MULTIPLE COUNTIES
California Department of Social Services Adoptions; Colusa, Glenn, Siskiyou, Sutter Counties and more. Adoptive families are especially needed for sibling groups and older children. Adoptive parents support groups offered. cdss.ca.gov/adoptions, search CDSS Regional Offices for Chico Regional Office listing. 520 Cohasset Rd., Suite 140. (530)895-6143.
Children First Foster Family Agency; Shasta and Siskiyou Counties. Private, nonprofit organization dedicated to helping change lives by providing a safe place for children to heal in a culture of love, acceptance and consistency. childrenfirstffa.com.
- Red Bluff. 590 Antelope Blvd. Building B, Suite 20. (530)443-8775.
- Redding. 2608 Victor Ave., Suite A. (530)364-5264.
- Yreka. 544 N. Main St., Suite 4. (530)684-5371.
Children’s Hope Foster Family Agency; Gridley. Serves 12 North State counties including Butte, Glenn and Tehama. Provides a wide variety of services and support to foster parents and children. Mission is to provide hope and nurturing guidance to our resource parents, foster children and transition age youth through compassionate professional services. childrenshopeffa.org. 567 Virginia St. (530)846-4955.
Court Appointed Special Advocates Association (CASA); Redding. Serves Butte, Glenn, Shasta and Tehama counties. Supports and promotes court-appointed volunteer advocacy so every abused or neglected child in the United States can be safe, have a permanent home and thrive. nationalcasagal.org for info on the CASA program. nvcss.org/casa/ for info on Butte, Glenn, Shasta and Tehama county programs.
- Butte, Glenn counties: 10 Independence Circle, Chico. (530)342-4619.
- Shasta County: 2400 Washington Ave., Redding. (530)254-CASA.
- Tehama County: 646 Antelope Blvd. Suite 25, Red Bluff. (530)526-5286.
Environmental Alternatives. 15 counties served. A nonprofit corporation providing a variety of residential services to neglected, abused and delinquent children. Programs include foster care, group homes and transitional housing ea.org. (800)655-8350.
Sierra Nevada Connections; Serving all California counties. Non-profit, community-based family services agency that provides foster and adoption services in Chico, California. Focus is on formulating healthy, stable and loving relationships between Foster Youth and Resource Families. In addition to Foster Care services, families are also licensed and trained for potential future adoption. Other services include therapy and behavioral treatment, which are integrated into the program for both families and clients. sierranc.org. 2550 Floral Ave Suite #20, Chico. (530)895-1110.
The Post Institute; Nationwide. Publisher of love-based, family-centered information for parents with adopted, foster and diagnosed children. Their approach to managing disruptive behaviors empowers parents of children with trauma histories to create a healing environment in the home. postinstitute.com.
Youth & Family Programs. Serving Butte and Shasta Counties. Offers a distinctive, family-centered, team approach to foster care. Provides a full range of support services to children and teens ages 0-21, their birth families and the agency’s foster parents. ncyfp.org.
- Chico: 2577 California Park Dr. (530)893-1614.
- Redding: 2770 Pioneer Dr. (530)365-9197.
Youth for Change Specialty Services; Butte and Shasta Counties. Offers homeless youth programs, foster family agency, school-based counseling, adoptions, wrap-around programs (parenting services, therapy services and more), parenting workshops and more for the entire family. youth4change.org.
- Butte County: 260 Cohasset Rd., Suite 120. (530)877-1965.
- Shasta County: 2400 Washington Ave., Suite 102. (530)877-1965.
BUTTE COUNTY
Butte College Foster Kinship Care Education Program; Oroville. Butte County (neighboring counties welcome). Ongoing trainings, parenting classes and workshops. Family enrichment training. Open and free to all. butte.edu/fosterkinship. 3536 Butte Campus Dr. (530)895-2511 or (530)895-2284.
Butte County Adoption Services; Oroville. Facilitates adoptions of abused or neglected children in foster care when family reunification efforts fail. Requires dependency court involvement. Prospective adoptive parents can be single or partnered. Home ownership is not required. buttecounty.net/433/Butte-County-Adoptions. 202 Mira Loma Dr. (530)538-5119.
SHASTA COUNTY
Krista Foster Homes. A nonprofit Christian agency serving children and families in Shasta County. Foster parents are desperately needed. Be the one to make a difference in a child’s life today. KristaFosterHomes.org. 1135 Pine St., Suite 21, Redding. (530)246-1259.
Ready for Life Foster Family Agency; Redding. Partners with families in Northern California to approve, train and equip them to take foster children into their homes. Experienced, dedicated and friendly staff work closely with families to ensure the success of foster placements, whether the child needs standard or intensive level care and no matter the length of stay. readyforlife.net. 962 Maraglia St. (530)222-1826.
Shasta County HHSA Resource Family Approval; Redding. Adoption and foster care agency. shastacountycaresforkids.com. 1313 Yuba St. Resource family approval and adoptions. (530)225-5791.
Stable Moments; Redding. A 10-month weekly mentorship program where foster and adopted children work on goals and develop life skills such as emotional awareness, self-regulation, anger management, healthy relationships, social cues and appropriate boundaries through Equine Assisted activities and learning (EAL). This program seeks to improve the life course of foster and adopted children who have experienced early developmental trauma. roughoutranch.org. 21449 Roughout Rd. (209)256-9640.
SISKIYOU COUNTY
Court Appointed Special Advocates Association (CASA); Yreka. Serves Siskiyou County. Recruits, screens and trains community volunteer advocates. Mission is to monitor foster children’s progress through court proceedings, assess and inform the court of the children’s needs and progress and work toward permanent and safe placement of each child in a timely manner. yesiskiyou.org/casa. (530)841-0844.
TEHAMA COUNTY
Tehama County Department of Social Services; Red Bluff. Connects children in difficult circumstances with loving foster families. Provides services for young adults who have aged out of the foster system but still need support. Also offers parent education classes and child abuse hotline. tcdss.org. 310 S. Main St. (530)527-1911.
