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Miss Ettie Lee, a retired Los Angeles high school teacher, founded Ettie Lee in 1950 when she opened the first group home in America that used a married couple as home parents. Since then, Ettie Lee Youth and Family Services has expanded in response to the increasingly complex needs of children in placement. Last year Ettie Lee served 355 un-duplicated boys and girls and their families: 62% were Hispanic, 24% African-American, 11.4% Caucasian, 1.4% Asian/Pacific Islander; .3% American Indian; .9% other and over 97% were from low-income and/or disadvantaged families. |