Child Welfare and Foster Care

Transform Lives with Our Enhanced Intensive Services Foster Care Program

By Alternative Family Services / April 12, 2024
Join our Enhanced Intensive Services Foster Care (E-ISFC) program and become a pivotal part of a child’s journey toward healing and growth.

Are you driven by a desire to make a significant difference in the lives of children facing unique challenges? Join our Enhanced Intensive Services Foster Care (E-ISFC) program and become…

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Announcing The New AFS Intensive Care Coordination Program in San Mateo County

By Alternative Family Services / March 10, 2024
Announcing The New AFS Intensive Care Coordination Program in San Mateo County

We are excited to share the news that AFS will soon launch a major initiative in San Mateo County, focusing on providing Intensive Care Coordination (ICC) services. This groundbreaking program…

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Understanding Wraparound Services

By Alternative Family Services / October 15, 2023
Understanding Wraparound Services

Have you come across the term “wraparound services”? With its increasing utilization in the human services sector, it’s essential to delve into what wraparound programs entail and why they’re gaining…

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Understanding Marin County’s Universal Basic Income Pilot Program to Help Foster Youth

By Alternative Family Services / September 18, 2023
Interview with Bree Marchman about Marin County's UBI program for foster youth

Marin County recently began rolling out a guaranteed income pilot program to further support current and former foster youth in the county. To learn more about this initiative, we recently…

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The Gathering Place’s Grow and Flourish Program

By Alternative Family Services / August 15, 2023
The Grow and Flourish program at The Gathering Place is an essential part of parents' growth to become healthier people and to parent in a healthy manner.

The Grow and Flourish program at The Gathering Place is an essential part of parents’ growth to become healthier people and to parent in a healthy manner. AFS staff believes…

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Foster Care and Neglect: What You Should Know

By Alternative Family Services / August 3, 2023
What Happens When There Is A Report of Child Abuse/Neglect? For AFS Blog: Foster Care and Neglect: What You Should Know

Oftentimes, youth enter foster care due to neglect.  According to the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) data for Fiscal Year 2021, of the nearly 400,000 children…

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