Become a Foster Care or Adoption Family with EMQ FamiliesFirst

You can be the hope for a foster teen or a foster child by becoming a foster parent or adoptive parent with EMQ FamiliesFirst.

Call now to talk to someone about foster parenting: (877) 488-5437, or email your information so that we can let you know about foster parenting in your area.

Then, attend an open house in your community to get all the details about foster homes and how to adopt a child. It will help you decide if working with our agency to become a foster parent is right for you.

To find a Foster Family open house in your area, please call (877) 488-5437.

EMQ FamiliesFirst will surround and support you, your foster child and their birth family with a community of professionals. We know what it takes to bring health and healing to a child. Beginning over a century ago by taking orphans off the streets, we have continued to develop better ways to care for the most vulnerable of California's children.

• A child wishes for an end to the trauma and hurt; an end to moving from place to place; connection with birth parents, brothers, sisters and family; and some place safe to call home.
• A child needs to be supported even when feeling angry, to be a regular kid and laugh again, to have a secure and lasting family, to get a hug and to be loved.

Serving Children and Families in Crisis Throughout California

FamiliesFirst offers Foster Care and Adoption Services in the following counties: Alameda, Amador, Calaveras, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Merced, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, San Benito,San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tulare, Tuolumne, Yolo and Yuba.