- This 11/14/18 piece ran in the Lompoc Record and its sister publication, the Santa Maria Times. DSS was mentioned and our own Gustavo Prado was quoted. The papers also posted this nice photo album from the event. The following day, this 11/15/18 piece ran.
- This 11/12/18 piece ran in the Santa Barbara News-Press. DSS and Our County Our Kids (OCOK) are mentioned.
The event is held to coincide with National Adoption Month (NAM), which aims to bring attention to the need for more foster and adoptive families nationwide. Also as part of NAM:
- KCBX radio's "Central Coast Voices" program hosted several guests, including OCOK recruiter/trainer Matt Pennon, to talk about the search for resource family homes on the Central Coast.
