Adopt

Adoption Services

Family Builders offers different programs for fostering, adoption, and other forms of permanency for those families who are ready to meet the needs of children and older youth waiting in the foster care system.

Foster

Foster Care Services

There are thousands of children and youth in the nine Bay Area Counties who are in foster care. Nearly half are in Alameda and San Francisco Counties.

Donate

Your Donations Make a Difference

We know that not everyone can adopt or foster a child, but there are other ways you can contribute to help kids find families. The following are just a few ways you can make a difference.

Beyond the Headlines: Foster Care
07/25/2012

Please watch Jill Jacob's fantastic interview with Sheryl Jennings on ABC-Channel 7's show,...

Check out the New Stuart Foundation Publication - At Greater Risk - California Foster Youth and the Path from High School to College
05/10/2013

Excellent new publication -

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Every Child Deserves a Family Act
05/10/2013

Action items, news and video links.

FAMILY BUILDERS SUPPORT GROUP FOR PARENTS OF TEENS IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE/AT RISK OF BEING IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE
05/07/2013

Adolescence can be a vulnerable time for all families, but especially for families with youth...

Adoption SF

There are hundreds of children and youth in the foster care system in San Francisco County who need a family just like yours. Without an adoption...

Adoption Through Foster Care

Our core program, "Foster To Adoption", focuses on guiding families through the adoption process for children who...

Family Builders Part of Collaboration for Youth Acceptance Collaborative for LGBTQ Youth and Their Families

Three agencies recently formed a collaboration in Alameda County designed to provide a continuum of services to...

Our Mission

Family Builders believes that every child has the right to grow up in a permanent, nurturing family regardless of that child’s age, race,...

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