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Children in foster are more likely to experience bullying either as the victim or the child having bullying behavior due to circumstances they can’t control. It is our job as adults in their lives to build a safe space where they can trust us to work to meet their...

Extraordinary Families Recognized by Human Rights Campaign Foundation for LGBTQ-Inclusion Efforts LOS ANGELES (AUGUST 26, 2021) — Today, Extraordinary Families, Los Angeles County’s leading foster family and adoption agency, proudly announced that it is being recognized in 2021 Change-Makers, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s third annual report highlighting 119...

Maintaining the sibling bond is crucial to child development and adjustment, especially for children who are separated from the only homes and parents they have ever known. Our resource (foster) parents go above and beyond to make sure these connections are nourished and strong.  Youth enter foster care to...

Growing up in an abusive home, Paola learned from a young age that the only person she could depend on was herself.  She had entered foster care at the age of 12, bouncing from family to family and was never adopted before aging out of the system. Paola was...

Every child in foster care has experienced child abuse or neglect in their lifetime – that is why they are in care. Here at Extraordinary Families, we want to equip our communities with warning signs and what to do if you suspect a child in your community has experienced...

This week we spoke to Laura, who has been an UP4Youth Mentor since 2017.  Laura shared simple things that go a long way in the life of a youth transitioning out of foster care.