Interested in welcoming a foster child into your home? Meet Lourdes. (SPANISH)

Optimist Youth Homes and Family Services opened its Foster Family Agency in 1993 in response to an increased need for quality foster homes.

The ages of the clients, all referred by the County Department of Children & Family Services, ranges from birth through 21 years. Optimist is licensed by the State of California Department of Social Services to recruit, train, and
certify foster and adoptive parents. Our social workers provide ongoing support to our foster/adoptive families and clients. This is done through regular visits and an on-call system that makes services available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. In addition, social work staff compile comprehensive treatment plans, monthly reports and referrals for outside services, if necessary.

We have served well over 5,000 children in loving and caring foster homes since 1993.

All Optimist foster parents receive formalized training as well as certification in First Aid and CPR. We also provide financial assistance to aid foster parents in caring for their foster children.

Prospective foster parents can apply using the application on this website.
https://www.oyhfs.org/landfosterfamil...