| Aldea
Treatment Foster Care - FFTA Member Agency |
| Treatment
Foster Care provides professional emergency, short-term and
long-term care to children from birth to
emancipation. |
|
|
|
|
Learn
More |
|
Frequently
Asked Questions: |
|
Q: Is there a need in my community for foster care
and adoption? |
A:
Yes! The world we live in today is very difficult for parents
due to the increase of drugs, violence, mental health issues,
and financial hardships. As a result, local children suffer
every day from abuse, neglect, parental absence, and other
family problems. These children need adults who will temporarily
share their homes and families while their own families
learn to heal. Homes are needed in every neighborhood so
that children will not have to leave their school behind.
We can all agree that the very best place for a child to
be is in a family. Unfortunately, there are many children
who cannot safely live with their parents. There are
currently more than 500,000 children in the U.S. who reside
in some form of foster care. Of that 500,000, nearly 130,000
children are legal orphans, with no permanent place to call
home. When relatives are unable to provide a temporary home
for these children, foster parents become the temporary
family for them. Sometimes children will never be able to
return home and live safely with their parents. Adoptive
parents become the permanent family for many of these
children. |
| Q:
Why should I become a foster or adoptive parent with
Aldea? |
|
A: We work very hard to create a
supportive environment where foster families can thrive. We
provide training, support groups, activities, events, and
24-hour assistance. We have been doing this for nearly 25
years and are well-regarded by the community and by our
foster parents. In fact, most of our referrals come from
them! |
| Q:
How do I become certified as an Aldea foster or adoptive
parent? |
|
A: Just give us a call and one
of our staff will answer any questions, and walk you through
the process. We offer pre-certification training and an
individualized approach to certification. You can move at
your own speed and we will help you decide what works best
for you and your family. |
| Q:
Am I really needed? |
|
A:
Absolutely! There is a national and local shortage of foster
parents. Call today! |
| Q:
Where do you have to live to become an Aldea foster parent? |
|
A:
Foster parents need to live no more than 2 hours from our
Vallejo office. Our foster parents currently live in Napa,
Solano, Alameda, Contra Costa and Lake County. |
| |
| Contact
a member of our foster family development team by calling: |
Foster and Adoptive Family Recruiter
Robin Aquino
707-557-4560 x139
raquino@aldeainc.org
|
| You
may leave a message at extension 105 or press 0 during business
hours to be connected right away. |
| |
| Services: |
- Emergency and long-term
professional foster care for California children
- On-going clinical
assessment and treatment by Master’s-level social workers
- Weekly home supervision
and support
- Clinician available
on call 24 hours
- Foster parent screening,
training and certification
- Individual, group,
and family therapy
- Reunification, supervised
visits, birth family support
- Respite
- Transition services
- Mentoring/In-home
support counselors
|
| Referral/Eligibility |
- Accepts placements
from Child Protective Services, Juvenile Probation, Children’s
Mental Health, and Adoptions Assistance
- Accepts placements
24 hours
If you wish
to become an Aldea foster parent or want to learn about other
ways you can help please call: 707-557-4560
and press 0 to reach a placement worker.
After hours
call: 707-337-3034
Contact a member
of our foster family development team
by calling: 707-557-4560
ext. 139 or
raquino@aldeainc.org
You may leave a message
at extension 122 or press 0 during business
hours to be connected right away.
Aldea Treatment
Foster Care
470 Chadbourne Rd, Suite F
PO Box 1004
Fairfield, CA 94533
F: 707-557-7909
|
.jpg)
