McClaren Youth Hall (correctly spelled MacLaren), located in El Monte, Los Angeles County, was a residential facility for children who had been removed from their homes for various reasons. It was something like a cross between a group foster home, a juvenile hall, and a mental hospital. It was a controversial institution with a checkered history. It should not be confused with a facility similarly named but located in Woodburn, Oregon. Several of the children taken in by the Blaylock foster family had spent time at MacLaren, as did Robert Foxworth.