After Hours Resource Family Warmline (877) 323-7165
California Department of Developmental Services www.dds.ca.gov/RC/Home.cfm
For information on Regional centers that are contract with the Department of Developmental Services to provide or coordinate services and supports for individuals with developmental disabilities.
Caregiver Advocacy Network (CAN)
www.fosterfamilyhelp.ca.gov
Child Protection Hotline
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
(800) 540-4000
Children’s Law Center of Los Angeles
201 Centre Plaza Drive, Suite 7
Monterey Park, CA 91754-2175
Tel: (323) 980-7700 www.clcla.org
Department of Children and Family Services, LA County
Tel:(800) 540-4000 https://dcfs.lacounty.gov/caregivers/
Foster Care Hotline & Adoptions Assistance Hotline
(800) 697-4444
Foster Care Support Services
(213) 639-4035
Foster Care Recruitment Hotline/Adoptions
(888) 811-1121
Fostering Unity Facebook Group
Designed to SHARE and CARE! A Caregiver Community for Foster, kinship, guardians and adoptive parents of Los Angeles County.
Fostering UNITY Facebook Group
G.A.P. “Grandparents as Parents”
Support Group and Resources for Relative Caregivers.
www.grandparentsasparents.org
Kinship Resource Center (888) 694-7263
Los Angeles County Department of Child & Family Services (DCFS)
http://dcfs.co.la.ca.us/
Public Counsel
601 S. Ardmore Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90005
Tel: (213) 385-2977
Tel: (800) 870-8090 www.publiccounsel.org
Team of Advocates for Special Kids (TASK)
TASK serves families of children aged birth to 22 years of age under IDEA and other systems mandated to provide services to individuals with disabilities. TASK provides advocacy information, workshops and information in English, Spanish and Vietnamese. (714) 533-8275 www.taskca.org
The Alliance for Children’s Rights
3333 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 550
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(213) 368-6010
www.kids-alliance.org
A law firm providing advocacy and representation for children and youth.
The National Foster Parent Association
14508 Owen-Tech Boulevard, #129
Austin, Texas 78728
Phone: 800-557-5238
https://nfpaonline.org/
A non-profit organization established in 1972 to address the concerns of several independent groups of foster parents and child welfare professionals to provide foster families with opportunities for advocacy, networking, and education.
The Whole Child (Formerly the Intercommunity Guidance Center)
www.thewholechild.info/
