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ADOPTION SERVICES - LAF
LIFETIME ADOPTION FOUNDATION #4663727
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Lifetime Adoption Foundation offers adoption assistance for pregnant women, children up to 14 years, and families seeking to adopt. All adoption opportunities for birth mothers and adoptive families are funded through tax deductible donations from individuals, estates, and corporations.
ADOPTIONS/FOSTER - COUNTY OF PLACER
CHILDREN'S SYSTEM OF CARE - COUNTY OF PLACER #67934718
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11716 Enterprise Drive
Auburn, Placer
ADOPTION - Children are best served in loving permanent family environments.
Children's System of Care provides placement approval for matched families through the Resource Family Approval process, and support for parents wishing to voluntarily relinquish their children for adoption.
Potential Adoptive Families
If you interested in becoming an adoptive family please visit the Adoption & Permanency Services page of Stanford Sierra Youth & Families. https://www.ssyaf.org/post/adoption-permanency-services
FOSTER PARENT - https://www.placer.ca.gov/2060/Foster-and-Adoptive-Parents
Becoming a Foster or Adoptive Parent
Placer County has a continuing need for foster and adoptive families. Placer County provides foster care licensing and adoptive home studies to families who are interested in opening their homes. Placer County works in partnership with several community based organizations such as Koinonia Family Services, Stanford Youth Solutions/Sierra Forever Families,… [read more]
CHILDREN'S SYSTEM OF CARE - COUNTY OF PLACER
CHILDREN'S SYSTEM OF CARE - COUNTY OF PLACER #65631372
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11716 Enterprise Drive
Auburn, Placer
Children's System of Care is one of six Divisions of County of Placer Health & Human Services.
Placer CSOC meets the behavioral needs of at-risk children and their families, through a comprehensive and integrated team of Mental Health, Child Welfare, Probation, Education, Substance Abuse, Public Health nursing professionals and family youth advocates.
Eligibility for Placer Children’s Behavioral Health services includes full scope Medi-Cal beneficiaries. Those who do not meet eligibility criteria are assessed on an individual basis.
Services include:
- Assessment and referral for mental health services
- Evaluation and response of suspected child abuse reports
- Foster youth educational assistance (Placer County Office of Education)
- Adoptions and Resource Family Approval placements
- Child welfare services
- Juvenile probation citation hearings
- Family supportive services
- Substance use screening and referrals
COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM
COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM #65631248
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Sacramento, Sacramento
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916-445-8752
No cost to foster youth. Cheaper than going straight to a 4 year college. No grade requirement.
If you did not receive your high school diploma, had bad grades, or received your GED, you can still go to a community college and then if, you wish, transfer to a 4 year college.
You can transfer to a 4 year college after you get 70 units at a community college which can be used toward obtaining a Bachelors degree. Vocational training programs also available such as nursing, computer programming, mechanics, and electronics to name a few.
FAMILY SERVICES
PACIFIC CLINICS #18122059
Offers family finding services that reconnect children with their families in a safe and healthy environment in order to speed recovery from emotional trauma.
Places children from birth to age 21 in certified foster homes if they are unable to remain at home with their biological parents. Provides ongoing support services to foster children and families after a child is placed in an EMQ FamiliesFirst foster home.
Provides adoption services to prospective adoptive parents and to special needs children whose permanent plan is adoption.
Websites:
- Main website - https://www.pacificclinics.org/
FOSTER CARE & ADOPTION SERVICES - EA
EA FAMILY SERVICES #4660985
EA Family Services recruits and approves local families to become foster parents, provides support and case management for foster youth in care, and provides a Transitional Housing Program for foster youth upon their 18th birthday.
FOSTER CARE & ADOPTION SERVICES - KFS
KOINONIA FAMILY SERVICES #65631314
Koinonia Family Services is a nationally accredited foster and adoption agency with over 39 years of experience and offices throughout California and Nevada. While foster care and adoption accounts for the largest part of their organization, they also have programs to treat, support, and improve the lives of foster children, adoptive children, group home children, and at-risk youth and families.
Koinonia is also represents the interests and rights of children and young people in "the system" through regulatory and legislative advocacy.
Becoming a professional Foster Parent consists of:
- A Monthly reserve/stipend
- Mileage reimbursement to schools out of district
- Ongoing training
- Weekly in-home support
- 24 hour support
- Paid vacation time
- Respite care
- Discounts through IFoster.org
- CPR/First Aid
- CPI training
- Koinonia Family Services - https://www.kfh.org/
- About Us - https://www.kfh.org/about/about-us/
- Locations - https://www.kfh.org/locations/
FOSTER CARE ALUMNI OF AMERICA, CALIFORNIA CHAPTER
FOSTER CARE ALUMNI OF AMERICA, CALIFORNIA CHAPTER #65630949
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5810 Kingstowne Center Drive
Alexandria, Arlington
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918-862-2586
Foster Care Alumni of America is a national non-profit association that has been founded and is led by alumni of the foster care system. They use the term alumni to describe those who have been in foster care during their childhood/youth. The mission of FCAA is to connect the alumni community and to transform foster care policy and practice, ensuring opportunity for people in and from foster care. CONNECTING: FCAA provides opportunities for alumni to know each other, to share support and information, and to become an extended family for each other. Whether attending meetings, responding to chat rooms, or participating in events, FCAA shares alumni stories and experiences as well as builds networks of friendship across the nation.
For more information please visit their website: www.fostercarealumni.org
FOSTER CARE TO SUCCESS
FOSTER CARE TO SUCCESS #65631278
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23811 Chagrin Boulevard
Cleveland, Cuyahoga
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571-203-0270
Foster Care to Success (FC2S) is a national nonprofit organization working solely with college bound foster youth. They help foster youth navigate the tricky waters of academia, understand the importance of personal fiscal responsibility, determine achievable career goals, and create networks of friendship and support. They help by providing tuition grants, book money, living stipends and emergency funding for those unexpected expenses that could derail the most dedicated student on a tight budget. They also provide academic coaches, personal mentors, care packages and internship opportunities.
FOSTER CARE, ADOPTION, & FAMILY SUPPPORT SERVICES – NEVADA COUNTY - SSYAF
STANFORD SIERRA YOUTH & FAMILIES #4661719
Stanford Sierra Youth and Families offers programs in Nevada County.
- Family Preservation - The Family Preservation program provides a “safety-net” for youth and their families who require specialized mental health and family support services. Trained clinicians provide individual, family, and group therapy, including comprehensive mental health services, with the goal of nurturing and strengthening families, so youth can remain safe and together with their families.
- Family Advocacy and Support
- Pathways to Permanency (Foster Care & Adoption)
- Family Preservation - https://www.ssyaf.org/family-preservation-0
- Family Advocacy and Support - https://www.ssyaf.org/family-advocacy-support
- Pathways to Permanency (Foster Care & Adoption) - https://www.ssyaf.org/pathways-permanency-1
- Pathways to Permanency Fact Sheet - https://www.ssyaf.org/sites/main/files/different_pathways_to_permanency_factsheet.pdf