David and Margaret Home, Inc.
In California, there are 55,000 children in foster care; over 50% of those children reside in Los Angeles County. Children are placed in foster care when they are experiencing a personal or family crisis and are no longer safe at home. Foster Care is meant to be a temporary solution, but in some cases, children are adopted or remain in foster care until they become adults and “age out” of the foster care system.
Every two minutes another child enters foster care and as these numbers continue to grow, so does the need for foster families. The Foster Care and Adoption Agency at David & Margaret equips families with the knowledge, skills, training, and support needed to help youth thrive while in foster care.
The Foster Care and Adoption Agency (FFA) at David & Margaret works in collaboration with Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties to place children awaiting homes with approved foster families.
Services and information
- Traditional Foster Care
- Emergency Foster Care
- Respite Foster Care
- Adoption
Requirements to become a foster parent
Many do not realize the need for new resource families in California. The number of foster kids outnumber the foster families who can provide short or long-term care. Foster advocates work hard to find places for these children, but it is not easy.
The latest 2021 report from the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) report in California says there are:
- 47,871 kids in California's foster care system
- 22,892 who entered foster care
- 15,386 foster kids awaiting adoption
- California foster kids across all ages, with a median of 8 years
- 33% whose foster child case plans include adoption
A child's median time in the California foster care system is over a year at 16.8 months. 13% spend 3-4 years in foster care.
California needs foster parents to take in multiple children if they have the time and energy to care for them. Sibling groups often need care, and it is essential to support these family bonds. In California, it is challenging to find homes for teenagers, though they need stable environments and reliable adults to support them.
Ratings and Reviews
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Jan 03, 2020
Awesome place that helps kids and great place to go help raise money for the kids.
Dec 14, 2019
(Translated by Google) I liked the kindness and dedication that I received there. Besides, it is a very quiet environment and if you talk with the staff there. Well, so that all stress is forgotten between talks and laughter. Thanks to this I changed the opinion I had regarding the places that are dedicated to this because not all of them are the same, this one in particular I would like to frequent often
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Dec 08, 2019
Providing youth and family services for over 100 years
Dec 06, 2019
Good guality fair prices kind ,polite
Nov 12, 2019
Here is the memory that I will never forget.