What We Do

In 1989 Foster Family Service began certifying foster families to care for foster children in need of a home in El Dorado County. Since our inception we have placed thousands of children in safe, nurturing homes and have expanded to serve 19 Central and Northern CA Counties at six locations throughout Northern California.
  • Foster Family Service is designed to provide quality foster care and adoptive services for children who must live apart from their families.
  • We accept children for foster placement for short-term and long-term care, who through no fault of their own, cannot live at home or who have social, emotional or behavioral problems.
  • The children are age 0-17 years and most have a history of abuse, neglect and/or behavior problems.
  • Our staff members are experienced professionals and Foster Family Service Social Workers are available to support our Certified Foster Homes 24 hours a day.
  • Our skilled social workers assess and evaluate each child, find them the appropriate Certified Foster Home and help them resolve the problems they experience, enabling them to lead a healthy productive life.
  • Through a combination of caring parents; well-trained, capable social workers; and community resources and psychological services, we expect children in our care to return home or emancipate in a healthier condition than when they came to us.
We pride ourselves on having the most highly-qualified team of staff and families, dedicated to meeting the needs of these special children. We offer monthly parenting training at no cost to the community. Most importantly, we are seeking loving families interested in opening their homes to foster childre; with more than 83,000 children needing foster care throughout CA the need has never been greater--particularly for children over the age of eight as well as sibling sets. Some of these children become available for adoption, for which we proudly facilitate the adoption process.

Serving 19 Central and Northern California Counties, Including:

Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Inyo, Mendocino, Mono, Napa, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Sonoma, Solano and Yolo.

Click here to view all of our locations' addresses and contact information.

Links of Interest

Below is a list of a few links that may be of interest to you. Clicking on a link will open a new window and load the Web site (Please ensure that JavaScript is enabled on your browser)

http://www.fosterfamilyservice.org

This is our Agency website.

http://www.youthlaw.org/ab490.htm

Educational Rights for Foster Youth, AB490 summary.

http://www.powerfulfamilies.org/

Educational Rights for Foster Youth, AB490 summary.

http://www.casey.org/Resources/

Casey Family Programs. Respected source for foster care related items. Several downloads and good reading.

www.dss.cahwnet.gov/ord/CCRTitle22_715.htm

This is a link to the California licensing regulations governing foster care agencies and certified foster homes.

www.mtfc.com

This is a link to the national treatment foster care association we belong to. It has wonderful information as well as additional links to helpful sites.

www.nfpainc.org

This is a link to the national foster parent association we belong to. It too has wonderful information, as well as additional links to helpful sites.

www.adoptionlearningpartners.org

This is a link to adoption-related training opportunities.