CHILDRENS BUREAU OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Be the Reason a Child Thrives
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Prevention Services
Children's Bureau's prevention programs work to create an environment where child abuse, maltreatment, and neglect simply do not occur.
We offer comprehensive child abuse/neglect prevention services in Los Angeles and Orange County, that are designed to build stronger families and communities by reducing risk factors and increasing Protective Factors. Services focus on families with children ages birth to five and include child development, parent education, home visitation, infant health, parents'/children's support groups, linkage and referral for additional services, and more.
In addition to direct services, we also work to prevent child abuse by building the capacity of peer organizations through training programs and leadership of the LA County Child Abuse Prevention Councils and create pathways for civic engagement and systems change through our place-based initiatives including the MCI Network and Network Anaheim.
Mental Health
Children's Bureau's Mental Health program targets young children, adolescents, and their families in Los Angeles with the goal of eliminating psychiatric conditions that impair the child’s functioning. Services include: individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy, and parent education via outpatient, wraparound and day treatment programs. We aim to help children and families involved, or at risk of involvement, with the Dept. of Children and Family Services to build healthy parent-child relationships, empower families and prevent abuse.
Foster Care & Adoption
Our Foster Care & Adoption Program provides a continuum of care for families through the foster/adoption process. The program is designed to support vulnerable children in developing permanent, safe, and loving relationships. Services include recruiting and training Resource Parents; receiving and matching children with a Resource and/or Adoptive Family; providing and monitoring supervised visits; conducting pre-adoption home studies; and helping families through the adoption process. Support services are also offered to provide extra help through the foster/adoption journey. Adoption and Promotion Support Services provide families with case management, mentoring, support groups, mental health therapy, and linkage to resources. Relative Support Services provide case navigation to kinship caregivers who have stepped in to care for a relative when the county has separated him/her from his/her biological parents.
Where we work
Awards
Best Places to Work 2022 2022
Los Angeles Business Journal
External reviews
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Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
Download strategic planHow we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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CHILDRENS BUREAU OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Board of directorsas of 03/06/2024
Mr. Matt Wilson
Oaktree Capital Management
Term: 2021 - 2023
Surendra Jain
Applecare Medical Group
Marilyn “Mindy” Stein
Tikun Olam Foundation
Marc Washington
Uplifting Results Labs, Inc
Lisa Gritzner
LG Strategies
Chris Jackson
Canyon High School
Ricci Ramos
Riot Games
Amanda Ruch
Capital Group
Janie Schulman
Morrison & Foerster LLP
James St. Aubin
MUFG Union Bank
Michael Traylor
Traylor Brothers, Inc.
O. Jacob Bobek
CBRE
Steven Moore
Brentwood Associates
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
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Equity strategies
Last updated: 03/06/2024GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more
- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
- We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.