Esperanza Provides
general resources
Esperanza Foster Family Agency (FFA) is a non-profit organization that serves theCounties of Kings, Tulare, Madera, Fresno. Our main focus is to provide children asafe, stable and loving environm ert. We also strive to reunify the children with theirbiological families if the circumstances allow it. Our children and foster parents willhave accessto our reliable compassionate and competent staff 24 hours a day. Ourstaff will have the skills to assist foster families with proper training.
Esperanza FFA provides services for children ages 0-21. All Medi-Cal and dentalneeds ofthe child are covered through Medical. The foster parent will receive amonthly tax- reimbursement to assist with any living expense needed for the child.
Community Care
Licensing
Ensures that licensed facilities meet established health and safety standards through monitoring facilities, providing technical assistance, and establishing partnerships with providers, parents, and the child care community.
Fostering
Connections
Fostering is rewarding, time consuming, and challenging. Even with the challenges, many adults, both men and women, make the conscious choice to sign up and become foster parents. The reasons are as many and varied as the people themselves.
Crises
Youth Line
Provides strong statewide policy leadership around issues concerning disconnected runaway and homeless youth.
Fresno County
Sheriff Department
File a crime report online, find crime trends and statistics, locate a jail inmate, download and print forms required for various services and learn about the office itself.
Foster
Parent College
Interactive multimedia training courses for adoptive, kinship and foster parents that are taught by experts.
Suicide
Loss
Suicide Prevention Hotline:
1-888-506-5991
Text Line: Text HOME to 741741
Helpful
Classes
As an Esperanza foster parent, you will be required to complete 20 hours of training each year. These hours can be completed in the following places:
Helpful Links For
foster parenting
To give every child who comes into our agency a placement with a highly qualified family who will provide a safe environment. Our resource parents will provide hope to the children by providing a nurturing, loving, supportive home. Our agency strives to provide resources to the children by working alongside all service providers to meet the child’s needs. Our hope is that children will reunify with their families or are provided with a stable long-term family.
Foster Community
Offers 154 courses (5 interactive) with new topics added continuously. Complete mandated training hours from the comfort of your home.
National CASA
With a court-appointed special advocate (CASA) or guardian ad litem (GAL) volunteer dedicated to their case, America’s most vulnerable children have someone by their side, speaking up for their best interests.
Foster Club
Offers online training, blogs and publications that help parents understand the behaviors of the children that are placed in their homes.
Foster Parent Association
In foster care, children are provided with a safe, nurturing, loving family for a temporary period of time. This can be challenging, rewarding and life changing. Learn how to deal with the many issues that face foster care and children.
Here Are Some Of Our School
Districts &
Counties
We Provide You With
FOSTER OPPORTUNITIES
Foster children are not alone in their journey, although they face many hardships, there are those that wish to help them in their future, especially when it comes to their career paths.
Fresno City
EOPS Program
EOPS offers personalized academic counseling and advising as well as financial assistance to qualified students.
Fresno State
Reinaissance Scholars
They are committed to students’ success from college entry through graduation. Renaissance Scholars Program creates a warm environment where students’ belong and can thrive!
Job Corps
Opportunities
They connect you with the skills and education you need to get the career you want. They offer free residential education and job training for young adults ages 16-24.
After Hours
emergency numbers
FRESNO COUNTY CPS
(559) 255-8320
TULARE COUNTY CPS
1(800) 331-1585
KINGS COUNTY CPS
(559) 582-8776
MADERA COUNTY CPS
(559) 675-7829