Foster Care & Adoption Services
Pathways to Permanency
Stanford Sierra Youth & Families believes each and every child deserves the love, safety, and unconditional commitment of a family and the opportunity to develop as a healthy and productive young adult. The Pathways to Permanency Program supports this goal and provides several paths to permanency to ensure every child/youth has a lifelong connection to family and the opportunity to thrive. Contact Stanford Sierra Youth & Families office at (916) 603-5640 to schedule an orientation.
Post-Adoption Support Services
We believe every child deserves the love, safety, and unconditional commitment of a family and the opportunity to develop as a healthy and resilient young adult. Our Pathways to Permanency team is passionate about supporting adoptive families, resource families, birth parents, and adopted children.
Adoption is a lifelong journey and we are dedicated to building a welcoming community where adoptive families can thrive. We aim to empower and uplift families with accessible, tailored resources designed to meet your unique needs.
Wendy’s Wonderful Kids
Our agency is proud to partner with the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption (DTFA) to offer the Wendy’s Wonderful Kids (WWK) program. This transformative initiative is dedicated to finding loving, permanent homes for children in foster care.
Through the WWK program, specially trained adoption professionals use a child-focused recruitment model to match children—particularly older youth, sibling groups, and those with special needs—with families who can provide the stability, care, and support they deserve.
Resource Families Thrive
A Podcast About Permanency
Join Resource Family Training Specialist, Daniel Sederquist as he interviews guests in Stanford Sierra Youth & Families’ podcast series Resource Families Thrive.
Navigating the foster care system can sometimes feel overwhelming. One of our goals in the Pathways to Permanency program is to help members of the community (current resource families, future resource families, professional partners, or those who are just curious) to learn more about the process and lean on each other for support. Each episode in our podcast will focus on different topics featuring knowledgeable guests who will share tips and tricks for supporting youth in need.