Community Resources
Information for Resource Families
San Mateo County Foster/Adoption/Kinship Care Family Gatherings
Gatherings for foster families with teens:-
Meet at 6:30pm on the second Monday of each month
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Dinner included, no childcare
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RSVP to 650-341-8520 or [email protected]
Gatherings for New RFA Families or those waiting for a new or first placement:
- Meet at 6:30 on the second Wednesday of the month
- Dinner and childcare are provided
- RSVP to 650-341-8520 or [email protected]
Other Resources
- San Mateo County Human Services Foster Care & Adoption Unit
- Court Appointed Special Advocates - CASA of San Mateo
- National Foster Parent Association
- California State Foster Parent Association
- Casey National Center for Resource Family
- AARP Grandparent Information Center
- Generations United - National Center on Grandparents & Other Relatives Raising Children
- California Kinship Navigator Program
- California Advocacy Network (CAN)
Attachment, Trauma, Neglect, Behavior
Child Trauma Academy & Bruce Perry – articles and trainings on attachment & trauma
Other Resources
- National Child Traumatic Stress Network
- Beyond Consequences Institute
- Positive Discipline Association
Caregivers & the Courts
AdvoKids – a legal resource for California foster children and their advocates. AdvoKids provides direct legal assistance, support and education to foster children and their advocates, including lawyers, CASA volunteers, FFAs, social workers, mental health providers, and foster and adoptive parents.
The Alliance for Children's Rights - free legal services and advocacy for children and youth and their caregivers. Excellent information about benefits and options for caregivers on the website and by phone.
www.kids-alliance.org 213-368-6010