Santa Cruz County Foster Parents Make A Difference... Once Child At A Time!

Thank you for what you do each and every day to make a difference in the life of a child in foster care.

Four Ways to Change A Life

1. Be a Foster Parent: Open your heart and home to a child in need. Training is available. For more information, call Anastasia Torres-Gil at (831) 345-2700 or email Fostercare@fostercare4kids.com .
2. Be An Adoptive Parent: Provide a permanent, loving home to a foster child through adoption. For more information, call (831) 454-4044.
3. Be A Court Appointed Special Advocate: Advocate for a foster child's best interests inside and outside the courtroom. For more information, call (831) 761-2956.
4. Be A Donor: The foster care system does its best to provide life necessities, but youth often lack birthday gifts, sports uniforms, and other items many children take for granted. Help fill the void by making a monetary donation to the Youth Resource Bank or by joining the Foster Parent Association. For more information call: Youth Resource Bank (831) 689-9609 and Foster Parent Association (831) 426-9673.

What's New!

• Read the July 2010 Newsletter
• Roots and Wings
• Read our Caregiver Connections News Letter (available in English and En Español)
• Smoke Free Cars - Effective January 1, 2008
  • English Version, PDF
  • En Espanol, PDF
• Second Harvest Food Bank / El Banco de Second Harvest del Alimento

We're delighted in your interest in becoming a foster and/or adoptive parent! 

The Adoptions and The Foster and Kinship Care Program's are part of Family and Children's Services , a division of the County of Santa Cruz, Human Services Department . We invite you to explore our new web site and hope you will contact us soon.