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) 

Web pages from above with visible url links

• 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

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.

Recruit and approve local families to become foster parents, provide support and case management for foster youth in care, provide a Transitional Housing Program for foster youth upon their 18th birthday.

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 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

Family and Children’s Services may be reached by dialing 916-872-6549 or Toll Free… [read more]

Placer County Office of Education has a few guitars available to loan out to students in foster care. If you would like to borrow a guitar for the school year or for the summer, please call Craig Gibbs at (530)745-1302. There are a limited amount of guitars, and PCOE lends them out on a first-come, first-served basis.

KEYS is a collaborative partnership between Placer County Office of Education, Department of Rehabilitation and PRIDE Industries.

Placer County foster youth, ages 16-19 years old, are matched with individual Job Developers who provide pre-employment support and assistance with obtaining and retaining employment local in a field of interest.

Eligible youth must have a significant barrier to gaining employment, including a mental health diagnosis, physical disability or special education designation. Proof of eligibility will be requested.

The Placer County Office of Education (PCOE) in collaboration with Child Advocates of Placer County, provides the Independent Living Program (ILP) for Placer County. ILP provides training, services, and benefits to assist current and former foster youth in achieving self-sufficiency prior to, and after leaving, the foster care system.

The Placer County Independent Living Program (ILP) delivers high quality services in the community where foster youth are living and learning. Our mission is to promote self-sufficiency among transition-aged youth related to:

• Personal development and resiliency
• Employment readiness
• Job placement assistance
• Financial independence
• Education
• Housing
• Health care

Staff approach all youth work with a lens of trauma-informed care, continually striving to provide environments that are safe, positive, predictable, consistent, and equitable.

Koinonia Foster Families has been bringing hope to the new generation for over 30 years. While foster care and adoption accounts for the largest part of our organization, we have developed seven wonderful 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 an industry leader in representing 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

KIDS IN YOUR COMMUNITY NEED YOU

Please contact us for more information.

Websites:

• Koinonia Family Services - https://www.kfh.org/

The Taylor House is a local non profit that offers reasonable and safe housing to young women who have emancipated out of the Foster Care System.

The Taylor House is a completely renovated home in historic Roseville conveniently located within walking distance of the tranquil Royer Park, Roseville Transit Bus Line, across from the Roseville Library, downtown Roseville shopping boutiques, restaurants, street fair, theater and more.

The mission of the Taylor House is to help former foster youth transition into successful and independent adults.

​The Taylor House helps bridge this transition by offering affordable rents while creating a sense of community, that will promote self-worth, build confidence,improve life skills and help the residents build lifelong relationships.