Would you like to become a foster parent in Red Bluff CA? That is a noble goal, but it isn’t going to happen by accident. You’ll need to be proactive right from the start if you want to become an eligible foster parent who can provide important care for children in this area. Like so… Read More The post Become a Foster Parent in Red Bluff CA | Putting the Wheels in Motion to Provide Foster Care appeared first on Children First Foster Family Agency ..read more

For many people, starting a family is a dream that they can’t wait to make a reality. While couples will commonly pursue this goal through the path of having a biological child of their own, that is far from the only option available. Adoption is another great way to start a family, and foster care… Read More The post Foster Care Adoption in Redding CA | A Powerful Way to Start a Family appeared first on Children First Foster Family Agency ..read more

If you live in Siskiyou County, you already know that this is a rather rural area. Population centers are few and far between, and the cities that are here look nothing like the major metropolitan areas found elsewhere in California. Of course, that’s exactly what you love about calling this place home. In such a… Read More The post Foster Care in Siskiyou County | Social Support is Critical in Rural Areas appeared first on Children First Foster Family Agency ..read more

Looking For Transitional Housing in Sutter County?  The foster care system has not been successful if all it does is help a child reach his or her 18th birthday and call the job complete. After all, the whole point of helping an individual through a difficult childhood is to allow them to thrive as an adult. Since the move from the foster care system out into the ‘real world’ can be difficult, transitional housing in Sutter County can play a vital role in helping former foster kids get on their feet as adults. A Tough Time of Life You can probably remember the time in your life when you made t ..read more

Have You Considered Foster to Adopt in Yreka CA? There are a number of challenges that come along with the traditional method of adoption. When trying to adopt an infant, you have to deal with many hurdles such as a lack of available children, high costs, long wait times, and more. It may or may not work out in the end, and there is sure to be plenty of stress along the way. For an alternative, you may consider the possibility of foster to adopt in Yreka CA. By starting out offering foster care and potentially adopting a child at some point down the line, you can do a great thing for your comm ..read more

Interested In Foster Care in Red Bluff CA? One hurdle that stands in the way of some potential foster parents joining the system is the concern that a placement will not be right for their family. Thinking that they are forced to accept any placement sent their way, some people simply pass on the possibility of providing foster care. This is a shame, and a misguided notion. When providing foster care in Red Bluff CA, you will have the choice to accept or decline a placement based on what is best for your family. Finding the Right Situation It is the goal of every foster agency to find placemen ..read more

Interested In Foster to Adopt in Red Bluff CA? The main goal of the foster care system is to reunite children with their biological families. This is seen as the desired outcome, yet it is only possible in roughly half of all cases. For the other half, adoption is seen as another positive outcome, as the child can be permanently added to a loving family. If you are interested in the possibility of foster to adopt in Red Bluff CA, it’s important to know what the system looks like before you get started. Great Foster Care First Your primary focus should be aligned with the goal of the foster car ..read more

Solutions For Youth Fund | 100th Request and Giving Trees Solutions For Youth Has Fulfilled 100th Request In November, our Solutions for Youth Fund team was able to fulfill Red Bluff High School’s ONE HUNDREDTH REQUEST! This fund was created to help supply local homeless and at-risk teens with necessary items to even the playing field during their high school careers. We could not continue this mission without the help and support of people like YOU! From a 15-year-old male… “Thank you so much for the work boots, jacket and pants, it is starting to get cold and this will help me so much!” This ..read more

Solutions For Youth Fund |  Supporting Homeless Youth I’m a counselor at the high school and every day I hear multiple heartbreaking stories from so many students. Hundreds of kids are living with people other than their parents because their parents are drug addicts, in jail, alcoholics, dead, or unfit. Students come to school wearing the same old clothes every day, the same old shoes every day regardless of all the sadness and trauma that haunts them. One question gives so many answers, “Who do you live with?” My grandma My older sister My older brother My mom’s ex-boyfriend My m ..read more

Solutions For Youth | An Update On Progress From Mike Logan Let me give you an update on what our team has accomplished since 2017 when we started Solutions for Youth. We have raised over $30,000 and spent over $50,000. More importantly, we have served 414 youth! We have also collaborated with 16 schools that cover an area from Yreka to Corning.  Since I first heard that there were 3-400 high school youth in Shasta County alone, then wondered how this happened. Knowing this information, we’ve committed to finding a solution for this problem and created a program that has: • Helped a homeless ..read more