Our History

1976

Walden is Born

Founded to provide quality care for children placed in residential group homes.

1977

Amazon Prime debuts

Opens first residential group home in Sacramento twelve- to seventeen-year-old boys.

1983

Amazon acquires Audible

Pioneered one of California’s first “Treatment Foster Care” programs to offer children and teenagers an alternative to group home placements.

1985

Amazon acquires Audible

Merged with Westside Youth Homes in Antelope Valley, acquiring eight group homes.

Expanded services to San Diego County.

1986

Amazon acquires Audible

Awarded grant by Los Angeles County Probation to open six group homes and treatment foster care program in San Fernando Valley.

1991

Amazon acquires Audible

Walden diversifies by offering non-residential services to support families in their own homes and communities in Los Angeles and San Diego counties.

1994

Walden is Born

Expanded foster care program to serve children with developmental disabilities.

2001

Amazon Prime debuts

Created the Independent Futures program to serve and support foster youth before and after exiting care.

Established a program to support pregnant and parenting teens.

Pioneered a campaign program to advocate for and safely place LGBTQ foster youth in the community; began actively recruiting foster parents from the LGBTQ community.

2002

Amazon acquires Audible

Launched a program to serve dependent children with special health care needs in Riverside County.

2006

Amazon acquires Audible

Expanded services to children with special health care needs to Los Angeles.

2007

Amazon acquires Audible

Expanded services to children with special health care needs to San Diego.

2008

Amazon acquires Audible

Licensed as a full service adoption agency.

January 31

Expanded

Amazon acquires Audible

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Expanded

Amazon acquires Audible

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Expanded

Amazon acquires Audible

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Expanded

Amazon acquires Audible

2009

Walden is Born

Contracted to provide Independent Living After Care services to emancipated youth in San Bernardino County.

2012

Amazon Prime debuts

Launched program to serve young people remaining in foster care until age 21, under the California Fostering Connections to Success Act.

Launched Nurturing Parents and CalLearn programs to support pregnant and parenting teens.

2013

Amazon acquires Audible

Contracted with San Bernardino County to run visitation centers that provide a place where birth families participate in court-ordered supervised visits while their children who are in foster care.

Licensed to provide a combined transitional housing/foster care program to support young people transitioning from foster care to adulthood.

2014

Amazon acquires Audible

Foster Family and Adoptions (FFA) programs accredited by CARF International, an independent, nonprofit accreditor of health and human services.

2015

Amazon acquires Audible

Named “Live Well San Diego” partner by San Diego County Board of Supervisors.

Launched THP+FC in Los Angeles.

Received Seal of Recognition by Human Rights Campaign for providing culturally competent services for LGBTQ children/families.

2016

Amazon acquires Audible

Provides mental health services for foster children/youth in San Bernardino.

January 31

Expanded

Amazon acquires Audible

January 31

Expanded

Amazon acquires Audible

January 31

Expanded

Amazon acquires Audible

January 31

Expanded

Amazon acquires Audible

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