Emergency Shelter Care (ESC)

The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services is seeking qualified licensed resource parents to provide short-term, emergency shelter to children in need of safe and temporary shelter. The Emergency Shelter Care (ESC) services will be provided to children between the ages of 0-17, sibling groups, teen mothers with infants, and non-minor dependents. The services include providing a safe and nurturing environment, meeting the basic needs of the children, and ensuring their physical and emotional well-being. The selected proposers will be required to provide documentation of their qualifications, experience, and ability to provide the necessary care and services. • The ESC services will be provided in the proposer's home, which must meet the requirements set by the County and the State of California. • The proposer must have a valid resource family home certification approved by the County. • The proposer must have a minimum of six months experience providing direct care services to foster youth. • The proposer must not have any substantiated or open non-compliance findings or investigations with any County, State, Federal, or out-of-state government agency that remain unresolved. • The proposer must be willing to provide roundtrip transportation to medical and/or dental appointments for all children or youth placed in their home.