Adoption support is available to all families regardless of where they are in the adoption continuum. Below you will find some of the groups, workshops and events Family Builders organizes to help families. If you have any questions about family support services please call 510-272-0204 or click here to email a Family Builders representative.
Families can participate annually in 12 hours of training related to child development and other general parenting topics. Family Builders regularly offers trainings throughout the year on topics of interest to adoptive families such as claiming and bonding, communication, discipline and promoting attachment.
Family Builders offers a variety of support groups that allow families the opportunity to give and receive guidance and understanding from each other. Support groups are organized based upon a specific commonality among families, (e.g. a group in Spanish, an LGBT family group, and a single parents group).
Experienced parents are available to pair up with new families to create a cohesive and genuine network of support for each other. Families get together socially to provide informal respite and share experiences. These are also opportunities for children to meet and play with other children who have been adopted.
Our post adoption support coordinator is available to families for crisis intervention, short-term case management, counseling and referrals to community therapists and other local mental health and social service resources.
Family Builders organizes a winter holiday celebration and a summer BBQ to give families the opportunity to share their wisdom, challenges and advice with each other in friendly and informal settings.
