Bay Area Homes for Kids

My oldest daughter is adopted. She was four days old when we arrived at the hospital to pick her up. And if ten pounds, ten ounces and 23 inches tall wasn’t enough to astonish me, the idea of looking down at a baby I’d never seen before and trying to convince myself that she was […]

By Nicole
I have sort of a fairy tale foster care experience. While it hasn’t been easy, I have had a permanent home and am in a guardianship situation. Recently, though, I was talking with other former foster youth and got to thinking about how permanency for foster youth really is complicated. In a sense, foster […]

Make a difference! Show your support for the following bills by writing letters and making calls to your congressmen and women, or show up to the hearing in Sacramento. The following bills by Assembly Member Karen Bass are set for the 6/27 hearing in Senate Human Services (Room 3191), State Capitol, Sacramento, CA. The hearing […]

By Lynn Yaney, Public Information Officer, Employment and Human Services
One of the girls drifts through the kitchen and calls out hopefully, “Are you gonna use these chocolate chips for pancakes?” “No,” replies Delphia Lawson, “They’re for frosting on the cake I just made.”
Either way, it sounded to me like there was some very kid-happy meal […]

Parent Engagement in Alameda County
In February 2005, Alameda County began an effort to engage birth parents in new and exciting ways.  It all started with a focus group of parents who had successfully reunified with their children recruited from a parent support group offered through Alameda County’s Family Preservation Program.  From that effort, a Parent […]