January 8, 2026
Dear Friends and Supporters,
It is with deep gratitude and heavy hearts that we share an important update about Angels Foster Family Network. In response to significant changes in California’s foster care landscape, we have filed notice with the State of California to begin the process of closing our operations. While this step reflects the seriousness of the challenges we face, we remain hopeful that a path forward may still emerge.
Over the past several years, foster care as we have known it has shifted dramatically at the County, State, and Federal levels. Policies, funding structures, and placement practices have changed, reshaping how and when children enter foster care and how nonprofit organizations like ours are permitted to serve them. These changes have greatly reduced the number of infants and toddlers placed with Angels and other Foster Family Agencies (FFAs) while increasing the complexity and duration of involvement for kinship caregivers and altering the pathways through which families are approved and supported.
Throughout this time of great change, Angels worked tirelessly to adapt. We explored new programs, forged new partnerships, and did everything possible to continue providing the trauma-informed stability and attachment-focused model of care that has always defined our work. Despite our best efforts, the foster care system has changed in ways that no longer financially allow or support us to carry out our mission in the way children and families need and deserve.
While we are heartbroken to be facing this transition, we remain profoundly proud of what we have accomplished together:
Nurtured and loved vulnerable infants and young children, giving them a renewed beginning
Supported caregivers through the challenges and joys of healing early childhood trauma
Empowered families to provide consistent, individualized attention during a child’s most vulnerable stage of life
As we move through the closure process over the next 60 days, the well-being of children, caregivers, and our dedicated staff remains our highest priority.
We are working closely with County partners to ensure that children currently in our care can remain with their Angels resource families as those families transition to another local FFA or to the County of San Diego. At the same time, we are supporting our staff as they transition to new opportunities and navigate this difficult change so they may continue making a positive impact in our community.
To every contributor, family, volunteer, and champion—thank you. Thank you for believing in a model of care that prioritized love, stability, and healthy attachment above all else. Thank you for your generosity as the landscape changed around us, and for walking beside us as we worked to sustain our vital mission for as long as we could.
Should anything change during the 60-day shutdown process that would allow Angels to continue operating, we will share that news with you immediately. If you have questions during this transition, please email executive_director@angelsfoster.org.
We are profoundly grateful for every act of kindness, generosity, and commitment that made this work possible.
With heartfelt appreciation,
Jeff Wiemann
Executive Director