The Antelope Valley Times

Your community. Your issues. Your news.

  • Home
  • Latest News
  • Local
    • Palmdale
    • Lancaster
    • Los Angeles County
    • Littlerock
    • Lake Los Angeles
    • Rosamond
    • Edwards AFB
    • Acton
  • Crime
  • Politics
  • Education
  • Health
  • Business
  • Opinion
    • Advertise
    • About
    • Contact Us
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    Show Search

Browning retiring from DCFS

by City News Service • December 8, 2016

Philip Browning
Philip Browning

LOS ANGELES – After five years at the helm of the largest child welfare system in America, Philip Browning will be retiring from Los Angeles County’s Department of Children and Family Services.

The agency’s 8,800 staffers learned about their director’s decision in a memo sent he sent out Wednesday, The Chronicle of Social Change reported.

“This is to notify you that I will be retiring from the county effective January 31, 2017, he wrote. Over the last 5 years, you have helped to make DCFS a much better department than when I arrived.”

When the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors hired him in 2011, Browning was the third DCFS director in nine months.

During his time in office, Browning’s tenure was marred by several high-profile child deaths, including the 2013 death of 8-year-old Gabriel Fernandez in Palmdale.

That death prompted a Blue Ribbon Commission to release several recommendations in 2014, the most prominent of which was the creation of an Office of Child Protection to oversee the county’s protection efforts on behalf of children.

The department has a budget of $2.2 billion and employs 8,800 workers, including 4,000 children’s social workers, the Chronicle reported. DCFS oversees the cases of roughly 40,000 children.

There was no immediate comment from the Board of Supervisors.

–

Filed Under: Palmdale, Politics

3 comments for "Browning retiring from DCFS"

  1. Eddie Lorghaba says

    December 8, 2016 at 5:57 pm

    Ya cause child trafficking is how la county makes moola!! The more they steal, the richer we get! Enough of him trafficking children!

  2. Never Forget says

    December 8, 2016 at 5:34 pm

    Is this the guy V. Jesse Smith went to bat for?

  3. Sandra says

    December 8, 2016 at 4:17 pm

    40,000 children? That is just an unreal number. Something is very wrong.

Recent Comments

  • sandy on Man found dead in Lancaster: “These comments are why The Antelope Valley is so special and it doesn’t have a comedy club” Jan 23, 16:29
  • Dr. Cardio on Cedars-Sinai Study: Women more vulnerable to sudden cardiac arrest at night: “Extra virgin olive oil is recommended for heart health.” Jan 23, 16:21
  • Dave on Palmdale seeking input from residents for Melville J. Courson Park: “Lived 52 years Palmdale ! Kids need out door activities . Park has great memories. Maybe extra safety patrols ?” Jan 23, 15:23
  • JB on Attempt to overturn flavored tobacco sales ban qualifies for ballot: “What ever happened to Corn Pop?” Jan 23, 14:17
  • ICE on USC: Deaths among ICE detainees reach record high: “Just go through the proper immigration procedures and this won’t happen.” Jan 23, 14:15

© 2021 · The Antelope Valley Times. All rights reserved. Terms of Use