Court Appointed Special Advocates of Los Angeles
Executive Director of the Court Appointed Special Advocates of Los Angeles, an organization of trained volunteers court-appointed to advocate for foster childrenPROFILE
Dilys Garcia
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FROM Dilys Garcia
Which Way, L.A.?
LA County Blue Ribbon Commission to Reform Child Welfare Angency LA County is trying to fire four social workers after the recent death of an 8-year-old boy—allegedly tortured by his mother and her boyfriend. Earlier this year, a scathing report on the lack of protection for thousands of abused children led to reforms now underway at the Department of Child and Family Services. But the record of failure is so aggravated and so long that the Board of Supervisors has appointed a blue-ribbon task force to see if more can be done. It’s first meeting will be tomorrow.
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