History of Foster Care
This 19th-century minister is considered the father of the modern foster care system in the United States.
Who is Charles Loring Brace?
As of recent data, over this number of children are in the U.S. foster care system.
What is over 390,000?
This must be the location of your residence to qualify as a Resource Family in Contra Costa County.
What is Contra Costa County?
This bright color is used to raise awareness during National Foster Care Month in May.
What is blue?
This was the name previously used for what is now known as Resource Family Approval.
What is Foster Care & Licensing?
The "Orphan Trains," starting in 1854, moved over 200,000 children from Eastern cities to these U.S. regions.
What are the Midwest and Western United States?
Children can be placed in these homes with relatives instead of unrelated foster families.
What are kinship care homes?
This is the minimum age requirement for an individual to apply to become a Resource Family in Contra Costa County?
What is 18 years old?
In some courtrooms, foster youth are now accompanied by this type of furry friend to help reduce trauma and anxiety.
What is a comfort dog?
This aid is provided on behalf of children in foster care who meet the eligibility requirements established by County, State and Federal law and regulation.
What is Cash Aid?
Charles Loring Brace founded this organization in 1853, which pioneered foster care through the Orphan Train Movement.
What is the Children’s Aid Society?
This term describes youth who turn 18 while still in foster care and exit the system without permanent placement.
What is "aging out"?
This is required to ensure the home meets basic health and safety standards established by the State of California.
What is a home inspection?
This famous tech mogul and Apple co-founder was adopted after a brief time in foster care.
Who is Steve Jobs?
This new program that offers Finacial support to relative caregivers and in certain instances nonrelated caregivers that have established a familial relationship with the child and become permanency options for children in long-term foster care placements.
What is Kin-GAP?
Prior to formal foster care, many orphaned or abandoned children were placed in these institutions.
What are orphanages?
LGBTQ+ youth make up a disproportionate percentage of the foster care population due to this factor.
What is family rejection?
This type of check will be conducted on each applicant and adult in the potential foster or adoptive home.
What is a criminal record check?
This comedic actress and author, who once lived in foster care, wrote a memoir titled The Last Black Unicorn.
Who is Tiffany Haddish?
This is the most common misconception about children in foster care.
What is the kids are bad?
The Orphan Train Movement officially ended in this year.
What is 1929?
This national month, celebrated annually in May, raises awareness about foster care in the U.S.
What is National Foster Care Month?
This certification must be held by the main caretaker or another household member over the age of 18 before approval.
What is CPR and First Aid certification?
What is the difference between an orphanage and foster care?
Orphanages no longer exist in the United States.
What is the toll-free number to become a foster parent?
What is (866)313-7788? or (925)655-4230