Parenting Program
Choosing Parents
Screening
Training
Social Workers
Adoption
Our Goals
Our Families
Collaborations
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The Angels Parenting Program

Why We Are Different

Angels Foster Family Network is a unique foster agency that focuses on rescuing abandoned babies in the San Diego area.

We seek qualified foster parents that will commit to loving and caring for a child for at least two years—so that the child will learn the essential skills of human attachment.

Angels was founded in 1998 by Cathy Richman, following five years of service as a court-appointed special Advocate (CASA) volunteer working within the San Diego County foster system. What Cathy Richman encountered was an inefficient and congested system. She witnessed far too many children being bounced from placement to placement, with varying standards of care and never truly having a place to call home. Her first solution to this dire problem was her Infants In Crisis project.

Successful nurturing of a young life requires a blend of commitment and love that not everyone can provide. Angels requires rigorous standards that are met by all of foster parents to unsure the highest quality of love and care for our foster babies.

At Angels, we thoroughly prepare you for your wonderful job of nurturing a foster baby in your home. We want to give you all the tools and help you need to become an amazing foster family. Our goal is for our Angels parents to provide nurturing and loving families to every child placed.

For more information on our Parenting Program, please see the following topics:

Choosing the Best Parents

Foster Parent Training

Psychological Screening

Social Worker Support

Our Goals

Our Collaborations

Adoption

Frequently Asked Questions

Our Foster Families

What kind of family is willing to sacrifice the time, money, and most importantly the psychological energy and love that goes into nuturing a baby—all the while knowing that it may be temporary, and that they may fall in love, only to have to say goodbye to their foster child next week, next month, or next year? Angels families, that's who.
Meet some of our amazing foster families here

Adoption Guidance

Many of our babies cannot be reunited with their birth parents, and thus become available for adoption. Should you choose to adopt your foster child, our expert counselors can help you every step of the way. See Adoption for more information.

Ask Dr. Mommy

In this exclusive Angels monthly feature, pediatrician and mother Rachel Zahn answers readers' questions about the health issues faced by foster children.

You can read past columns or submit a question here.

See the Video
Please watch our Earning Your Wings video to learn more about the crisis in foster care and how you can help. (9 min 30 sec)

Call Now to Change a Child's Life
Call 619-283-8100 or contact us on-line to learn how you can make a donation or become a foster parent.

Please note that Angels places babies only in San Diego County of California.We regret that many of the interested applicants who contact us live outside of this area, but we cannot accept any applications from outside of San Diego County.