In re K.C. CA1/4

BACKGROUND

On November 6, 2019, based on a request by the San Mateo County Human Services Agency (agency), the juvenile court issued a protective custody warrant because mother was unable to provide shelter for her two children, then ages five and six (collectively, the minors), and had been unwilling to engage in services. According to the agency’s request for a warrant, mother

1 had been “exited” from the shelter where she had been living with the children on October 31, 2019 due to her failure to send the children to school, and she admitted to walking the streets with the children that night because she had no plan for shelter.1 On November 1, 2019, the agency provided mother with a voucher for 5 days in a motel, as mother had already used her shelter voucher for the year. The agency requested a protective custody warrant because mother did not have a plan to provide shelter for the minors after her motel voucher ran out. As a result of the issuance of the protective custody warrant, the children were detained in a county foster home. On November 8, 2019, the agency filed a petition pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 300, subdivision (b)(1)2, alleging mother’s…