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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 Sierra Youth & Families, and Wayfinder Family Services to recruit and educate new foster and adoptive parents.
These programs also provide ongoing support for families to better deal with issues the children face. Children do best when they can stay in their own schools and live in their own communities. Placer County also has children who need temporary foster care, which could be anywhere from 3 to 12 months in time. Additionally, there are children who are unable to return to their families and need permanent homes either through adoption or guardianship.
- Emergency Placement Families
- Adoptive Families
- Getting Started
- Caregiver Support Groups
- Programs for Kids in Foster Care
Placer County contracts with Koinonia Family Services to operate the Emergency Placement Family program. Emergency Placement Families are foster family homes that provide temporary care for children of all ages. They provide care for up to 30 days, until the children either return to their birth families, or are placed with a longer term foster care home.
Emergency Placement Families are usually certified for a maximum of two children. A monthly stipend is provided for each available bed/child for which the home is contracted. This stipend is paid whether or not children are actually placed with the Emergency Placement Family during the contract month.
When a child is placed with the Emergency Placement Family, they receive both the stipend and the prorated monthly foster care rate. These Emergency Placement Families are expected to be on call 24-hours. 7 days a week with four days off per month. Please contact Koinonia Family Services if you are interested in becoming an Emergency Placement family by calling 1-877-244-5374.
These families provider a permanent home for children and youth. Those wishing to adopt a foster child must first obtain a foster care license, or become a certified family with one of the partner agencies. Children must reside with an identified adoptive family for a minimum of six months before the child can be legally placed for adoption. While a child is living with such a family, the child is considered to be in foster care and the family must meet the necessary requirements.
Obtaining this license or certification starts by attending an orientation with a Foster Adoption organization such as Stanford Sierra Youth & Families, Koinonia Family Services or Wayfinder Family Services. Next, a home visit will be scheduled with a licensing or certification worker, and the prospective family will be given an application package to complete, and Livescan documents for fingerprint clearances. Foster parents must be current in CPR and first aid, have a clear TB screen, and be in general good health, which is documented by a physician's health screening evaluation.
There are some additional steps to becoming licensed or certified, including attending a minimum number of training hours, interviews, and assuring the home meets certain health and safety standards.
The first step in exploring foster care or adoption is to attend the once a month orientation meeting that can be set up with any of the foster family community based organizations in Placer County. Please contact one of those organizations to obtain a schedule of the available orientations.
Caregiver Support Groups
Wayfinder Family Services - Kinship Support Services Program (event flyer)
Stanford Sierra Youth & Families - Parent Support Groups (event flyer)
Child Advocates of Placer County - Kinship Allies (event flyer)
Health Care Program for Children in Foster Care
The Health Care Program for Children in Foster Care (HCPCFC) is a public health nursing program for children in foster care. Public Health nurses in the Health Care Program for Children in Foster Care work with county child welfare services agencies and departments of probation to address the medical, dental, mental and developmental needs of children and youth in foster care.
They provide their professional health care expertise and knowledge of the community to the caseworkers, foster care parents and providers, health care providers and others on the foster care team.
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Phone 24-Hour Hotline: 916-872-6549, Toll Free: 866-293-1940
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Children's System of Care - Auburn Office
Physical Address
11716 Enterprise Drive
Auburn, CA 95603
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Children's System of Care - Rocklin Office
Physical Address
1000 Sunset Boulevard
Suite 140
Rocklin, CA 95765
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Children's System of Care - Tahoe Office
Physical Address
5225 N Lake Boulevard
Carnelian Bay, CA 96140