Here at AFS, we recently put together a guide highlighting key resources for foster youth in California – and for others in the state in need of support and resources. You can check it out…
What do foster parents, children in foster care, biological families and the general public need to know about reunification in foster care? Let’s explore the reunification process within the foster care system in California today. …
Here at Alternative Family Services, we use a community-based services model as one option to support the varying needs of the youth and families we work with throughout northern California. Let’s explore the meaning of…
Alternative Family Services provides telepsychiatry services to youth and families within the child welfare system. Let’s dive into what this entails, and why it can be advantageous. What is Telepsychiatry? Telepsychiatry is a branch of…
Passing with bipartisan support in 2018, the Family First Prevention Services Act, or FFPSA, was one of the most recent and most significant federal child welfare and foster care laws passed. Let’s dive into what…
Here at AFS, we have been increasingly focused on providing intensive family presentation services in addition to and alongside the other foster care and child welfare-related services and supports offered. In this blog post, we…