Meet at The Center:
Together for Kids & Families
The Center for Strategic Partnerships helps public, private, and community partners team up to make systems work better for children and youth. We remain committed to an equitable LA County where all families can thrive.
TIMELINE
Celebrating 10 Years of Systems Change
Created as a 3-year pilot with a focus on child welfare
Aligns the County's home visiting programs and secures new state funding.
Transforms youth justice through diversion, restorative justice, and community engagement.
Launch of a community-driven network to support and stabilize foster care.
Expands and permanently establishes the Center within the CEO.
Combats systemic health inequities for Black families.
Broadens the Center's countywide role.
Enables DCFS to scale best practices to prevent youth and family homelessness.
The countywide office works to deepen community trust.
Deploys coordinated support for immediate relief and long-term recovery.
30+ initiatives, 50+ partners, and $77M+ in philanthropic investment—a decade of impact.
Created as a 3-year pilot with a focus on child welfare
Launch of a community-driven network to support and stabilize foster care.
Broadens the Center's countywide role.
Enables DCFS to scale best practices to prevent youth and family homelessness.
Deploys coordinated support for immediate relief and long-term recovery.
APPROACH
How We Work
Together, LA County departments, foundations, and community create strong, supportive family-serving systems.
Purposeful Conversations
Innovative Actions
Meaningful Systems Change
APPROACH
What We Care About
We are committed to systems change in four shared priority areas: Child and Family Well-Being, Youth Development and Empowerment, Health Equity, and Economic Security