If you know someone who wants to become a foster parent, have him/her call
this number to get details on a Foster Parent Orientation in their neighborhood.
1-877-792-KIDS (5437)

If you know someone who is looking for the foster parent initial or pre-service classes (PRIDE Pre-Service), tell them to call 1-800-200-1222 to get information and/or to register.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:  For people who take PRIDE, but do not get their Foster Home license right away, PRIDE must be completed within the last 12 months at the time of the license application, otherwise, it must be repeated. Get your application in right away.

Adoption

If you know someone who wants to adopt a child from the county:
FOR MORE INFORMATION, HAVE THEM CALL:
1-877-423-6788; (En Español llame al (619) 409-3125.)
If your Adoption Social Worker has told you that you need to take the
“Adoption Preparation” classes, call the 1-800-200-1222 toll free registration line to register.

Kinship Care

• If you are a relative raising a child such as a grandparent, aunt or uncle; you are a kinship caregiver. 

• If you or someone you know is raising a child either placed by the Juvenile Court or informally, you can call the YMCA Kinship Navigator Program which coordinates support groups.  They also have navigators who are able to assist individual kinship caregivers in a wide variety of ways.

• Call them at 1-877-YMCA4KIN  (1-877-9622-4-546).

Respite Care

If you are a foster or kinship parent who has a child placed through the
County of San Diego Juvenile Court Dependency Section,
CALL: MAXIM COMPANION SERVICES at
1-866-233-1913
to arrange FREE respite care.

Kinship Care Education

If you are a grandparent, aunt, uncle, sibling, etc. raising your relative’s children––then you are a Kinship Caregiver.
There is no formal requirement for you to attend classes or workshops, but many kinship caregivers have expressed a desire for more training in specific areas to help them better meet the needs of the children in their care and themselves as well.  You are welcome to attend any of the classes or workshops in this flyer.  Just call the registration line at 1-800-200-1222 or in the case of the Foster Parent Support Group Workshops, call the contact person for that group for directions.
There are also support groups especially for kinship caregivers that are listed below. Food and childcare are provided at some the meetings through an FAKCE sub-contract with the YMCA. There are some other groups that meet on their own in the community.

YMCA Kinship Support Groups

• 2-hour Kinship Support Groups are held weekly throughout the county. 
• Groups have childcare and food available due to the sub-contract with the YMCA. 
• For more details about groups (such as directions, description of the group, workshops, leaders),

call the YMCA Kinship Navigator Program 1-877-YMCA4KIN  (1-877-9622-4-546).

Locations:

TRAINING WORKSHOPS ARE USUALLY PRESENTED AT THE SUPPORT GROUPS
ON THE 2ND AND 4TH WEEKS OF THE MONTH