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The Montclair City Council is a governing body of the City of Montclair in California. The city government manages a Public Works Department that coordinates, manages and controls the public facilities, as well as maintains engineering, street maintenance, park maintenance and building maintenance divisions. Its government manages a human services division that administers recreational programs and provides professional medical services, health education, early childhood education. The city government operates a fire department that offers fire prevention, protection and suppression services. Its government manages a police department that is a municipal law enforcement agency that serves more than 37,000 residents.

The Community Department works under the government of Montclair, Calif., and provides staffing to the Planning Commission and Community Action Committee. It maintains a planning division that guides residents and developers through the development processes, coordinates project review with other departments and public agencies and processes information requests. The Community Department has a human services division that provides medical and mental health services and early childhood education, as well as operates a variety of senior citizen programs, including daily meal services. It coordinates involvement with various community groups, such as social service agencies, mental health clinics, medical liaisons and law enforcement groups. The department additionally issues home occupation and business permits.

Bienvenidos Foster Family Agency, located in West Covina, Calif., is a division of Bienvenidos Children's Center, a private nonprofit child care and family agency. Since 1988, BFFA has been uniting foster families with children in need. The program is licensed by the California Juvenile Dependency Court and child protective service agencies for foster care for the children they place with BFFA. The children come from various backgrounds, including victims of physical and emotional abuse and abandoned or neglected. Foster parents are provided information about the children's care needs and their birth family's history. BFFA social workers, foster parents and birth parents work along with the county social worker to access resources, coordinate services and create an individualized treatment plan for each child. The social workers also provide ideas and suggestions about care, nutrition, cultural and behavioral needs of the children.