Social Services

More poor live in suburbs than in urban areas, research shows

2013-05-19 21:19:00

Bucking longstanding patterns in the United States, more poor people now live in the nation's suburbs than in urban areas, according to a new analysis. As poverty mounted throughout the nation over the past decade, the number of poor people living in...

Camp Pendleton to open gates for rare classic car tour in June

2013-05-15 06:30:00

Classic car events with tours or rallies are nothing new. One touring the largest military base on the West Coast is. For the first time ever, Camp Pendleton will open its gates for auto enthusiasts to tour its 125,000-acre facility on June 21. The...

CVS customers say unauthorized prescription refills still occur

2013-04-11 18:20:00

Barbara De Maria received calls from her local CVS store in Glendale recently saying that her son's prescription had been automatically refilled, as per his instructions. Problem was, De Maria's son had given no such instructions, and the prescription...

Dodgers owners distance themselves from Frank McCourt charities

2013-04-06 08:20:00

Most of the changes brought on by the Dodgers’ new ownership group have been flashy, headline-grabbing. From a record baseball payroll to over $100 million in stadium improvements, the changes were designed to grab attention and inspire renewed...

Dorothy DeBolt dies at 89; adoption advocate raised 20 children

2013-03-12 00:00:00

It was a story Dorothy Atwood DeBolt enjoyed telling, one that any harried parent of young children might find somewhat familiar. The phone rang one day as the busy mother raced around her home, getting ready for an out-of-town trip and wrapping up...

Hungry for a group to safely deliver leftover food to charities

2013-04-02 00:00:00

On a recent evening, students at Pomona College feasted on chicken pot pie, steamed veggies, biscuits and rice. And, as is often the case, there were plenty of leftovers in the dining hall, enough for about 100 extra meals. Those leftovers, however,...

'With Charity for All' looks beyond the glossy appeals

2013-03-15 16:00:00

Americans just love feeling philanthropic. In any debate over cutting tax breaks in the income tax system, the deduction for charitable donations is always held sacred — even more than that other sacred cow, the mortgage deduction. It's a rare...

To stop child deaths and abuse, 8 common-sense reforms for DCFS [Blowback]

2013-03-01 14:17:00

The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services has been under much scrutiny lately, following a series of highly publicized child deaths, a disgusting case of child abuse in Palmdale and, more recently, the publication of a scathing...

A father's long battle for his daughters

2012-12-02 16:01:00

Luis Ernesto Rodriguez eyed the metal door as he waited for his little girls. Now 6 and 5 years old, they were his only children, inseparable, with thick black hair and mischievous smiles that reminded people of little mermaids. More than two years...

Florabel Kinsler dies at 83; social worker aided Holocaust survivors

2013-02-18 00:00:00

After World War II, social workers typically urged Holocaust survivors to forget their horrific wartime experiences and get on with their lives. That struck Florabel Kinsler as a foolish and impossible order. During a decades-long career, the Los...

Letters: Social workers' crushing caseloads

2013-02-21 00:00:00

Re "'Blind leading blind' at county child services," Feb. 14 Certainly, a child services worker who does not properly investigate abuse cases by asking thorough questions deserves blame. But let's look at another side. As The Times notes, a single...

We can do more to protect children

2013-02-09 00:00:00

In middle school, my daughter had a friend who'd spent most of her life in foster care. During the next few years, the girl would pass through almost a dozen foster families, group homes and probation camps. She had a habit of running away when she felt...

K-9 comfort dogs Chewie (left), Ruthie and Luther, as volunteers from Lutheran Church Charities set out for Connecticut on Saturday.

2012-12-16 15:48:00

Ronald McDonald House Charities of South Florida (RMHC) ended its 30th Anniversary Celebration in Miami's Design District in true style, netting $140,000 to continue the charity's mission of helping South Florida's children live happier and more productive lives.

2012-11-08 00:00:00

Licensed clinical social worker Jessica L. Novak has joined the department of psychiatry at Dreyer Medical Clinic's Fox Valley Villages location.

2012-09-20 13:14:00