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LGBTQ Services
All Children Deserve a Safe & Caring Home. Walden is very proud of our policies and practices of LGBTQ inclusion. As members of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC) All Children-All Families project, we are committed to serving children and prospective parents in the LGBTQ community. Walden encourages staff, resource families and our community partners …
Extended Care/Aftercare
Extended Care/Aftercare Young people often recognize they need help to succeed in the adult world only after they leave foster care. Extended care provides coaching in the areas of education, employment, health and safety, and establishing lifelong relationships. Eligibility Current non-minor dependents and former foster youth, ages 18–21, from San Bernardino County are eligible for …
Youth Services
Youth Services Young people exiting foster care often seek independence, but they may not yet have the skills to navigate the challenges of everyday life upon leaving the highly structured foster care system. Most young adults are not mature enough to navigate the challenges of everyday life just because they turn 18. For youth leaving …
Children and Youth in Foster Care
Children & Youth in Foster Care Kids who come into foster care have experienced prolonged stress and trauma, which can derail their development. Quality foster care programs help kids heal and develop the knowledge, skills and relationships to become contributing members of their family, school, and community. Why do children and youth enter foster care? Kids …
Who Can Foster Or Adopt
Who Can Foster Or Adopt Foster and adoptive families come from diverse backgrounds, yet share a common interest: providing a safe, stable and nurturing environment where kids can heal from the trauma that brought them into foster care and reach their full potential. What do foster and adoptive parents do? Foster and adoptive parents work …
How To Foster Or Adopt
How to Foster or Adopt Parent. Teacher. Role Model. Change Agent. Expert Caregiver. When you decide to foster or adopt, you become a parent to a child whose family cannot safely care for them. You provide for children’s safety and well-being while they are in your care. You may help a child return home to …
Apply to Become a Foster or Adoptive Resource Family
Apply to Become a Foster or Adoptive Resource Family Thank you for your interest in fostering or adopting children from foster care. Please call or email the contact in your region to request an application or to find out about parent training classes or upcoming orientation dates: Los Angeles County Office Michelle Ramos6345 Balboa Blvd., Ste. 130Encino, CA …
Foster Care & Adoption
Foster Care & Adoption Foster and adoptive resource families provide kids a safe, stable, and loving home environment until they can return home to their family. Many also become a child’s forever family when a child can’t return home to their birth parents. Eligibility Walden’s foster care and adoption program enables–infants and sibling groups, youth …
Parenting & Family Support
Nurturing Family Program Eligibility Walden provides parenting classes for San Bernardino County families who have children under 5 years old. We offer classes for families in San Bernardino City, Central Valley, and East Valley. Classes are offered at Walden’s San Bernardino office, in community locations, and at local high schools and educational facilities. Our work …