Dangerfield Institute of Urban Problems

The Dangerfield Institute of Urban Problems, located at 4738 11th Avenue in Los Angeles, California, was founded in 1985 by Elouise Dangerfield, a former Licensed Vocational Nurse. The institute was established to address the growing number of drug addicted infants in need of quality rehabilitative care. The goal of DIUP is to reunite children with their birth families, with a success rate of about 50%. For children who cannot return to their birth families, adoption may become the most desirable goal.

DIUP encourages individuals to consider becoming foster parents, as families come in many shapes and sizes. The most important criteria for prospective foster parents is to possess the desire and motivation to become a positive, stable influence in the life of a child. The institute is known for providing top-notch care for children in need, with one former employee stating, "If your children must be placed in a foster home or a group home, Dangerfield is the best place to have them housed. The children receive only the best."