Advokids: Web Links

Supporting Agencies

• Voice for Adoption (VFA)

• VFA develops and advocates for improved adoption policies. Recognized as a national leader in special needs adoption, VFA works closely with federal and state legislators, as well as other child welfare organizations, to make a difference in the lives of the 114,000 children in foster care who are waiting to be adopted and the families who adopt children from foster care.

• CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates)

• Committed to providing all abused, neglected and exploited children with a voice in the court process.

• California Youth Connection

• Foster youth who identify local issues, learn about the legislative process and then use grassroots and community organizing to create real change in the system.

• California Foster Care Ombudsman's Office

• Focuses on foster youth rights and facts. Also a free Help Line 1-877-846-1602

• California County Independent Living Program (ILP) Coordinators

• A listing of county ILP contacts (PDF)

• Legal Services For Children

• Legal Services for Children provides free legal and social services to children and youth under 18 years old in the San Francisco Bay Area.

• National Center for Youth Law

• A private, non-profit law office serving the legal needs of children and their families

• National Foster Parent Association

• California State Care Providers Association

• Serving Children - Foster Parents - Adoptions - Guardianship - Kinship

• California State Foster Parent Association, Inc.

• Sierra Adoptions

• Adoptive Family Resource Center AAP Education

• A Home Within

  A project connecting foster children with therapists for open ended psychotherapy.

• The Marin Foster Parent Association (MFPA)

  An organization comprised of licensed foster and adoptive parents in Marin County.

• Foster Club

  The national network for youth and children in foster care.



• Legal/Regulations

• Welfare and Institutions code sections

• California Senate Information

• Go to "Your Senator" to find Your California State Legislative Representatives

• Know Your California Legislature

  Enter a California zip code to find what Legislators represent that area.

  California Department of Social Services

• Know Your California Legislature

  Enter a California zip code to find what Legislators represent that area.

Law Help California

provides low-income Californians with easy online access to basic legal resources and attorney information. The site includes information about California foster care systems.




California Courts

• California Superior Court Contact Information

  Find the location, phone number, or web site of a superior court.




Informational Brochures For Foster and Adoptive Parents
(Note: All documents in this section are in PDF Format)

• California Foster Youth Education Fact Sheets

  Caregivers and the Courts: A Primer on Juvenile Dependency Proceedings for California Foster Parents and Relative Caregivers

  De Facto Parent Pamphlet

  Juvenile Court: How It Works

  Guardianship Pamphlet

  Visitation and Custody

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