Families who have a child leave the foster care system into a permanent placement. For adoptive families, children must have a finalized adoption, be under 21 at time of services, and reside within service area
Families who are involved with child welfare services due to physical abuse and/or neglect plus parental substance misuse
Potential and current kinship caregivers such as grandparents, other relatives (aunts/uncles, older siblings, etc.), and "fictive kin," (e.g., godparents, close family friends, etc.) of children involved in child welfare systems (children aged 0 to 21)
Families with limited income, raising children birth to age six with multiple stressors
Informal and formal kinship families, relatives, and nonrelatives raising children who are not being raised by parents
Children and adolescents ages 5-18 years of age (allowable up to age 21 with approval) with high behavioral health needs requiring an out-of-home placement, and their caregivers
School-aged children with autism with behaviors of concern and their parents
Communities across 5 regions that cover 14 geographic areas in Los Angeles County where low birth rate, low performing schools and poverty are among risk factors for young children, along with geographic, racial, and ethnic diversity. The communities also possessed community infrastructure, community leadership, and commitment to partnership with First 5 LA.
4- to 5-year-old children in preschool
Parents of children (aged 0-18) of whom custody has been taken by the State, with a drug or alcohol problem being a substantial reason for DCFS involvement
