"TO TOUCH A LIFE FOREVER"

The California State Foster Parent Association's primary mission is to bring together all foster parent/resource family associations in California to promote the general welfare of children in need of protective care by providing support, advocacy and education for all California Resource Families.

This mission involves many challenges, including informing the general public of, and advocating for, a better understanding of the many issues and impacts of removing children from their birth parents and placing them in resource family homes.

OUR GOALS

  • GENERAL WELFARE OF CHILDREN

    Promote the general welfare of children that need protective care everywhere; at home, in the communities, in institutions and in public, private and religious schools.

  • CENTRAL ASSOCIATION

    Establish a central Association bringing together all Resource Family/Foster Parent Associations who wish to work together for the same purposes as set forth in our Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation.

  • DEFINE ISSUES & CHALLENGES

    Develop a better understanding of the issues and challenges of foster home care, both by the persons involved in caring for children and by the general public.

  • TRAINING

    Encourage the training and education of personnel for work in the field of foster care, and encourage the recruitment and retention of foster and adoptive homes (resource family homes).

  • STAY CURRENT

    Inform our membership of the current information pertaining to the welfare of children.

  • STAY TRUE

    Notwithstanding the above statements, the Association shall not, except to an insubstantial degree, engage in any activities or exercise any powers that are not in furtherance of the primary purpose.

OUR HISTORY

Our Association was established in 1972 by a group of foster parents in San Francisco who met around a kitchen table and came up with the idea to create a support system for foster parents in California. We now have over 25 chapters throughout the state and a total of almost one thousand members that join our Association annually.

Our Main focus is to address issues of Foster Parents/Resource Families in California.

We host quarterly board meetings combined with a training in Sacramento in addition to an annual training conference hosted by different regions in California.

We support and advocate for those who provide care for children in the California dependency system.

We provide insurance for events hosted by our different state chapters.

We strive to develop a better understanding of the issues and challenges of resource families both by the persons involved in caring for children and by the general public.

We offer members resources and benefits that support the entire family throughout placement and into permanency.

We advocate for public policy by participating in state, regional and national child welfare committees and task forces that support resource families-foster parent related issues, child welfare issues and issues concerning children in placement.

We work to develop strong community partnerships that support the association’s objectives and programs and target population.

YOUR DONATION IS APPRECIATED!

All donations to CSFPA  are used to  support children and the resource families caring for them.  Donations are 100% tax deductible.