County Program Places 5,000th Foster Child
- Share via
A 2-year-old girl Saturday became the 5,000th foster child adopted through Los Angeles County’s Adoption Saturday program in Monterey Park.
Under the program, started in 1998, judges and attorneys volunteer their time to complete adoption proceedings more quickly.
On Saturday, Mary Hough, 54, a single mother living in Los Angeles, adopted Sydney, for whom she has cared since the child’s birth.
Sydney’s adoption means she permanently joins Hough’s family of two adopted sons, a foster child and an 8-year-old relative for whom she is the legal guardian.
Hough, a former nurse at St. Francis Medical Center, has raised six children of her own, according to the county Department of Children and Family Services.
Sign up for Essential California
The most important California stories and recommendations in your inbox every morning.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
