Permanency Guide - Los Angeles County Department of Children ...

This Guide has been modified by Tiffany Collins, Charles Willis and Dina Stuhl, Children’s Services Administrators,
Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services Adoption and Permanency Resources Division as
part of the Permanency Partners Program (P3) .
Acknowledgements
We wish to thank and acknowledge both the people and sources that provided us with significant assistance in the Guide’s
development and update.
General Information, review, input, and expertise was provided by:
♦ Ken Shaw, Child Welfare Supervisor, Alameda County Social Services Agency, Department of Children and Family Services,
Independent Living Skills Program
♦ Liz Kolo, Program Manager, Child Welfare Supervisor, Alameda County Social Services Agency, Department of Children and
Family Services
♦ Suzanne Feathersone, Child Welfare Supervisor, Alameda County Social Services Agency, Department of Children and
Family Services
♦ Sonya Fronst, Child Welfare Supervisor, Alameda County Social Services Agency, Department of Children and Family
Services
♦ William Johnson, Children’s Services Administrator, Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services,
Independent Living Program
Assistance, review and legal citations for the comparison charts were provided by:
♦ Alice Bussierre, Staff Attorney, Youth Law Center
♦ Jennifer Troia, Equal Justice Works Fellow, Youth Law Center
♦ Mamie Yee, Paralegal, Youth Law Center
♦ Sarah Vesecky, County Counsel, Los Angeles County
♦ Natasha Frost, Alliance for Children’s Rights, Los Angeles County
Source material for the comparison charts include:
♦ Denise Goodman, Ph.D., Consultant and Trainer, Comparison Chart
♦ Contra Costa County Employment & Human Services Department “Comparison of the Adoption Program, LG, Kin-Gap,
and Long Term Foster Care” 2001
♦ National Resource Center for Youth Development, “Determining the Best Financial Route towards Permanency” 2004
Some photographs found in the Guide of youth from Alameda County Independent Living Skills Program were taken by:
♦ Kristina Wells, College Coordinator, Alameda County Social Services Agency, Department of Children and Family
Services, Independent Living Skills Program
Quotations by foster youth in this guide were found in:
♦ “Youth Perspectives on Permanency”, by Reina M. Sanchez, California Youth Connection, copyright California
Permanency for Youth Project, 2004
Guide Design and Layout:
♦ ARTWORKS Graphic Design
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For questions or comments, please contact Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, attention Tiffany
Collins, at collita@dcfs.lacounty.gov or Charles Willis at wcharl@dcfs.lacounty.gov or Dina Stuhl at algazda@dcfs.lacounty.gov
For information regarding the original guide, please contact Alameda County Social Services Agency at junifx@acgov.org
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