Children’s Bureau is a well-respected leader in creating and developing family resource centers. We currently run two of these Centers in Los Angeles and four in Orange County. Each of these community hubs serves approximately 100 vulnerable children and parents daily with services designed to meet their particular needs such as parent education, counseling, legal assistance, adult literacy, health programs, after-school activities and more. We also teach others in how to run effective family resource centers through our Strategies program, a nationally recognized alliance of professionals who coach, train, mentor and offer organizational strategies to family resource centers and family strengthening programs. Children’s Bureau provides training services to more than 1,100 family support organizations annually across California!



Fall 2009
Double Your Money — Two Foundations Offer Matching Funds to New and Lapsed Children’s Bureau Donors
In an effort to help Children’s Bureau reach its $425,000 goal for gifts from individuals this year, The Harry Bronson and Edith R. Knapp Foundation and the Madison Foundation for Families have generously created a dollar for dollar matching fund. This fund will match gifts from new friends and from donors who have not made a gift to Children’s Bureau for more than a year.
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Southland Business Leaders Tee Off to Raise Funds for Programs to Prevent Child Abuse
Los Angeles’ corporate leaders joined together in May at the 28th Annual President’s Invitational held at Lakeside Golf Club in Burbank to raise an incredible $ 212,000 net for Children’s Bureau’s child abuse prevention programs. 100 players participated in this prestigious charity event that included a round of golf, silent auction, raffle, cocktail reception and hearty steak dinner. The winning foursome for the day was from Ernst & Young LLP including Keith Lupton, Tim Sommer (Sommer & Associates), Pieter Theron and Don Ferrera.
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One Family's Triumph
Fabiola Servantes’ two boys, ages 8 and 7, were removed from her home and placed with their biological father because there were several issues going on in their family environment. At the time, Fabiola thought she was the victim and didn’t fully understand how her actions and conflicts with her ex-husband were affecting their children. Her 8-year-old son especially suffered from low self esteem, depression and tremendous guilt that he was not with his mother.
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