For more information on the foster care system, or to locate other programs and organizations committed to helping children, explore the links and resources below:
Our Sister Agencies:
Foster Care and Child Development Resources:
Child Welfare League of America (CWLA)
An organization that strives to “protect children and strengthen families.” Also responsible for the PRIDE foster family training program.
Children’s Hospital Child and Adolescent Research Center (CASRC)
The research center conducts research on the effects of foster care on child development.
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2) description
A description of the psychological inventory used to gauge the psychological suitedness of prospective Angels families.
Polinsky Children’s Center
San Diego County’s temporary shelter for abused, abandoned, and neglected children.
San Diego Foundation
San Diego’s largest philanthropic foundation and a resource for other foundations and grant seekers.
San Diego Health and Human Services Agency
The agency that operates the County foster care system.
San Diego County Child Protective Services
The official site for San Diego County foster care.
Links about Parenting
Touchpoints
Dr. T. Barry Brazelton’s innovative approach to healthy child development. His program is used in Angels family training to help our families understand child development “from a physical, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral point of view.”
www.howkidsdevelop.com (Collaborative of San Diego Agencies)
Foster Care and Adoptive Community
