Foster Care Services

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You Can Make a Difference in a Child’s Life!

With A Better Way, you can provide foster care to children until their permanent caregiver brings them home. ​Or, adopt through foster care (foster-to-adoption) and help children in need while permanently growing your family.

Since 1996, A Better Way has supported individuals, couples, & families to provide safe, nurturing environments through foster care and foster-to-adoption.

After we prepare and legally approve you to foster or foster-to-adopt, we will match you with a child/children and support you to nurture them. Our services are free to you. To learn more, explore this website and join one of our upcoming morning or evening orientations.

 

A Better Way Families Receive:

  • Individualized support from our social workers ​

  • Family therapy to ease adjustment when a new child joins you​

  • 24/7 on-call crisis support while a foster child is in your home​

  • Ongoing training, skills development, & conferences at no cost ​

  • Free approval, matching, and placement services

  • Medical, dental, and therapy needs covered for any child placed with you​

  • A monthly, tax-free reimbursement for any child placed with you

Click Here to learn more at Orientation

Andrew and Sheila, who fostered then adopted five children with the help of A Better Way.

Angels in Adoption Award 2021

Each year, the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI) honors a wide spectrum of individuals and organizations making extraordinary contributions to adoption, permanency, and child welfare.

A Better Way was honored receive an Angels in Adoption® award at CCAI’s 2021 virtual gala.

The award was accepted by Sheila and Andrew, clients of A Better Way who fostered then adopted five children with the help of our agency.

A Better Way
Permanency Program
3200 Adeline Street
Berkeley, CA 94703
(Walking distance from Ashby BART)

Questions?
Contact Tatiana Stewart
(510) 424-4061
tstewart@abetterwayinc.net