Creative Alternatives Foster Family Agency’s mission is to deliver comprehensive therapeutic services in a nurturing environment to youth and young adults with the ultimate goal of development into successfully functioning adults, capable of stable interpersonal relationships and competent family living skills.
Contact Us
Stanislaus County
2855 Geer Rd.
Turlock,
CA 95382
Phone- (209) 668-9361
Fax-(209) 668-0539
Merced County
3195 M Street,
Merced CA 95348
Phone-209-723-6030
Fax-209-723-6032
- (209) 668-9361
Creative Alternatives Foster Family Agency has offered over 40 years of quality care to children.
Our goal is to provide committed homes wherein children are embraced with hope, love, security, and permanence in order to create thriving children and young adults whom are capable of developing healthy relationships, achieving permanency through reunification with biological family members, guardianship or adoption with an identified resource parent, or emancipation and independent living in the community.
Foster Family Agency Program
Creative Alternatives is licensed by the State Department of Social Services to operate a Foster Family Agency.
Through the Foster Family Agency families are recruited, trained and approved as exclusive-use homes for the corporation.
Available Services and Accommodations for our Foster Families:
- Reimbursement For Care
- Specialized Foster Care Training
- 24-hour Emergency On-Call
- Reunification Services
- First Aid / CPR Training
- CPI Training (Crisis Prevention Intervention)
- Emergency Respite
- Case Management by a Social Worker
- Water Safety Courses.
Age 18 years and older
Parents must have valid California Driver’s License, DMV record, reliable transportation, and proof of insurance
Adequate space for a child in the home
All adults living in the home and who will provide child care must pass a background clearance with Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and California Child Abuse Central Index (CACI)
Health Screening
Need help meeting the foster care qualifications?
Creative Alternatives offers on-site First Aid/CPR classes at no charge along with several other services to help you on your journey. Reach out to one of our team members (listed below) for more information.
Becoming a Resource Parent - Starting the Process:
- Attend an Orientation
- Complete background check for all adults.
- Attend Resource Parent Classes
- Become a new family
Starting The Process:
You will get to know the social workers and other staff of the FFA in an Information Session with the Family Development Specialist.
All adults living in the home must pass a background clearance with Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and California Child Abuse Central Index (CACI)
Complete an array of classes provided by Creative Alternatives including: Resource Parent Classes, CPR & 1st Aid classes, family interviews and assessments, and home inspection.
After all the interactions you will have had with the members of the FFA team, you will find a new strong relationship with a supportive team willing to go the extra mile to find the perfect match that will fit your family.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Placements are initiated in two ways. Either through a phone call or a faxed referral to the intake worker. Faxed referrals should include the client’s history, current behavioral issues, and a psychological report or IEP if available. After acceptance, a formal intake is arranged, although Creative Alternatives does accept emergency placements.
Creative Alternatives encourages and reinforces ongoing contact and visitation with biological family members. However, because our contract is with the adoptive parent or placing agency, they set the boundaries regarding contact, including whom the child may contact, how often, and what type of contact may occur.
Resource parents are responsible for transportation within our local counties. Agreements between the agency and resource families are made for youth from our surrounding counties.
