Tehama County Programs

Social Services

Adoptions Agency

Through a partnership with State Adoptions and other north state counties, our adoption agency works with parents who want to start or grow their families through the permanency of adoption. Adoptive parents go through the same approval process as our foster and guardianship families and are required to be licensed under regulations set forth by California Community Care Licensing (CCL) to be an available permanent home for children whose biological parent(s) are unable to provide permanent care. Based on the unique needs of each child, additional supports and services may be available including Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS), clinical support, and Wraparound. Adoptive families work with Youth for Change social workers through the entire process until Adoption Finalization day and additional supports are available through post adoptive services.

Adoption Wraparound Services

When a family is in crisis and unable to meet a child’s need for safety and health, Youth for Change Wraparound makes every effort to provide support, parenting skills, and resources to help reunite families in a healthy, nurturing way. High-fidelity Wraparound is a strength-based, needs-driven, individualized program that addresses the basic needs for families in order to build a sustainable plan for success.

Foster Care Services

Foster Care Services provides a temporary living arrangement in which foster parents and resource families provide for the care of a child or children whose birthparents are unable to care for them. Foster parents are required to be licensed under regulations set forth by California Community Care Licensing (CCL) to be an available home for these children while the biological parent(s) works towards reunification. Based on the unique needs of each foster child, additional supports and services are available, including Intensive Services Foster Care (ISFC), Transitional Housing, and Adoptions.

Transitional Housing Programs

Transitional Housing Programs provide apartment living support and oversight to young adults who are currently in or who have recently left the foster care system. YFC assists with apartment searching and funding; social workers assist youth in creating monthly budgets, paying rent and bills, grocery shopping, maintaining apartments, scheduling and maintaining appointments, applying for jobs and completing high school or attending higher education settings.