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Causes: Adoption, Children & Youth, Children & Youth Services, Foster Care
Mission: The mission of inner circle is to promote the growth of children and youth while strengthening the family unit. Our goal is to provide community based services to children and families for the purpose of strengthening the family unit, emancipating prepared, productive young adults and providing specialized, quality foster care. By meeting these needs in a caring, comprehensive, and professional manner we will impact the quality of life for the children and families in our community programs and services* foster care* adoption* developmental disabilities* state of california, victims of crime outpatient counseling.
Programs: Foster parents are recruited and trained to provide homes for children who have been abused or neglected. Inner circle services are provided by master level social workers. Inner circle provides the following foster care services to the parents and children *careful foster parent recruitment and training* weekly social work support and case management* liaison work between foster parents, biological parents, and the county social worker* in-office monitoring of visitation with the birth family* monthly reimbursement stipends to offset the costs of caring for the children* initial and ongoing assessment and evaluation of the childs abilities and needs *supportive services for children and foster and adoption families* careful monitoring of homes to ensure compliance with regulations* appropriate referral to psychiatrists, psychologists, and specialists in coordination with county representatives* foster parent support and recognition events* ongoing training for current foster parents* 24 hour support to foster parents during 2017 inner circle placed 547 children in foster homes.
inner circle is licensed by the state of california as an adoption agency. The children who become available for adoption come through the foster care system. Therefore, potential adoptive families attend training classes with inner circle's foster parents. Children who become available for adoption are provided safe and secure homes. In 2017, there were 15 children adopted by inner circle trained parents.