Parents by Choice

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Contact Information

306 E. Main Street
Suite 300
Stockton, CA 95202
United States

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DayHours
Monday 9 AM-5 PM
Tuesday 9 AM-5 PM
Wednesday 9 AM-5 PM
Thursday 9 AM-5 PM
Friday 9 AM-5 PM
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

We are passionate about kids and families, and will do whatever it takes to help solve the problems they face. This belief drives us to be creative problem-solvers, to do our work with excellence and to go beyond what is expected.

Our Mission is to provide Hope and Healing to Children, Youth and their Families!Parents by Choice (PbC) was founded in 2006 as a “Foster Family Agency,” an
organization that was built to serve the needs of children and youth in the child welfare system. Along the way, we realized that this single program wasn’t enough – we needed to do more to support vulnerable children and families!Parents by Choice exists to bring Hope and Healing to Children, Youth and their families! We have a variety of services available such as Foster Care, Transitional Housing, Adoption, Positive Parenting, and more!


Services and information

  • Traditional Foster Care
  • Specialized / Therapeutic Care
  • Emergency Foster Care
  • Respite Foster Care
  • Adoption
  • Other

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

Average user rating

4.3 / 5
Rating breakdown
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Aaron MacDonald
Oct 31, 2021

Great organization that provides a variety of services.

Rating: 5

Tricia pelletier
Sep 19, 2021

Horrible agency they can’t get their stuff together for my child with special needs! They have failed to get my child to school for over 3 weeks even though transportation was set up for him to get picked up by the bus the foster parent had to go to work and it wasn’t her responsibility to get my son to school so she passed him on to day care. Foster parent told my son that she wasn’t going to stop her life for him.

Rating: 1

Paul Quinones
Oct 15, 2020

The most rude unsettling service I had in my life.. after not seeing my kids for 7 months , the Parents by Choice rule was they could not speak to me on what they been doing or how they been doing ,, the room was horrible , like if it were and old dirty hospital.. I do not recommend this staff nor this service to anyone.. myself nor my children wish to never see that place again ... 👎🏻

Rating: 1

Wasan Javed
Oct 10, 2020

Good place. Very professional. Suzzette and Eva are the stars of the company

Rating: 4

Bfly Queen
Oct 01, 2020

Nice place

Rating: 3