, California, and the Alfred J. McCourtney Juvenile Justice Center in Lancaster, California. DCFS is represented by Los Angeles County Counsel. Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers represents the parents and Children's Law Center represents the children.
Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services: administers foster care. Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services: administers many federal and state welfare programs within the county, such as Medi-Cal , CalFresh (food stamps), and CalWORKs .
The L.A. County Office of Immigrant Affairs has an online calendar of "know your rights" and legal assistance workshops. The office's website also serves as a hub of information and immigration ...
LAHSA was established in 1993 as a joint powers authority between the city and county of Los Angeles. [2] The formation of LAHSA was a result of a lawsuit settlement in 1991, addressing limited access to a state-mandated welfare program called General Relief. [1] In 2005, LAHSA began conducting an annual homeless count. [1]
PHOTO: FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell assesses damages in the Los Angeles County area on Jan. 9, 2025, alongside state and local officials. (FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency/FaceBook)
Counties are organized into three SAWS consortia (joint powers authorities): C-IV (Consortium-IV), WCDS , and Los Angeles County's LEADER Replacement System (LRS). [ 17 ] LRS began deployment on February 23, 2016 and was designed and developed in collaboration with C-IV to eventually consolidate LRS and C4Yourself into a single system. [ 18 ]
In the 1860s, Los Angeles County appointed a County Physician, and a small hospital for the poor in Los Angeles was established. [6] The Department of Charities was formed in 1913 and included five Divisions: County Hospital, County Farm, Outdoor Relief, Olive View Sanatorium, and Cemetery Divisions. [ 7 ]
The Los Angeles County Public Defender provides legal assistance to individuals charged with a crime who are financially unable to hire and pay for their own private lawyers. The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office is the largest local prosecutorial office in the United States. [2]