DOJ Grant Provides Critical Anti-violence Funding for Project Led by Alliance to End Abuse Download PDF Martinez, Calif. (September 12, 2018) – The Justice Department’s Office on Violence Against Women …
Benefit Programs are Intact for Contra Costa County Residents during Federal Government Shutdown
Employment & Human Services Department Continues to Administer Medi-Cal, CalWORKs, CalFresh, Head Start, Child Welfare, Aging & Adult, and Other Federally-Funded Services Martinez, Calif. (January 20, 2018) – The Contra …
Why Is Foster Care Needed?
One of the most common questions we get is “why is foster care needed?” It’s a legitimate question; after all, are there really that many children out there whose parents …
Traveling With Your Foster Family During the Holidays
The holidays are here, and once again the days around Thanksgiving will be the most-traveled days of the years. A month later, millions more people will be traveling for Christmas, …
Fostering a Child During the Holidays
Now that it’s almost winter, the holidays are upon us. There’s Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, and the New Year. It’s a pretty stressful time, but it’s also the most exciting …
Famous Foster Children Who Have Been Through Foster Care
Foster care is a rather quiet part of the system set up for the public good. Because we’re dealing with kids and the delicate situations that they have been through, …
Myths About Adopting Through the Foster Care System
In our most recent blog, we detailed some of the common myths that plague the foster care system. Many of those myths could prevent people from considering foster care in …
Even More Myths About Foster Care We’d Like to Debunk
One of the first blogs we ever wrote was about common myths regarding the foster care system. We thought it important to deal with those myths right away, because we …
Will You Be Expected To Adopt When Fostering A Child?
When you foster a child with the help of Contra Costa County, one of the first questions that comes to mind might be about adoption.The title of “foster parent” can …