Latino Family Institute

We are proud to announce that we have partnered with the Board of Supervisor, Hilda Solis and Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) in the Juntos con los Niños Campaign. We are in huge need for Spanish speaking Resource Parents to help provide a safe and nurturing family environment to the children in the foster care system. Please call us at (626) 472-0123 to schedule an orientation to get additional information. You may also visit our website at www.lfiservices.org.

Wishing everyone a Wonderful and Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Latino Family Institute!! Deseándoles a todos un maravilloso y Feliz día de Gracias de parte de todos nosotros en Latino Family Institute!

Latino Family Institute's 30th Year Anniversary & National Adoption Awareness Month Celebration on November 22nd, 2019.

Latino Family Institute, (LFI) celebrated along with Staff, Special Guests and members of the community our 30th Year Anniversary and National Adoption Awareness Month on Friday, November 22nd, 2019. It was a very special evening and a wonderful opportunity to acknowledge all the milestones that we, as an agency have been able to accomplish along with our dedicated staff members, Adoptive and Foster Care Families and children throughout these past 30 years. We also had the pr...ivilege and honor to recognized two of our Adoptive families: The Jessie Family and Ms. Ana Acevedo. These families by allowing to follow their hearts, they open the open their homes and gave these children the love and stability they needed. Thank you to everyone that has been part of this journey! We could have not done it without you.

Intensive Services Foster Care training (ISFC) and an opportunity to say THANK YOU to our families with a Thanksgiving meal for all of their hard-work and creating such priceless bonds with our children and youths. You guys were born to make a difference and change lives. We can’t thank you enough for your dedication! We are always looking for families with a desire to serve the youth. Please contact us at (626) 472-0123 or at www.lfiservices.org

On behalf of Latino Family Institute Inc. foster family and adoption agency, THANK YOU Jeniffer, Albertsons of Glendora team, the Gutierrez Family ( Mac, Brenda, Vince, Brandon) and Ernestine Danwing for your contribution of Thanksgiving meals. Your generous support helps us continue in our mission and to assist children and youth in our community. The generous support of organizations and individuals like you makes it possible for our agency to exist and to make the community a great place to live. Thank you again for your support!

Congratulations Maria on achieving the 2019 Adoption Excellence Award during the Children’s Bureau Celebration of National Adoption Awareness in Washington DC. In the picture from left to right: Alex Azar, Secretary, US Department of Health and Human Services, Maria, Lynn Johnson, Assistant Secretary, Administration for Children and Families and Jerry Milner, Associate Commissioner, Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families.

Celebrating our Executive Director’s birthday. May your birthday be full of happy hours and special moments to remember for a long long time! Happy birthday David

Congratulations prospective resource parents for completing the final orientation training! Thank you for your desire to provide a loving home to our children. Thank you to our awesome Family Development Team Rogelio and Lupita for your dedication and hard work! Please contact us if you would like information on becoming a resource parent www.lfiservices.org (626)472-0123

Thank you Maria and Jose Rodriguez for your generous toy donation. Your donation will bring a smile and joy to our children during our three kings celebration ( los Tres Reyes Magos) on January 18,2020. The Rodriguez Family are the loving parents of three little girls. If you want to learn more about becoming a foster or adoptive parent please call us at (626) 472-0123 or visit us at www.lfiservices.org

We continue to invigorate our partnership with Azusa Pacific University Social Work graduate students. Our beloved CEO, Maria Quintanilla teaching students about "Working with Children Impacted by Trauma. A special thank you and recognition to Professor Virginia Olivas, MSW Coordinator, Los Angeles DCFS Internship Program and LFI Consultant.

We have lots to celebrate at Latino Family Institute: congratulations Maria once again for being selected to receive the 2019 Adoption Excellence Award during the Children’s Bureau Celebration of National Adoption Awareness Month at Washington, DC We have achieved another important goal by successfully obtaining a three year international accreditation with CARF. We are very excited about meeting the rigorous CARF standards of excellence. These accomplishments are a reflection of our ongoing commitment, dedicated staff, loving families and strong board support. Please contact us if you are interested to join our team, we are looking for loving resource parents and committed social workers.www.lfiservices.org (626) 472-0123

We are excited to announce that one of our very own, Maria Quintanilla, LCSW, Founder and CEO, has been selected to receive the 2019 Adoption Excellence Award in the category Individuals/Professionals; a prestigious award given nationally to only 12 recipients during the Children’s Bureau Celebration of National Adoption Awareness Month at Washington, DC. This is a testament to not only her Leadership but also our continued success. The award was established by the United... States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in 1997 to recognize outstanding accomplishments in achieving permanency for America’s children waiting in foster care. The award has honored States, child welfare agencies, organizations, courts, businesses, individuals, and families. Please join me in congratulating Maria in earning a richly deserved award for her extraordinary contributions and many years of service to improving adoption and other permanency outcomes for children in foster care. Again, congratulations Maria!