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The County serves 2.3 million meals to the elderly annually, including 900,000+ to persons who are homebound.
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The County provides in-home supportive services to 155,000+ aged, blind and disabled persons monthly.
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The County provides cash assistance to approximately 400,000 individuals monthly, including welfare recipients, refugees and immigrants.
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The County offers employment-related services to 70,000+ welfare recipients monthly.
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The County manages approximately 475,000 child support cases annually.
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The County investigates more than 67,000 cases of suspected child abuse and neglect annually, involving approximately 150,000 children.
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The County investigates 22,000+ senior and dependent adult abuse cases annually.
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The County handles adoptions for 2,000+ children each year and performs assessments for more than 400 independent adoptions.
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The County assists more than 3,500 domestic violence victims annually in shelters.
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The Child Support Services Department is the largest locally operated child support agency in the nation.
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The 2007 homeless count was 73,000, down 17% from 2005.
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By calling 211 you can access information about more than 28,000 health and human service programs in the County.
