Become a Foster Parent

There is no one perfect moment to become a foster parent in California. You can’t expect to just wake up one day and know that you are ready and the time is right. In fact, you probably will never feel entirely ready, even as the first child is being placed in your care. And that’s okay. It’s not about perfection or knowing everything there is to know about the foster system. To determine if you are in a good place to move forward with this calling, think about the points [...]

When you become a foster parent in Yuba County, you take on many responsibilities. Of course, you will have one or more foster children living in your home, and you will take on the task of getting them through daily life. That includes things like taking them to doctors’ appointments and school. It’s these fundamental steps that might have been missing from a young person’s life while going through whatever turmoil led them to land in foster care, so as a foster parent, you have a chance to set them [...]