Los Angeles County Self-Assessment Report
Los Angeles County Self-Assessment Report
Los Angeles County Self-Assessment Report
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<strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong> Adoption<br />
Consortium<br />
<strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong> Sheriff's Multi-<br />
Faith Clergy Council<br />
National<br />
Association of<br />
Adoption Program<br />
Managers<br />
<strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Self</strong>-<strong>Assessment</strong> <strong>Report</strong><br />
To enhance and improve the<br />
best practice in service delivery<br />
to adoptive families and children.<br />
It is the liaison between the<br />
Sheriff, the clergy councils<br />
attached to each Sheriff's station,<br />
and other religious organizations.<br />
An ad hoc body of religious<br />
leaders who provide input,<br />
suggest various projects, and<br />
interact with the senior<br />
management of the Sheriff's<br />
Department, the Executive<br />
Clergy Council meets regularly<br />
as a forum and provides an<br />
opportunity for people to come<br />
together, communicate, and<br />
share their mutual concerns.<br />
Enhance and improve upon<br />
the provision of public adoption<br />
services.<br />
Meetings are bimonthly.<br />
<strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong> <strong>County</strong>/Adoption<br />
& Permanency Resource<br />
Division collaborate with<br />
private adoption agencies and<br />
to share and discuss adoption<br />
practices and adoption<br />
regulations and recruitment<br />
efforts.<br />
Meets with members on a<br />
quarterly basis. Discussing<br />
community problems and<br />
providing solutions.<br />
This group meets annually<br />
to share expertise, best<br />
practices and knowledge in<br />
the area of public adoption<br />
practice.<br />
<strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong> <strong>County</strong>/DCFS/ Adoption<br />
& Permanency Resource Division/ Post<br />
Adoption Services/ Adoption Promotion<br />
Support Services and adoption private<br />
agencies and <strong>County</strong> Counsel.<br />
Clergies throughout <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong>, law enforcements, probation<br />
officers, social workers, community<br />
activists<br />
The Adoption Program Managers<br />
from all States are invited to attend this<br />
annual meeting. Since <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong> is larger than most States, our<br />
<strong>County</strong> has been invited to participate<br />
as well.<br />
Community partners have<br />
an increased understanding<br />
of the Department’s current<br />
and planned activities. The<br />
Department and community<br />
partners have an increased<br />
understanding of fellow<br />
partners’ current and<br />
planned activities.<br />
Collaboration among<br />
consortium members has<br />
been either strengthened or<br />
created. Solutions to system<br />
issues have been identified<br />
and implemented that<br />
facilitate working together to<br />
support<br />
permanency. Resources<br />
have been pooled to support<br />
permanency for children.<br />
Increased awareness of<br />
needs by faith partners and<br />
improved partnerships to<br />
better meet community<br />
needs<br />
Information regarding<br />
national trends in adoption,<br />
Adoption Promotion and<br />
Support Services, Adoption<br />
Assistance Payments, best<br />
practices in older youth<br />
adoptions, Interstate<br />
Compact have all been<br />
addressed at these<br />
meetings.<br />
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