Family Support Services of the Bay Area | Building on the Strengths of children and Families since 1990

Thank you, Kaiser Permanente, for your generous support! -- FSSBA

It is important to me that my daughters grow up healthy and strong. FSSBA's staff really care about that too, and they work with me to make it happen. -- Mother of Two Girls

Thank you, Ascension, for your generous support! -- FSSBA

Thank you, Kaiser Permanente, for your generous support! -- FSSBA

Being a mentor has changed my life. I love knowing that the every day experiences my mentee has with me are changing the way he sees the world and his place in it. -- Mentor

Thank you, Kazan McClain, for your generous support! -- FSSBA

Keeping my family together is the most important thing to me. FSSBA offers so many services that helped us when we became guardians for our grandson. -- Kinship Caregiver

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Building on the strengths of children, youth, and families since 1990 More »

Services

Services we provide are...

Respite & Child Care Intermittent childcare to parents and other caregivers in Alameda, Contra Costa, and San Francisco counties.

Family Preservation Intensive home-based services to San Francisco and Oakland families whose children are at imminent risk of removal from their homes.

Kinship Support Offers much-needed support to grandparents and other relative caregivers who are caring for kin children who have been removed from the care of their biological parents.

Kinship Youth Program Serves children and youth ages 8-18 who are being raised by a kinship caregiver, through a comprehensive, year-round program.

OreMi Mentoring Serves children in the Alameda County foster care system, and children of incarcerated parents by creating lasting one-on-one mentoring relationships.

Announcements

OreMi in Oakland Local!

Thanks to Oakland Local for helping us highlight the importance of mentoring, as we celebrate National Mentoring Month. This is the perfect time to spread the word about the amazing role mentors play in the lives of their mentees! Take …

New Executive Director Announced:

Family Support Services of the Bay Area’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Cheryl Smith to replace Lou Fox, FSSBA’s Co-founder and Executive Director of 25 years, who is retiring in 2015. Cheryl will begin her …

FSSBA is Hiring!

Become a Respite Care Provider! Our East Bay Respite Program is looking for creative and energetic people to provide short-term care (respite) in the homes of children with special needs. The children may have a developmental disability, experienced abuse, neglect, pre-natal …

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