FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION SERVICES | COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S FAMILY & CHILDREN'S SERVICES
FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION SERVICES
The Family & Children's Services Foster Care Program provides foster parent recruitment, licensing of relative caregiver and foster family homes, training and support for relative caregivers and foster families and enforcement of foster care regulations. The Adoptions Program places children who are unable to live safely with their birth family into permanent homes. We recruit and screen prospective adoptive parents, finalize adoptions, provide post-adoption services and provide services to birth parents who choose to voluntarily relinquish their parental rights.
Learn more: https://www.santacruzhumanservices.org/FamilyChildren/FosterCareandAdoptions
Categories
Physical Address
1400 Emeline Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Hours
Mon 8am - 5pm; Tue 8am - 5pm; Wed 8am - 5pm; Thu 8am - 5pm; Fri 8am - 5pm;
Application process
Call for appointment
Fee
Fees vary based on services
Eligibility
If you are an individual age 21 and over, or couple, in good health, able to demonstrate an ability and interest in caring for children and provide a safe living environment for a child, you may be eligible as a foster or adoptive parent! Contact us to learn more: https://www.santacruzhumanservices.org/FamilyChildren/FosterCareandAdoptions
Languages
English, Spanish
Agency info
COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S FAMILY & CHILDREN'S SERVICES
The County of Santa Cruz Human Services Department's Family & Children's Services provides services to children who have been abused or neglected, or are at risk of abuse or neglect, with a focus on child safety, child and family well-being and permanent homes for children. We work collaboratively with many local agencies and community partners to support and strengthen families and keep children safe in Santa Cruz County.