Promoting the Well-being of Children in Foster Care

California Alliance of Caregivers (CAC) represents the voices of relative and non-relative caregivers (resource families) to promote the well-being of children in foster care.

Caregivers are valuable stakeholders

Caregiver engagement in child welfare policy improves programs and outcomes for youth in foster care.

Caregivers need information and support

Caregivers need information, support & resources to meet the needs of foster youth, including events, training, support, and information.

We partner with caregivers

CAC actively listens to the needs and experiences of caregivers and brings their voice to policy meetings at the state and county levels.

We Empower Caregivers.

California Alliance of Caregivers will connect you to information, support, resources and representation.

We Support Caregivers & Advocate for Change.

We offer caregivers direct support in navigating the foster care system and post-adoptive/post-guardianship life. CAC is the only statewide organization representing caregivers in the foster system. We bring the whole story to policymakers and solutions to caregivers, improving outcomes for youth in foster care.

Caregiver Stories

Brenda Checklenis

“California Alliance of Caregivers is not only a caring group of individuals, but also a great place to find various resources to help you through this journey of being a

...

Dani and Jason Hilde-Sandahl

“You (CAC) helped so much to not sever our family dynamic by giving me the tools to know what to say and do so we didn’t lose our daughter or

...

The Bethke Family

In 2011, my wife and I began a journey of fostering where we became parents to six different children over a seven year period. We were also lucky enough to

...