Becoming a Foster or Adoptive Parent
You may be trying to access this site from a secured browser on the server. Please enable scripts and reload this page.
Department Directory
Adult Services
Agricultural Commissioner
Airport
Assessor
Auditor-Controller
Behavioral Health
Board of Supervisors
Building Department
Child Protective Services
Child Support Services
Clerk of the Board
Clerk-Recorder
Code Compliance
Collections
Community Development Agency
County Counsel
County Executive Officer
District Attorney
Elections
Employment Services
Environmental Health
Farm Advisor
Geographic Information Systems
Health & Human Services Agency
Housing and Community Services
Human Resources
Information and General Services
LAFCo
Library
Office of Emergency Services
Planning Department
Probation
Public Assistance
Public Defender
Public Health
Public Works
Purchasing
Registrar of Voters
Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator
Social Services
Solid Waste
Supervisor District 1
Supervisor District 2
Supervisor District 3
Supervisor District 4
Supervisor District 5
Transit
Treasurer-Tax Collector
Veterans Services
Victim/Witness Program
Wastewater
Employee Login
This login feature is for Nevada County Employees. Future functionality will offer citizens the ability to log in to this site and manage preferences.
Sign In
Site Help
Use the
Site Help Page
for tips and suggestions about MyNevadaCounty.com.
Departments
Close Panel
Services
Information
Participate
Alphabetical Department List
Apply for
Appointed Officials
Attending a Public Meeting
Audits (Financial)
Board of Supervisors Document Search
Building Permits & Zoning
Check Status Of
Citizen's Reporting Tool
Citizen's Reporting Tool Android App
Contracts
County Budget
County Libraries
Elected Officials and Elections
Elections and Voting
Eric Rood Government Center
Find or Get
Follow
Functional Listing
GIS Mobile Parcel Viewer
Lobbying & Advocacy
Meetings/Agendas/Minutes
Other County Locations
Pay For or Buy
Property Tax and Assessment
Providing Input/Feedback
Public Records & Documents
Register For or Subscribe To
Report or File
Request or Reserve
Selling Goods/Services to the County
Serving on a Committee or Commission
Sign Up or Volunteer
Volunteering
All Appointed Officials
An Appeal
Animal Control Issue
Appointed Official Sites (A - H)
Appointed Official Sites (I - Z)
Appointment
Assessment Appeals Board Meetings
Assessor Change of Mailing Address
Assessor's Office
Assistance & Benefits Programs
Assistance & Benefits Programs
Auditor Annual Financial Reports
Auditor-Controller Office
Auditor-Controller Office
Bear River Station
Bids and Proposals
Board of Supervisor Committees
Board of Supervisors Commissions
Board of Supervisors Document Search
Board of Supervisors Document Search
Board of Supervisors Meeting Information
Board of Supervisors Meeting Information
Board of Supervisors Offices
Board of Supervisors Offices
Budget Forms and Instructions
Budget Resource Materials
Building Closure Information
Building Department
Building Permit Search
Building Permit Search
Card or License
CDA Contractor Search
CDA One Stop Shop
CDA One Stop Shop Instructions
CDA Permit Status
CDA Property Search
CDA Public Record Request
CDA Public Record Request
Certificate
Child Abuse
Child Support Payment
Clerk-Recorder
Clerk-Recorder
Code Compliance Case/Complaint
Code Violation
Community Programs
Contact the County
County Budget Portal
County Code Online
County Executive Officer
County Facilities
County Maps
Crown Point Facilities
Dates & Events
Departments A through B
Departments C Only
Departments D through E
Departments F through L
Departments M through R
Departments S Only
Departments T through Z
District Attorney
Doris Foley Library
eComment - Board Agendas
Elections and Voting
Employment with County
Employment with County
Eric Rood Administrative Services
Exemption
Facebook
Fee Estimation & Schedules
Fees and Fines
Fictitious Business Name Statement
General Public Record Request
General Public Record Request
General Services
Grass Valley & Nevada City
Grass Valley Library
Help
How do I become a Poll Worker?
Interactive Web Maps
Internship Opportunities
Justice
LAFCo Meeting Information
Land, Environment & Development
Library Citizen Oversight Committee
Library Information Resources
Library Volunteer Opportunities
Library Volunteer Opportunities
Loma Rica Facilities
Madelyn Helling Library
Maltman Drive Offices
McCourtney Road Facilities
Nevada County Courts
Nevada County Planning Commission
Nevada County Zoning Administrator
New Home Owner Property Tax Information
One Stop Shop! Building Permit Status
Online & Mobile Citizens Service Request
Online & Mobile Citizens Service Request
Online Crime Reporting
Penn Valley Station
Permanent Vote by Mail Form
Permit
Planning Commission Meetings
Planning Department
Property Assessment
Property Assessment & Tax Requests
Property Assessment Appeals
Property Tax Allocations
Property Tax Bill
Property Tax Calculations
Property Tax Charges
Property Tax Exemption
Property Tax Offices
Property Tax Overview
Property Tax Reports
Property Tax System
Property Taxation
Public Assistance Self-Service Options
Public Health
Public Information Officer
Public Meetings Streaming Video
Public Records
Public Safety
Purchasing Department
Register to Vote
Register to Vote
Register to Vote Online
Register to Vote Online
Registrar of Voters
Reinstatement or Referral
Reserve County Facility
Rood Center East - First Floor
Rood Center East - Second Floor
Rood Center West - First Floor
Rood Center West - Second Floor
RSS Feeds and Email Subscriptions
Search Board Authorized Contracts
Search for Recorded Documents
Sheriff Volunteer Program
Sheriff Volunteer Program
Sheriff's Most Wanted List
Sheriff's Office
Social Programs
State or Fair Hearing
Suspected Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse
Tax Rate Area Codes
Town of Truckee
Transit Services Commission
Treasurer-Tax Collector
Treasury Information
Truckee Library
Twitter
Veterans Memorial Building (GV)
Vital Records
Voter Registration Verification
Voting Status
Voting Systems used by Nevada County
Waiver
Zoning Administrator
Zoning and Parcel Information
Adult Services
Adult Services
Adult Services
Agricultural Commissioner
Agricultural Commissioner
Agricultural Commissioner
Agricultural Commissioner
Airport
Airport
Anger Management Classes
Animal Shelter
Ask a Librarian
Assessment Appeals Board
Assessment Appeals Questions
Assessment Informal Value Review
Assessor's Frequently Asked Questions
Assessor's Office
Assessor's Office
Assessor's Office
Assessor's Office
Assessor's Office
Auditor-Controller Office
Auditor-Controller Office
Auditor-Controller Office
Auditor-Controller Office
Auditor-Controller Office
Auditor-Controller Property Tax Info
Behavioral Health
Behavioral Health
Behavioral Health
Behavioral Health
Behavioral Health
Birth Certificate
Board of Supervisors
Board of Supervisors
Board of Supervisors
Board of Supervisors Chambers
Board of Supervisors Offices
Board of Supervisors Offices
Book Buddy for Homebound Individual
Building Department
Building Department
Building Department
Building Department
Building Department Fee Schedule
Building Permit
Burial Permit
CalFresh (Food Stamps)
California Website
CalWORKs
CalWORKs
CalWorks (Cash Assistance)
Carry Concealed Weapon Permit
CDA Public Record Request
Check If My Ballot Was Received
Child Protective Services
Child Protective Services
Child Support
Child Support Services
Child Support Services
Child Support Services
Child Support Services
Claim for Veteran's Exemption
Claim for Welfare Exemption
Clerk of the Board
Clerk of the Board
Clerk of the Board
Clerk of the Board
Clerk of the Board
Clerk-Recorder
Clerk-Recorder
Clerk-Recorder Fee Schedule
Code Compliance
Code Enforcement Citation Appeal
Collections
Community Development Agency
Community Development Agency
Community Development Agency
Community Development Agency
County Counsel
County Executive Officer
County Executive Officer
County Executive Officer
County Executive Officer
County Medical Services Program (CMSP)
County of Nevada Facebook Page
County of Nevada Twitter Page
County PDF Maps
Court Date to Recall my Bench Warrant
Death Certificate
Deferred Entry of Judgment Classes
Deputy Commissioner of Marriages
District Attorney
District Attorney
District Attorney
Dog License
Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Classes
Elections Office
Elections Office Fee Schedule
Emergency Services
Emergency Services
Emergency Services
Employment Services
Encroachment Permit
Environmental Health
Environmental Health
Environmental Health
Environmental Health
Equipment Yard
Fair Hearings Request
Farm Advisor
Farm Advisor
Farm Advisor
Fire Prevention & Response
General & Homeless Assistance
General Public Record Request
Geographic Information Systems
Geographic Information Systems
Geographic Information Systems Data
GIS Fee Schedule
Grass Valley Veterans Memorial Building
Hardship Waiver for Admin. Citation Appeal
Health & Human Services Agency
Health & Human Services Agency
Health & Human Services Agency
Housing Assistance
Housing Programs
How do I become a Poll Worker?
Human Resources
Human Resources
Human Resources
Human Resources
Informal Assessment Value Review
Information & General Services
Information & General Services
Information & General Services
Information & General Services
In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)
LAFCo
Land Use Appeals
Lessor's Exemption Claim Form
Library
Library
Library Card
Library Community Room Rental
Map Gallery
Marriage Certificate
Marriage License
Medi-Cal
Mobile Parcel Viewer
My Neighborhood Interactive Map
myNeighborhood
OneStop Business & Career Center
Overdue Library Book Fee
Oversize/Transportation Vehicle Permit
Pay at Our Office
Pay by Credit Card
Pay by Mail
Pay by Virtual Check
Permanent Vote by Mail Form
Placement on Board of Supervisor Agenda
Planning Appeals Fee Schedule
Planning Department
Planning Department
Planning Department
Planning Department
Planning Dept Fee Schedule
Probation
Probation
Probation
Probation
Probation
Probation Court Dates
Property Assessment Basics
Property Tax Penalty Waiver
Property Tax Reports
Public Assistance
Public Defender
Public Defender
Public Defender
Public Defender
Public Defender Appointment
Public Health
Public Health
Public Health
Public Information Officer
Public Works
Public Works
Public Works
Public Works
Public Works
Purchasing Department
Purchasing Department
Read Up! Adult Literacy Program
Receiving Department
Recorder Office
Recorder Office
Recorder's Office Fee Schedule
Recycling/Green Information
Referral to PES-DEJ Classes
Register to Vote
Register to Vote Online
Registrar of Voters
Registrar of Voters
Reserve a Library Public Computer
Sewer Permit Application
Sheriff's Civil Fee Schedule
Sheriff's Office
Sheriff's Office
Sheriff's Office
Sheriff's Office
Social Services
Social Services
Social Services
Social Services
Social Services
Solid Waste
Supervisor District 1
Supervisor District 1
Supervisor District 2
Supervisor District 2
Supervisor District 3
Supervisor District 3
Supervisor District 4
Supervisor District 4
Supervisor District 5
Supervisor District 5
Tax Bill, Status and Payment History
Tax Clearance Certificate
Tax Collector's FAQs
Transfer & Recycling Station
Transient Occupancy Tax Certificate
Transient Occupancy Tax Exemption
Transit
Treasurer-Tax Collector
Treasurer-Tax Collector
Treasurer-Tax Collector
Treasurer-Tax Collector
Treasurer-Tax Collector
Veteran's Benefits
Veterans Services
Veterans Services
Victim/Witness
View and Pay Your Tax Bill
Volunteering at Your Library
Voter Registration Verification
Voting Systems used by Nevada County
Wastewater
Welfare Exemption Form
Women, Infant & Children (WIC)
Home
>
Health & Human Services Agency
>
Social Services
>
Child Protective Services
Becoming a Foster or Adoptive Parent
Published on:
2/1/2012 12:00 AM
Event Information:
Event Start:
Event End:
Event Location:
Page Content
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Foster Care - Public Service Announcement (PSA) Video:
Foster Parent Recruitment
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
There are thousands of children in California's foster care system who require temporary out-of-home care because of neglect, abuse or exploitation. The preferred placement of children who require out-of-home care is with relatives. If a home with relatives is not a possibility, foster parents and other caretakers provide a supportive and stable environment for children who cannot live with their birth parents until family concerns are resolved. In most cases, the foster parents and care providers work with social services staff to reunify the child with the birth parents. Foster parents often provide care to many different children.
A license or certification is required to operate a foster home. The process requires a licensing worker to visit your home and meet with you and other family members. Minimum personal, safety and space requirements are required by law. Foster parents work with social services staff to decide the type of child best suited for their home.
Sometimes children may require more intensive structured care. These children may be placed in licensed community care facilities that may be anywhere from six beds to much larger institutions. These group homes offer individualized treatment for children who require a more structured setting.
In addition to children placed in foster family homes and group homes, foster family agencies provide another placement resource. Agencies are licensed to provide certified family homes for children who require more services than are provided in foster family homes, yet these homes are less structured than group homes.
For More Information:
Nevada County Child Protective Services (CPS) does not operate our own adoptions department, but works closely with
CA State Adoptions
and
Sierra Forever Families
.
CPS also works closely with Foster Family Agencies. E-mail us for more information or to become a foster parent. Further information is available below:
Local Foster Family Agencies
County placement agencies use licensed private Foster Family Agencies (FFAs) for the placement of children who require more intensive care as an alternative to group homes. By statute, FFAs are organized and operated on a non-profit basis and are engaged in the following activities: recruiting, certifying, and training foster parents, providing professional support to foster parents, and finding homes or other temporary or permanent placements for children who require more intensive care.
Foster Family Agencies used in Nevada County include:
Environmental Alternatives
Nepenthean Homes
Sierra Forever Families
EMQ Families First Foster Family Agency
Children's Hope
Koinonia
Triad
Nevada County Foster Youth Services
Sierra Forever Families
Sierra Forever Families is a private, non-profit agency that focuses on finding and nurturing permanent homes for children. At Sierra, there is no charge to adopt a child waiting in long-term foster care. Placement services include family recruitment, matching of children with families, home study preparation, and parent training classes.
Nevada County Foster Youth Services
Nevada County Foster Youth Services
provides students in out-of-home placements with the resources needed to achieve their maximum educational and vocational potential and well-being through a holistic, multidisciplinary and collaborative approach. The Nevada County Foster Kinship Care Education Program offers quality education and support opportunities for caregivers of children and youth in foster care to learn how they can meet their children's educational, emotional, behavioral and developmental needs.
Margaret Duffy
Child Protective Services Program Manager
Child Protective Services
Hours:
8am-5pm M-F
Phone:
530.273.4291
Fax:
530.273.6941
dss@co.nevada.ca.us
Related Items:
You Are Today's Foster Parent
Related Links:
Children's Hope
EMQ FamiliesFirst
Environmental Alternatives
Sierra Forever Families
You Are Today's Foster Parent